Workplace wellness programs have been gaining popularity in many private organizations as a corporate strategy. The implementation of wellness fitness into the public sector has been a slower transition. Literature shows that the implementation has the potential to influence and improve various organizational factors such as absenteeism. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the hypothesis that the Prince George Fire Department Wellness Fitness program has reduced absenteeism. This project looks at the three possible categories of absenteeism and evaluates whether they have been reduced since the implementation of this program. The results found are that post Workplace Wellness implementation participants have less absenteeism. --P. iii.
