Development of a Wellness Committee Implementation Index for Workplace Health Promotion Programs in Small Businesses

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• Personal Author:
  Brown MC ; Chan GK ; Hammerback K ; Hannon PA ; Harris JR ; Helfrich CD ; Kohn MJ ; Ornelas IJ ; Parrish AT
• Description:
  Purpose: To construct a wellness committee (WC) implementation index and determine whether this index was associated with evidence-based intervention implementation in a workplace health promotion program. Design: Secondary data analysis of the HealthLinks randomized controlled trial. Setting: Small businesses assigned to the HealthLinks plus WC study arm. Sample: Small businesses (20-200 employees, n = 23) from 6 low-wage industries in King County, Washington. Measures: Wellness committee implementation index (0%-100%) and evidence-based intervention implementation (0%-100%). Analysis: We used descriptive and bivariate statistics to describe worksites' organizational characteristics. For the primary analyses, we used generalized estimating equations with robust standard errors to assess the association between WC implementation index and evidence-based intervention implementation over time. Results: Average WC implementation index scores were 60% at 15 months and 38% at 24 months. Evidence-based intervention scores among worksites with WCs were 27% points higher at 15 months (64% vs 37%, P < .001) and 36% points higher at 24 months (55% vs 18%, P < .001). Higher WC implementation index scores were positively associated with evidence-based intervention implementation scores over time (P < .001). Conclusion: Wellness committees may play an essential role in supporting evidence-based intervention implementation among small businesses. Furthermore, the degree to which these WCs are engaged and have leadership support, a set plan or goals, and multilevel participation may influence evidence-based intervention implementation and maintenance over time. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Chronic Disease Health Promotion Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Small Business Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Workplace Health Promotion Chronic Disease Prevention Chronic Diseases Disease Prevention Health Programs Health Promotion Humans Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Occupational Health Risk Factors Small Businesses Wellness Committees Work Environment Worker Health Workers Work Operations Work Organization Workplace Studies Worksite Wellness

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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
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063070
• Citation:
  Am J Health Promot 2020 Jul; 34(6):614-621
• Contact Point Address:
  Meagan C. Brown, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 357660, USA
• Email:
  mcbrown2@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• 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:a7672026c372a90314a099edae5ad18dadca12003b29738365c9ae6594db28e4f0e93cae4ce15f80197002e6c9321494d418055621edba5cc2a59b72c08f84e1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226198/cdc_226198_DS1.pdf
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