Wellness in industry

Workplace wellness as a concept has been used extensively in recent years by management in business and industry, health professionals, fitness experts, and others. Interest continues to grow, and the value of wellness programs is increasingly being discussed and debated. Most will agree that well-designed and administered programs deliver positive outcomes for employers as well as employees. This chapter will assist occupational health professionals interested in overall wellness programming, to distinguish wellness from other related concepts that have added confusion to the overall discussion. A growing number of external forces that are providing added encouragement for wellness programming in the workplace are also discussed.