A smoker costs a company 5816 dollars every year
Estimating the cost of a smoking employee Tobacco Control Aug 2013
$3,077: 5 smoking breaks per day vs 3 breaks
$2,056: excess health care expenses.
$683: increased absenteeism
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Smokers absent 2.5 days more per year
Smoker costs
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Smoking while pregnant: are the problems due to low vitamin D – July 2013
Probability of T2 diabetes increased almost 3X with smoking and low vitamin D – Oct 2010
Opportunity: Enhance Workplace Wellness programs with Vitamin D
- some companies are giving employees who quite smoking a reward of >$500
Smoking reduces vitamin D - many studies contains the following
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Japanese company gives non smokers 6 days of vacation annually 2017
Compensates for their not taking smoking breaks
“We don’t give punishment for smoking,” Matsushima said. “Instead, we offer a benefit for not smoking.”
See also web - obesity
- Obesity Now Costs Americans More In HealthCare Spending Than Smoking Forbes April 2013
- $1,152 a year in medical spending, +Obese women $3,613 a year,$3,271 compared with $512 for the non-obese.”
- The Obesity Prevention Source: Paying the Price for Those Extra Pounds Harvard School of Public health. 2012?