1. “Vital Signs: State Specific Obesity Prevalance Among Adults–United States, 2009,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 2010.

2. Lydell C. Bridgeford, “Disease,” Employee Benefit News, January 2009, p. 26.

3. Michael B. Garrett, “Evaluating and Improving Disease Management Programs,” Compensation and Benefits Review, Vol. 38, September/October 2006, p. 53.

4. “Change the Facts: Seven Keys to Greater Change: Best Practices for Employer Health Programs,” Healthways, February 2010, p. 5.

5. Ibid., p. 2.

6. Ibid., p. 4.

7. Lydell C. Bridgeford, “Disease,” Employee Benefit News, January 2009, p. 26.

8. “Change the Facts: Seven Keys to Greater Change: Best Practices for Employer Health Programs,” Healthways, February 2010, p. 4.

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