Perspectives on Workplace Health Promotion Among Employees in Low-Wage Industries

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• Personal Author:
  Clegg-Thorp C ; Hammerback K ; Hannon PA ; Harris JR ; Kohn M ; Parrish A
• Description:
  Purpose: Study goals were to (1) understand the attitudes of employees in low-wage industries toward workplace health promotion, including views on appropriateness of employer involvement in employee health and level of interest in workplace health promotion overall and in specific programs, and (2) determine the potential for extending workplace health promotion to spouses and partners of these employees. Approach: The study used 42 interviews of 60 to 90 minutes. Setting: Interviews were conducted with couples (married or living together) in the Seattle/King County metropolitan area of Washington State. Participants: Study participants were forty-two couples with one or more members working in one of five low-wage industries: accommodation/food services, education, health care/social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade. Method: The study employed qualitative analysis of interview transcripts using grounded theory to identify themes. Results: Employees consider workplace health promotion both appropriate and desirable and believe it benefits employers through increased productivity and morale. Most have little personal experience with it and doubt their employers would prioritize employee health. Employees are most interested in efforts focused on nutrition and physical activity. Both employees and their partners support extending workplace health promotion to include partners. Conclusion: Employees and their partners are interested in workplace health promotion if it addresses behaviors they care about. Concern over employer involvement in their personal health decisions is minimal; instead, employees view employer interest in their health as a sign that they are valued. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Workplace Culture Change Domestic Partners Employee Health Health Focus: Fitness/Physical Activity Health Promotion Intervention Manuscript Format: Research Nutrition Outcome Measure: Behavioral Policy Prevention Research Research Purpose: Descriptive Setting: Workplace Smoking Control Spouses Strategy: Skill Building/Behavioral Change Study Design: Qualitative Weight Control Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  0890-1171
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  384-392
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063663
• Citation:
  Am J Health Promot 2015 Jul-Aug; 29(6):384-392
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristen Hammerback, MA, Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 1107 NE 45th St., Ste. 200, Seattle, WA 98105
• Email:
  khammerb@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Health Promotion
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:61f9a3301beb384d5df6d837e90a419bcacedda454e306336f975fbc5c6db68b24c6973329a2f2027ce2b1f56ae59b07f7b812e8052ecc4e65c61273c1920b52
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222227/cdc_222227_DS1.pdf
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