Health promotion site selection blues: barriers to participation and implementation

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• Personal Author:
  Cherniack, Martin G. ; Henning R ; Morse T ; Punnett, Laura ; Seidner A
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To shed light on research-to-practice challenges in workplace health promotion research. METHODS: More than 1200 companies serviced by a national insurer were assessed by measures, including management surveys, and insurance premium costs and risk profile. A 21-item Workplace Readiness Checklist was the core assessment tool. Quantitative and qualitative measures were used to identify 12 to 14 companies deemed most "ready for change." RESULTS: The four priority candidate companies decided against participation. A post hoc survey to evaluate reasons for non-participation identified factors such as time allocations, the deteriorating economic environment, and the participatory nature of the interventions proposed for half of the study sites. Differing priorities within management also seemed to interfere with participation. CONCLUSIONS: A highly structured process for determining corporate readiness for participatory health promotion produced contradictory results. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Programs Physical Exercise Physical Fitness Total Worker Health Work Environment
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037670
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 Jun; 52(6):626-634
• Contact Point Address:
  Martin Cherniack, MD, MPH, Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017
• Email:
  cherniack@nso.uchc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191668/cdc_191668_DS1.pdf
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