A descriptive evaluation of CDC's LEAN Works! Leading employees to activity and nutrition--a Web-based employer tool for workplace obesity management.

Purpose: The study aim was to determine the utility of and satisfaction with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web-based employer tool, CDC's LEAN Works!, which provides evidence-based recommendations and promising practices for obesity prevention and control at worksites.

Design: This study examined employers' natural usage (i.e.

Developing alternative methods for determining the incidence, prevalence, and cost burden of coronary heart disease in a corporate population.

Objective: To determine the most appropriate methods for estimating the prevalence and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD), the associated risk factors, and health care costs in a corporate setting.

Methods: Using medical insurance claims data for the period of 2005-2009 from 18 companies in the Thomson Reuters MarketScan reg database, we evaluated three alternative methods.

Results: Prevalence of CHD ranged from 2.

Seven-year trends in employee health habits from a comprehensive workplace health promotion program at Vanderbilt University.

Objective: To assess long-term changes in health risks for employees participating in Vanderbilt University's incentive-based worksite wellness program.

Methods: Descriptive longitudinal trends were examined for employees' health risk profiles for the period of 2003 to 2009.

Results: The majority of risk factors improved over time with the most consistent change occurring in physical activity.