The findings of this systematic review suggest that worksite interventions are effective in improving some measures of dietary behaviour. Effect sizes are variable but are generally small, although ...

To meet their goal of lowering health care costs, worksite health promotion programs must be well implemented and have strong management support, reports the December Journal of Occupational and ...

An article in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health suggests one of the government's Healthy People 2010 goals -- to have 75 percent of worksites offering a comprehensive ...

When planning program interventions, worksite health promotion professionals should be concerned about whether the program will attract people, from all job and demographic groups of employees.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A Highmark Inc. study published in the March/April edition of the American Journal of Health Promotion found that health care costs rose at a 15 percent ...

A healthy motivated workforce is very vital to an organisation. All over the world various organisations are investing on employees healthcare as health hazards exposure among employees for long are ...

Community Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Montana Excellence in Worksite Health Promotion Silver Award. This award means that Community has taken progressive steps ...

Participants in 'Walk Across Campus,' a program of BC's HEALTHY YOU initiative for faculty and staff. (Lee Pellegrini) Boston College has been named a WorkWell Massachusetts Silver Level winner for ...

Cigna in Arizona was recently recognized with the “Process, Progress and Leadership in Worksite Health Promotion” award by the Wellness Council of Arizona at the 30th Annual Meeting Worksite Health ...

Background: Public health strategies place increasing emphasis on opportunities to promote healthy behaviours within the workplace setting. Previous research has suggested worksite health promotion ...

Most adults spend almost 1/3 of their time in the workplace. Workplaces are therefore critical both as environments that can contribute to health or illness as well as convenient locations to reach ...