A. Berry points out that employers pay over half of the nation’s health care bills and the insurance, absenteeism, replacement and training of employees lost through illness all add to this burden.1 Accidents, heart disease and cancer account for nearly 75% of total deaths in the U.S.A. These diseases are associated with various risk factors (smoking, nutrition, exercise) and can be reduced through a health promotion strategy aimed at identifying a person’s risk factors for the diseases and then educating and motivating the individual to reduce the risks.1 Occupational Safety and Health Administration has instituted many regulations to prevent accidents in the work place, and large companies have started health promotion programs. Smaller companies lacking a medical department can also do much to improve the health of their employees. The Center has worked for the past several years in helping to establish a “Know Yourself/Beat-the-Odds” health promotion program with a manufacturer of paper products in Kansas. The program is conducted on site and consists of a series of blood profiles and panels. An antioxidant panel consists of vitamins A, C, E, beta-carotene and lycopene.

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