Working on wellness (WOW): A worksite health promotion intervention programme

Working on wellness (WOW): A worksite health promotion intervention programme

BACKGROUND Insufficient PA has been shown to cluster with other CVD risk factors including insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, overweight, increased serum cholesterol concentrations and elevated blood pressure. This paper describes the development of Working on Wellness (WOW), a worksite intervention program incorporating motivational interviewing by wellness specialists, targeting employe...

Wellness at the worksite.

The results of a worksite health promotion programme in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The worksite is one of the key channels for the delivery of interventions to reduce chronic diseases among adult populations. It provides easy and regular access to a relatively stable population and it encourages sustained peer support. This paper reports a 2-year follow-up of the impact of a worksite health promotion programme on serum cholesterol and dietary changes among employees in a city...

Worksite Health Promotion: Principles, Resources, and Challenges

ESSAY Suggested citation for this article: Sparling PB. Worksite health promotion: principles, resources, and challenges. Employee health has long been a priority of owners of businesses, small and large. As health care costs continue to escalate, the demand for worksite health promotion programs that improve workers' health and provide a return on investment has never been greater. However, as...

Implementation challenges in worksite health promotion programs.

challenges that occur during planning, development, implementation, and evaluation efforts. In this commentary, we focus on implementation challenges faced by employers— issues that must be addressed after an organization has made a commitment to offering a worksite health promotion program. Of course, initial support from top management must be secured. But evidence suggests that management su...