Effects of Changing Work Environments on Employer Support for Physical Activity During COVID-19

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• Personal Author:
  Ablah E ; Anderson DR ; Buman MP ; Chang C-C ; Imboden MT ; Petersen L ; Peterson NE ; Whitsel LP ; Wojcik JR ; Wyatt A ; Zendell A ; Ziemer S
• Description:
  COVID-19 dramatically accelerated evolving changes in the way we define the "work environment" in the United States. In response to COVID-19, many employers have offered increased flexibility for where employees work, including remote (an employee's workstation is at home) and hybrid work (an employee works both at the employer worksite and remotely, on pre-determined schedules). Accordingly, worksite physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB) such as extended sitting time (ST) may have changed. However, little is known about whether these work arrangements are associated with changes in employer support for PA. Interviews were conducted to assess this gap in understanding. Because little is known about employer support for equity with respect to PA and SB, this study sought to identify potential strategies to assure equity in PA opportunities across work environments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  COVID-19 Employee Health Mental Health Physical Exercise Stress Work Environment Workers
• ISSN:
  0890-1171
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Delaware ; District of Columbia ; Georgia ; Kansas ; Minnesota ; New York ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; South Carolina ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067977
• Citation:
  Am J Health Promot 2023 Jun; 37(5):730-733
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth Ablah, PhD, MPH, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
• Email:
  eablah@kumc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Health Promotion
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37ee0c1664ae4c594d80a7e078550050ceb4b0d17bd912f0a3ee6ef34af82fdda5ded4731678eec1b5fe111d9b001e47945886ebd4b391d5b4a17c0724606b82
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230209/cdc_230209_DS1.pdf
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