Workplace Health Promotion Implementation, Readiness, and Capacity Among Mid-Sized Employers in Low-Wage Industries: A National Survey

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Hannon, Peggy A. ; Garson, Gayle ; Harris, Jeffrey R. ; Hammerback, Kristen ; Sopher, Carrie J. ; Clegg-Thorp, Catherine
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To describe workplace health promotion (WHP) implementation, readiness, and capacity among mid-sized employers in low-wage industries in the United States.
  
  Methods
  
  A cross-sectional survey of a national sample of mid-sized employers (100–4,999 employees) representing five low-wage industries.
  
  Results
  
  Employers’ WHP implementation for both employees and employees’ spouses and partners was low. Readiness scales showed that employers believe WHP would benefit their employees and their companies, but they were less likely to believe that WHP was feasible for their companies. Employers’ capacity to implement WHP was very low; nearly half the sample reported no capacity.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Mid-sized employers in low-wage industries implement few WHP programs; their responses to readiness and capacity measures indicate that low capacity may be one of the principal barriers to WHP implementation.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Cross-Sectional Studies Education Food Services Health Care Sector Health Promotion Humans Industry Occupational Health Organizational Policy Preventive Health Services Salaries And Fringe Benefits Workplace

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 54(11):1337-1343.
• Pubmed ID:
  23090160
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3493879
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R21 CA136435/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R21CA136435/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP001911-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6208e1c4729b40e2abc22760fcededa20a603ede05238fa0e2d67f0c8f271c37
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33467/cdc_33467_DS1.pdf
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