The Future of Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Programs: The Incentives and Barriers Faced by Stakeholders

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• Personal Author:
  Dowd B ; McGovern, Patricia M. ; Pronk NP ; Schult TMK
• Description:
  According to Healthy People 2010, 95% of employers with more than 50 employees reported that they offered at least one health promotion activity by 1999. Employment-based health promotion/disease prevention (hp/dp) programs have significantly increased in frequency and scope since 1985. Yet, 20 years later, the reported results for employee health lag behind the literature documenting the impact of lifestyle-related health risks on morbidity, healthcare utilization, and costs. In this article, we consider the key stakeholders involved-employers, health plans, and employees-and explore their legitimate and feasible roles in employment-based hp/dp programs, including the incentives and barriers they face to program participation. We argue for the integration of hp/dp programs into the traditional health protection mission of occupational health and safety professionals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biological-effects Health-programs Medical-services Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Physiological-effects Physiological-factors Physiological-response Psychological-factors Work-environment Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037457
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2006 Jun; 48(6):541-548
• Contact Point Address:
  Tamara M. K. Schult, MPH, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Box 807 MMC, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  knud0104@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a7aef2808c004573d40521c1e6d00464a6dab06a20f09f6f15ad963b7b31c34d82ab208656a5ec7a50a331eea4b56612aa8870af4f439edeae630f68b29b389d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188552/cdc_188552_DS1.pdf
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