 Workplace chronic disease management programs pay off 

Results from a worksite asthma education program, conducted by Wayne Burton,   MD (

 editorial board member and corporate medical director at   Bank One in Chicago) and colleagues, showed improved asthma control behaviors   of participants. The data suggests that such programs should reduce absenteeism   and medical care costs and improve productivity. The report is in the February   issue of the

 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine



Jeanne Sabatie. Workplace chronic disease management programs pay off. 