" The social conditions, ..in which we work and live profoundly affect our well-being and longevity."
Unnatural Causes.
Performance Health is a company dedicated to improving lives by helping companies and individuals develop work environments and personal habits that improve corporate and individual performance and health. The benefits: increased energy, improved health, innovation, motivation, morale as well as personal and corporate ROI.
Contrary to earlier generations where leaders where typically “type A” personalities with high stress careers, new research shows that because leaders have more control over their life and work, they are less stressed and more healthy.
The same cannot be said of the American workforce.
45% say their work is very stressful (Northwest Life Insurance Co.)
62% say their job has a significant impact on their stress level
(APA, 2004)
33% say they fear their supervisor or boss
(Adecco USA, October 2007).
All this stress and fear adds up.
Companies with stressed employees lose $300 billion loss annually according to the American Psychological Association.
The following employee costs are attributable to workplace stress:
19% of Absenteeism and mental health days
40% of Employee turnover
80% of Worker’s compensation claims
100% of Employee litigation costs
Stress also affects healthcare costs because stress is a major contributing factor to:
all the leading causes of death - cardiovascular diseases, cancer, lower respiratory ailments, accidents
most chronic illnesses – diabetes, hypertension, obesity, depression, asthma
many intermittent illnesses – colds, flu, skin rashes, infertility
75% to 90% of all primary care physician visits are for stress related conditions.
Companies pay approximately 46% of their after tax dollars to healthcare costs.
Chronic diseases cost U. S. companies $1.1 trillion in lost production and an additional $277 billion in associated healthcare treatment costs. (Miliken Institute, Unhealthy America Report, 2007)
