Perspectives on workplace health promotion among employees in low-wage industries

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Health Promot
• Personal Author:
  Hammerback, Kristen ; Hannon, Peggy A. ; Harris, Jeffrey R. ; Clegg-Thorp, Catherine ; Kohn, Marlana ; Parrish, Amanda
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  Study goals were to (a) understand the attitudes of employees in low-wage industries toward workplace health promotion, including views on appropriateness of employer involvement in employee health, and level of interest in workplace health promotion overall and in specific programs; and (b) determine the potential for extending workplace health promotion to spouses and partners of these employees.
  
  Approach
  
  Forty-two 60-90-minute interviews
  
  Setting
  
  Interviews were conducted with couples (married or living together) in the Seattle/King County metropolitan area of Washington State.
  
  Method
  
  Qualitative analysis of interview transcripts using grounded theory to identify themes.
  
  Results
  
  Employees consider workplace health promotion both appropriate and desirable, and believe it benefits employers through increased productivity and morale. Most have little personal experience with it and doubt their employers would prioritize employee health. Employees are most interested in efforts focused on nutrition and physical activity. Both employees and their partners support extending workplace health promotion to include partners.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Employees and their partners are interested in workplace health promotion if it addresses behaviors they care about. Concern over employer involvement in their personal health decisions is minimal; instead, employees view employer interest in their health as a sign that they are valued.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Adult Adults Aged Behavioral Culture Change Descriptive Domestic Partners Education/Income Level Employment Female Fitness/Physical Activity Health Promotion Health Surveys Humans Industry Interviews As Topic Male Middle Aged Nutrition Policy Prevention Research Qualitative Qualitative Research Research Salaries And Fringe Benefits Skill Building/Behavioral Change Smoking Control Spouses Washington Weight Control Workplace Young Adult

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• Source:
  Am J Health Promot. 29(6):384-392
• Pubmed ID:
  25162321
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5070972
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R21 CA136435/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP001911/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP001911-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R21CA136435/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b1b8e78390096d32a8ee3d952458a89d8179503fe96b3ed4bf4e07bc2f2eb21f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42207/cdc_42207_DS1.pdf
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