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FACTS AND FIGURES | 9
MIND
COMFORT FITNESS LIGHT NOURISHMENT
WATER AIR
These conditions often lead to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, stress, obesity and smoking – all factors commonly considered the cause of millions of premature deaths and diseases and rising costs for companies and the society.
DESIGN CONNECTS TO
HEALTH OUTCOMES VIA MANY PATHWAYS DR.FIONA ADSHEAD,BUPA
A survey of Price Waterhouse Cooper reveals that musculoskeletal conditions, such as back and neck pain, led to the absence of employees costing a total of 31 million US in 2013.
The Gallup’s researchers confirm that obese workers, which account for one third of the total work force in the US, are more likely to be absent than healthy employees, missing a total of 450 million days more per year 3.
However, it is not just a matter of physical inactivity or sedentary behavior: un- healthy habits lead to stress anxiety or depression, which led to 15 million days lost in 2013. These are the main causes of employee absence in the US costing 3.8 billion dollars per year.
A new Maslow's pyramid:
Full engagement is possible only through good office solutions and attention to the work-life balance
Source: Based on a graph by Well Building Institute
HABITABILITY THRESHOLD
EMPLOYEE EFFECTIVENESS
WELLNESS
WELLBEING
ENGAGEMENT