Cost Calculators
Often planners of workforce health promotion (WHP) programs are asked about costs of those programs—both costs of administering programs as well as the costs to the company for various conditions and behaviors that employees may have. This page provides planners of WHP programs with calculators to help them estimate the costs of lifestyle factors and preventable diseases, yielding information that can be useful for baseline needs assessment and planning of targeted interventions.
Chronic Conditions
Depression*
The National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health introduced the
“depression calculator,” an online tool that enables employers to estimate
the costs and productivity savings they could reap if employees suffering
from depression received effective treatment.
Lifestyle Factors/Behaviors
Tobacco*
Developed by the Center for Health Research (Kaiser Permanente Northwest)
and America’s Health Insurance Plans, this Web-based ROI Calculator
estimates the impact of smoking cessation interventions for 1–5 years.
Alcohol*
The Alcohol Cost Calculator estimates the business impact of the continuum
of alcohol problems (alcohol dependence, alcoholism, and alcohol abuse) on
11 sectors of U.S. industry and shows how alcohol-related problems generate
avoidable health care costs and reduce workforce productivity.
Physical Inactivity*
The Physical Inactivity Cost Calculator is a Web-based tool that uses a
scientifically-based formula to estimate the financial costs of physical
inactivity for populations in the United States.
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* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
Page last updated: December 11, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion