Participating Companies
The following companies have participated in the Executive Health Program:
- Steelcase, Inc.
- Spartan Stores, Inc.
- Gordon Food Service
- General Motors
- Gill Industries
- Metro Health Hospital
The Business Case
"Preventable diseases make up 70% of the financial burden of illness and its associated costs." - James F. Fries, et al, Reducing Health Care Costs by Reducing the Need and Demand for Medical Services, New England Journal of Medicine (July 29, 2003, vol. 329, no. 5).
"Recent data demonstrates that every dollar spent on preventive health services returns two to four dollars of value to a business."- Stephen Findlay, MPH, Larry Stepnick, Accelerating the Adoption of Preventive Health Services: Building New Partnerships and Community Commitment, National Institute for Health Care Management, 2003.