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92. Workplace health policy

Protecting employee health should be of the utmost importance since it greatly affects many aspects of work including productivity, concentration, and the health of coworkers. Employees often feel overwhelmed and unable to take appropriate rest or time away from work to recover. Workplace health policies can support an employee's physical and mental well-being even when the employee is off-site.

This feature provides support to improve the overall health and satisfaction of workers and their families.

Part 1: Health Benefits

Employers provide at least one of the following:

a) Employer-based health insurance for part- and full-time workers, as well as their spouse and dependents, or subsidies to purchase individual insurance through an exchange.
b) Flexible spending accounts.
c) Health spending accounts.
d) On-site immunizations or time off during the workday to receive immunizations.
e) Workplace policies that encourage ill employees to stay home or work remotely.

Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell New Construction WELL Interiors
Part 1: Health Benefits - O O
Commercial Kitchen Education Multifamily Residential Retail
Part 1: Health Benefits - - - O

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National Partnership for Women and Families. Paid Sick Days: Good for for Business, Good for Families. http://www.nationalpartnership.org/research-library/work-family/psd/paid-sick-days-good-for-business-and-workers.pdf. Published August 2012. Accessed October 16, 2014.
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National Partnership for Women and Families' Paid Sick Days: Good for Business, Good for Workers identifies that when ill employees are able to stay home, the spread of disease slows and the workplaces are both healthier and more productive.
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Greenbaum E., Meinert E. Vaccinating Against the Flu: A Business Case. http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/pub/f3137df6-2354-d714-5143-de37eb0ecd7c. Published 2010. Accessed October 16, 2014.
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The National Business Group on Health's Vaccinating Against the Flu: A Business Case advises employers to consider offering opportunities for employees to get vaccinated against the flu on-site.
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