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Evaluation of the implementation of Get Healthy at Work, a workplace health promotion program in New South Wales, Australia

, 2022
Issue addressed Get Healthy at Work (GHaW) is a statewide program to reduce chronic disease risk among NSW workers by helping them make small changes to modifiable lifestyle chronic disease risk factors and create workplace environments that support ...
Rissel, C, Grunseit, A, McElduff, S, Ibrahim, I, Khanal, S, Portors, C, Indig, D, Lloyd, B   +7 more
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Obstacles to the development of workplace health promotion in Poland – the perspective of companies’ representatives

Medycyna Pracy, 2020
Background The aim of the paper is to present the barriers and difficulties faced by companies in Poland in their employee health promotion activities.
Krzysztof Puchalski, Elżbieta Korzeniowska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Normative data for handgrip strength in Iranian healthy children and adolescents aged 7–18 years: comparison with international norms

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background Grip strength is an essential component of physical fitness. The objective of this study was to develop normative handgrip strength data for Iranian healthy boys and girls comparing their handgrip strength with international reference values ...
Sajjad Rostamzadeh, Mahnaz Saremi, Alireza Abouhossein, Shahram Vosoughi, Johan F. M. Molenbroek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workplace health promotion interventions for Australian workers with intellectual disability

, 2021
Workplace health promotion (WHP) and the general wellbeing of workers in the Australian workforce should be a priority for all management. Our study argues that management support for workers with an intellectual disability (WWID) can make a difference ...
Cavanagh, J, Bartram, T, Pariona-Cabrera, P, Meacham, H, Shaw, A   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The Potentials of Digital Workplace Health Promotion. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) can sustainably impact organizations by improving employee health and strengthening legitimization. Digital Workplace Health Promotion (DWHP) may have even more impact thanks to its scope. This study reports on a hospital
Nöhammer E, Drexel M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Physical activity interventions in workplace health promotion: objectives, related outcomes, and consideration of the setting-a scoping review of reviews. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Schaller A, Stassen G, Baulig L, Lange M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Nursing Home Employee and Resident Satisfaction and Resident Care Outcomes

Safety and Health at Work, 2018
Background: Nursing home resident care is an ongoing topic of public discussion, and there is great interest in improving the quality of resident care. This study investigated the association between nursing home employees' job satisfaction and residents'
Bora Plaku-Alakbarova, Laura Punnett, Rebecca J. Gore   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prioritizing Workplace Health Promotion Policy to Address High Blood Pressure and Obesity in a Public University in the Northern Region of Ghana

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2023
The International Labour Organization (ILO) recommends the engagement of the world of work in providing comprehensive and effective prevention strategy for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Edem Kojo Dzantor BSc, MPH, Margaret Kweku MD, MPH, MPhil, PhD, Emmanuel Senanu Komla Morhe MD, MPH, FGCS, FWACS, Samuel Zanya Bugri MD, MSc, FGCP   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health promotion in medium-sized and large companies in Poland in 2017 – activities, implementation, effects and difficulties

Medycyna Pracy, 2019
Background The paper presents the state of workplace health promotion in Poland as of December 2017. Material and Methods Standardized computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) were conducted on a representative sample of 1000 companies employing ...
Krzysztof Puchalski, Elżbieta Korzeniowska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Behaviors and Overweight in Nursing Home Employees: Contribution of Workplace Stressors and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion

The Scientific World Journal, 2015
Background. Many worksite health promotion programs ignore the potential influence of working conditions on unhealthy behaviors. Methods. A study of nursing home employees (56% nursing aides) utilized a standardized questionnaire.
Helena Miranda, Rebecca J. Gore, Jon Boyer, Suzanne Nobrega, Laura Punnett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source