Joanne is speaking to a corporate symposium to persuade employers to provide health promotion programs for employees

Her research has yielded the following arguments: (1) employee illness results in absenteeism, lost productivity, and increased health care costs; (2) when companies implement health promotion programs, absenteeism goes down, productivity goes up, and health care costs level out; (3) it makes good social and economic sense to establish onsite health and fitness centers for employees; and (4) implementation should include exercise and conditioning, alcohol and drug awareness, stress management, antismoking, and health testing and evaluation. Arrange the topics in the most logical division. Specify the division and explain why you selected it.
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