Gordian: Utility Workers Resist Wellness Efforts

Employees of health care companies, social assistance agencies and food manufacturers may be far more likely than other workers to enroll in employer-sponsored wellness programs.

Researchers at Gordian Health Solutions Inc., Nashville, Tenn., have presented data supporting that conclusion in a summary of results from an analysis of 2 years of records for 1.3 million employees at about 125 Gordian client employers.

Workers and health care and social assistance employers were 157% more likely than the average Gordian client employer employee to sign up for Gordian wellness and health coaching programs.