Discussion 6
Today, research is proving more and more that healthcare leaders need to recognize the connection between employee health and productivity. Investing in human workforce health initiatives may result in overall cost containment.

Read the following article from the World Economic Forum – Ward, G., Emmanuel De Neve, J., & Krekel, C. (2019.). It’s official: happy employees mean healthy firms. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/happy-employees-and-their-impact-on-firm-performance

Answer the following:

Choose a workforce health issue example, describe this issue and then describe its impact on workplace productivity.
What key performance indicators can be used in your example to measure the correlation of employee health outcomes to worker productivity?
If you were the Vice President of Human Resources at an acute care hospital, how would you describe the business case for workplace health?
Where do you see this health and productivity correlation going in the future?