Fertman Workplace Health Promotion Programs

Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-66668-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 512 Seiten, E-Book

Shine a spotlight on the benefits of promoting health in theworkplace
Workplace Health Promotion Programs focuses on theincredible value that employee health programs can offer byexploring six key topics: behavioral health, physical health,healthy environments, health education, nutritional health, andphysical activity. This in-depth resource explicitly establisheswhat successful workplace health promotion programs, services, andcollaborations are, and then builds upon this foundationalunderstanding by introducing methods and tools for promotingemployee health and safety, while emphasizing the skills studentsneed to do so. Through this resource, students will come tounderstand how to recognize employee health and safetyopportunities, and how to think on a larger scale when it comes toworkplace health initiatives in small, midsized, and largeremployers that are comprehensive and fiscally sound.
Workplace health promotion programs have the potential to bothimprove the health of the population as a whole and controlhealthcare spending in the process. Health problems are estimatedto cost employers in the United States over $200 billion per yearthrough medical costs, absenteeism, disability, and overall reducedproductivity. Improving well-being through effective workplacehealth promotion programs can reduce this cost--and createhealthier, happier workforces.
* Discover the design, implementation, and evaluation ofworkplace health promotion programs that address the range ofemployee health needs and concerns
* Understand how evidence-based programs can positively impactbusiness and reduce health care cost
* Explore the larger scale implications of successful workplacehealth programs, including health policies, health insurancedesign, worker safety, employee behavior, etc.
* Learn how together employers and employees work to create aculture of health and well-being to support and promote employeehealth and safety
* Review the ways in which successful workplace health promotionprograms can prove financially beneficial
Workplace Health Promotion Programs is a resource thatguides students and professionals alike in the discovery,development, and execution of successful employee healthinitiatives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fertman, Carl I.

Über Autor(innen)

CARL I. FERTMAN, PHD, MBA, MCHES, is associate professor in health and physical activity at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Fertman works extensively in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of workplace health promotion programs that include large, midsized, and small businesses, hospitals, schools, community organizations, government offices, and sole proprietorships. He is the co-editor of the SOPHE textbook published by Wiley/Jossey-Bass, Health Promotion Programs: From Theory to Practice.