TY - JOUR
T1 - Wellness as a worldwide phenomenon?
AU - Elliott, Heather
AU - Bernstein, Jennifer
AU - Bowman, Diana M.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - This article examines the concept of wellness through a comparative political economy and legal framework. It asks whether wellness, an increasingly defined term within US federal and state legislative instruments including, for example, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is primarily a US-centric phenomenon. Or is wellness, in its various different guises, a worldwide phenomenon? By focusing on three distinctly different jurisdictions-the United States, Germany, and Australia-this article examines wellness through the lens of employers, the health care system, employment and tort law, and the greater political economy. It notes that while improving employee health, well-being, and productivity is common across the three countries and their respective cultures, the focus on wellness as a distinct legal concept is unique to the United States.
AB - This article examines the concept of wellness through a comparative political economy and legal framework. It asks whether wellness, an increasingly defined term within US federal and state legislative instruments including, for example, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is primarily a US-centric phenomenon. Or is wellness, in its various different guises, a worldwide phenomenon? By focusing on three distinctly different jurisdictions-the United States, Germany, and Australia-this article examines wellness through the lens of employers, the health care system, employment and tort law, and the greater political economy. It notes that while improving employee health, well-being, and productivity is common across the three countries and their respective cultures, the focus on wellness as a distinct legal concept is unique to the United States.
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U2 - 10.1215/03616878-2813732
DO - 10.1215/03616878-2813732
M3 - Article
C2 - 25037835
AN - SCOPUS:84908206890
SN - 0361-6878
VL - 39
SP - 1067
EP - 1088
JO - Journal of health politics, policy and law
JF - Journal of health politics, policy and law
IS - 5
ER -