The New Organizational Template: How to Design Work and Workplaces for Employee Health & Well-Being

This paper presents a brief summary of major findings regarding employee health and well-being based on the scientific literature, including current and emerging approaches to preventing illness and injury in organizations, promoting health and well-being in the workplace, and mitigating health problems through organizational programs.  I also offer suggestions for new approaches to research on employee health and well-being in order to significantly improve our chances of turning the corner on the growing health crisis.  But first, let me describe the size of the problem we are facing.