Health Promotion in Small Business

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  McCoy, Kira ; Stinson, Kaylan ; Scott, Kenneth ; Tenney, Liliana ; Newman, Lee S.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To assess the evidence regarding the adoption and efficacy of worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs) in small businesses.
  
  Methods
  
  Peer-reviewed research articles were identified from a database search. Included articles were published before July 2013, described a study that used an experimental or quasiexperimental design and either assessed adoption of WHPPs or conducted interventions in businesses with fewer than 500 employees. A review team scored the study’s rigor using the WHO-adapted GRADEprofiler “quality of evidence” criteria.
  
  Results
  
  Of the 84 retrieved articles, 19 met study inclusion criteria. Of these, only two met criteria for high rigor.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Fewer small businesses adopt WHPPs compared with large businesses. Two high-rigor studies found that employees were healthier postintervention. Higher quality research is needed to better understand why small businesses rarely adopt wellness programs and to demonstrate the value of such programs.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Health Promotion Health Services Research Humans Occupational Health Services Treatment Outcome Workplace
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 2014; 56(6):579-587
• Pubmed ID:
  24905421
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4471849
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T42 OH009229/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:46d5c5f50dc60f5b47d3376376fc6e1b2f6470484b5029e153a645a444448646
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31677/cdc_31677_DS1.pdf
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