New online resource from CDC helps businesses with EHS challenges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation has developed an online resource that provides businesses and employees with access to resources and information to help improve workforce health and safety, attract and retain high-performing employees and minimize healthcare costs.
Infographics on the site illustrate various EHS-related challenges to business, such as presenteesim, loss of productivity and expensive health conditions. One example of the latter: “Heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread and costly health problems facing our nation today. Treatment of these diseases accounts for about $1 of every $6 spent on U.S. health care.”