“Top 10” Workforce Problems Fall in Behavioral Health Fields

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Corporate executives rated a number of behavioral health problems as the “Top 10” workforce health problems, according to the results of the ‘1990 National Executive Poll on Health Care Costs and Benefits’ conducted by Business & Health magazine. In this survey, the ten health problems cited by executives as most problematic are: Stress High blood pressure Cigarette smoking Back injuries/pain Overweight Alcohol abuse High cholesterol Drug abuse Depression Mental health problems In the same survey, 45% of executives rated employee assistance programs as “very effective”. 39% also . . .