{"id":13378,"date":"2018-05-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/whiteboard-wednesday-findings-from-the-illinois-workplace-wellness-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T23:39:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T03:39:39","slug":"whiteboard-wednesday-findings-from-the-illinois-workplace-wellness-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/whiteboard-wednesday-findings-from-the-illinois-workplace-wellness-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiteboard Wednesday: Findings From The Illinois Workplace Wellness Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Whiteboard Wednesday session focuses on a specific finding from the highly publicized Illinois Workplace Wellness Study.\u00a0 The session reviews the impact of financial incentives on program participation.\u00a0 The video focuses on the impact of incentives on participation rates in the wellness activity, which, in the study, include smoking cessation, stress management, and recreational activities.\u00a0 In short, the study suggests financial incentives have a diminishing marginal return and incentives for downstream wellness activities were more cost-effective than up-front incentives tied to completing the initial health screening.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about the findings from the study?\u00a0 Check out the Wellable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/average-healthcare-spenders-more-likely-to-participate-in-wellness-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> and podcast (with the lead researchers from the study) for a deeper dive into the research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/topic\/whiteboard-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whiteboard Wednesdays<\/a>\u00a0are short-form video posts from Wellable on important topics to know for employee health and wellness professionals. 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