Since 1982, L.L.Bean, Inc. has maintained a comprehensive health promotion program that today reaches more than 5,000 employees, family members, and retirees. The ¿Healthy Bean¿ program integrates many of the most effective strategies for improving employee health, including wellness programming for employees and spouses, free onsite fitness centers, and subsidies for off-site gym memberships. Additionally, L.L.Bean utilizes strong incentives for participation in a comprehensive Health Risk Appraisal and provides a healthy work environment with tobacco free campuses, subsidies for healthy food options, and both indoor and outdoor walking paths. With well-articulated goals, excellent communications, management support, and comprehensive policies designed to enhance employee health, L.L.Bean¿s program continues to be effective at promoting a strong culture of health among its employees. Participation rates have averaged 85 percent over five years and smoking rates dropped from 24 percent in 1985 to 6 percent in 2011. L.L.Bean’s medical trend for 2007-2010 averaged just 5.8 percent.