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Nursing Home Employee and Resident Satisfaction and Resident Care Outcomes

open access: yesSafety 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   +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

open access: yesInquiry: 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workplace health promotion and employee health in municipal social care organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: People working in social care constitute the largest occupational group in Sweden and they have the highest prevalence of sickness absence.
Ljungblad, Cecilia
core   +1 more source

Health Promotion at the Workplace [PDF]

open access: yesAAOHN Journal, 1989
Health promotion encompasses those activities undertaken to improve the quality of one's life, thereby moving the individual forward toward a state of wellness or optimal health. Occupational health nurses are in a prime position to impart knowledge and change attitudes and behaviors and thus are uniquely qualified to plan, develop, implement, and ...
C S, Selleck, A T, Sirles, K D, Newman
openaire   +2 more sources

Mental health and the workplace: issues for developing countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The capacity to work productively is a key component of health and emotional well-being. Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) are associated with reduced workplace productivity.
Prem Chopra
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of a worksite intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Worksite health promotion programs have been identified as strongly effective in decreasing body weight and increasing awareness and change in health behavior. Aim of this study is to determine the effects of a multi- component intervention in
Jahn, Reimo   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Motivation for employers to carry out workplace health promotion: literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Workplace health promotion (WHP) is the combined efforts of employers, workers and society to improve the health and wellbeing of people at work. This can be achieved by: improving the work organisation and the work environment; promoting the active ...
Cox, T   +8 more
core   +1 more source

From evidence-based research to practice-based evidence : disseminating a web-based computer-tailored workplace sitting intervention through a health promotion organisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Prolonged sitting has been linked to adverse health outcomes; therefore, we developed and examined a web-based, computer-tailored workplace sitting intervention. As we had previously shown good effectiveness, the next stage was to conduct a dissemination
Bennie, Jason A   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Mental health promotion in the workplace – a good practice report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Promotion of mental health at work is one of the Community OSH Strategy’s priorities13. In 2009, a case study collection on mental health at work was conducted for the EU-OSHA. The present report is based on this collection of good practice examples. The
Cox, T   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Occupation and workplace policies predict smoking behaviors: Analysis of national data from the current population survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
OBJECTIVE: Describe differences in smoking behaviors associated with occupation, workplace rules against smoking, and workplace smoking cessation programs.
Bierut, Laura J   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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