A strategy to promote population-wide life satisfaction while advancing equity.

Objectives: To develop a strategy to promote life satisfaction with equity for a diverse insured population.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey and claims analysis.

Methods: We conduct an ongoing survey of a stratified random sample of adult plan members.

The Predicted Impact of Adopting Health-Promoting Behaviors on Disease Burden in a Commercially Insured Population.

Objective: The aim of this study was to better understand, in a commercially insured population, the potential impact of adopting six health-promoting behaviors relative to treating diseases and conditions.

Methods: We combined survey and insurance claims data to compare the potential benefit from adopting behaviors relative with the burden from 27 groups of diseases and conditions.

Results: If every member adopted all six behaviors, an 11.

The health and well-being of an ACO population.

Objectives: To identify opportunities to improve the health and well-being of members of HealthPartners, a health plan based in Minnesota.

Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis of insurance claims, death records, and survey data.

Methods: We calculated a current health score from insurance claims and death records for all 754,584 members 18 years and older who met inclusion and exclusion criteria for the period January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2015, and/or January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016.

Validating a method to assess disease burden from insurance claims.

Objectives: To validate a method that estimates disease burden as disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) from insurance claims and death records for the purpose of identifying the conditions that place the greatest burden of disease on an insured population.

Study Design: Comparison of the DALYs generated from death records and insurance claims with functional status and health status reported by individuals who were insured with one of HealthPartners' commercial products and completed a health assessment in 2011, 2012, or 2013.

Methods: We calculated values of Spearman's ρ, the rank-order coefficient of correlation, for the correlation of DALYs with self-reported function and self-reported health.

Concordance Between Life Satisfaction and Six Elements of Well-Being Among Respondents to a Health Assessment Survey, HealthPartners Employees, Minnesota, 2011.

Introduction: We assessed and tracked perceptions of well-being among employees of member companies of HealthPartners, a nonprofit health care provider and health insurance company in Bloomington, Minnesota. The objective of our study was to determine the concordance between self-reported life satisfaction and a construct of subjective well-being that comprised 6 elements of well-being: emotional and mental health, social and interpersonal status, financial status, career status, physical health, and community support.

Methods: We analyzed responses of 23,268 employees (of 37,982 invitees) from 6 HealthPartners companies who completed a health assessment in 2011.

The association between optimal lifestyle-related health behaviors and employee productivity.

Objective: To investigate the association between lifestyle-related health behaviors including sleep and the cluster of physical activity, no tobacco use, fruits and vegetables intake, and alcohol consumption termed the "Optimal Lifestyle Metric" (OLM), and employee productivity.

Methods: Data were obtained from employee health assessments (N = 18,079). Regression techniques were used to study the association between OLM and employee productivity, sleep and employee productivity, and the interaction of both OLM and sleep on employee productivity.

Reducing occupational sitting time and improving worker health: the Take-a-Stand Project, 2011.

Background: Prolonged sitting time is a health risk. We describe a practice-based study designed to reduce prolonged sitting time and improve selected health factors among workers with sedentary jobs.

Community Context: We conducted our study during March-May 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, among employees with sedentary jobs.

The association between health assessment-derived summary health scores and health care costs.

Objective: To study the association between summary health scores and health care costs in the following year.

Methods: Eligible employees (N = 20,662) completed a health assessment (HA) which provided an overall summary health score (THPS) and subscores for Modifiable Health Potential (MHPS), Quality of Life (QOLS), and Non-Modifiable Health Potential (NMHPS). Annual health care costs were predicted using ordinary least square regression models for THPS, MHPS, and QOLS.

The association between optimal lifestyle adherence and short-term incidence of chronic conditions among employees.

"Optimal lifestyle," comprising abstinence from smoking, adequate physical activity, eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, and consuming limited or no alcohol, is associated with low risk of chronic disease when unselected populations are observed for long periods of time. It is unclear whether these same associations are present when observation is limited to employed individuals followed for a brief period of time. The purpose of this investigation was to study the association between adherence to optimal lifestyle and the incidence of chronic conditions among employees over a 2-year period.

Adherence to optimal lifestyle behaviors is related to emotional health indicators among employees.

Simultaneous adherence to abstinence from smoking, adequate physical activity, eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, and consuming limited or no amount of alcohol has been associated with a variety of health outcomes, but not emotional health. The purpose of this investigation was to study the association between optimal lifestyle behaviors and self-reported emotional health indicators among employed adults. Emotional health indicators studied were feeling depressed, stress risk, and the impact of emotional health on daily life among employees (N = 34,603).