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“Thanks to healthier employees, the town of Chapel Hill will be paying less in health care premiums next year,” according to the Daily Tarheel.

“In August, when the next fiscal year begins, an 8.5 percent decrease in medical insurance cost will come into effect. This marks the second time that premiums have decreased in the last four years, a drastic turnaround from the 17.1 percent increase in health care costs for the town in the 2009-10 fiscal year.”

“The program includes tobacco cessation counseling, health risk assessments and clinic treatment for minor illnesses and chronic diseases. It also offers wellness programs like walking groups, exercise classes, health education, immunizations and weight loss programs. Town employees do not have to pay to use these health programs.“

“The health risk assessments have helped identify serious chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol early.”