Organizational characteristics influence implementation of worksite health protection and promotion programs: Evidence from smaller businesses

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  McLellan, Deborah L. ; Cabán-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Nelson, Candace C. ; Pronk, Nicolaas P. ; Katz, Jeffrey N. ; Allen, Jennifer D. ; Davis, Kia L. ; Wagner, Gregory R. ; Sorensen, Glorian
• Description:
  Objective
  
  We explored associations between organizational factors (size, sector, leadership support, and organizational capacity) and implementation of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Worksite Health Promotion (WHP) programs in smaller businesses.
  
  Methods
  
  We conducted a web-based survey of Human Resource Managers of 117 smaller businesses (<750 employees) and analyzed factors associated with implementation of OSH and WHP among these sites using multivariate analyses.
  
  Results
  
  Implementation of OSH but not WHP activities were related to industry sector (p= 0.003). Leadership support was positively associated with OSH activities (p<.001), but negatively associated with WHP implementation. Organizational capacity (budgets, staffing, and committee involvement) was associated with implementation of both OSH and WHP. Size was related to neither.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Leadership support and specifically allocated resources reflecting that support are important factors for implementing OSH and WHP in smaller organizations.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Commerce Cross-Sectional Studies Health Promotion Humans Implementation Occupational Health Program Development Small Business Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace Worksite Health Protection And Promotion Programs Worksite Wellness

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 57(9):1009-1016.
• Pubmed ID:
  26340290
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4582757
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5 P30 CA06516/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; 5R25 GM055353/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; K05 CA108663/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; K05 CA108663/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R25 CA057711/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R25 CA057711/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R25 GM055353/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9c3f8904e56869a046e5ed31d2b24fcbbaddf1c3a5e8d557ccc9ef52f67d809e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34607/cdc_34607_DS1.pdf
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