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What Is Biometric Screening?
Biometric screening is becoming a popular method to help individuals become more aware of their health, especially in corporate settings. Many companies feel a sense of duty to the well-being of their employees, and are hiring companies to help assess needs in the workplace. These assessments are often tied with a new company health policy and sometimes include incentives to encourage employees to participate. But what kind of information is being collected, and how? What are companies doing with this information to benefit their employees? According to the CDC, a biometric health screening is defined as “the measurement of physical…