“Some employers are getting involved in community health promotion initiatives to reinforce their own employment-based health improvement goals… ‘This represents a recognition that employer wellness programs need to fit into a broader community framework,’ said Michael Thompson, principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. ‘It really requires a more holistic effort to change the course of society and employers are playing a major role in getting it started, but they can’t accomplish it without a lot more support from their communities. We need to have the oars pulling in the same direction.’” — full story in Business Insurance, September 14, 2009






