Assessment of a worksite health promotion readiness checklist

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• Personal Author:
  Cherniack, Martin G. ; Faghri PD ; Kotejoshyer R ; Punnett, Laura ; Reeves D
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of a Worksite Health Promotion Readiness Checklist (WRCL) designed to evaluate the worksite's readiness for implementing health promotion and health protection programs. METHODS: The WRCL was pilot tested in worksites with (WHPy) and without (WHPn) health promotion programs. The two parts of WRCL scores (observational and administrative) for WHPy and WHPn sites were compared within and between the worksites to establish WRCL utility and sensitivity. RESULTS: Observational WRCL (completed by two observers per site) demonstrated high interrater reliability (P < 0.05) for most items. Administrative WRCL (completed by three administrators per site) showed some discrepant responses between administrators. Overall, both sections of WRCL produced higher scores for WHPy sites. CONCLUSIONS: WRCL could be a valid and reliable instrument to measure readiness of a worksite toward health promotion and health protection programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health Sciences Management Personnel Occupational Health Programs Safety Programs Total Worker Health Work Environment Workplace Studies
• 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:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038125
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 Sep; 52(9):893-899
• Contact Point Address:
  Pouran D. Faghri, MD, MS, FACSM, Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, 358 Mansfield Road, Unit 2101, Storrs, CT 06269-2101
• Email:
  pouran.faghri@uconn.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:
  urn:sha-512:fb75df2d4a6b43ee5a0d6b5bf096f29eb23126b5cadf6314200977a71c42ecb4e08ec9297d33ef0626e6dbe0649924a40f469555a84b579b65a2cc96261b1497
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191931/cdc_191931_DS1.pdf
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