Being healthy is important for living well and achieving longevity. In the business realm, furthermore, employers want healthy employees, as these workers tend to be more productive, have fewer rates of absenteeism, and use less of their health insurance resources. This article provides an overview of corporate “wellness” efforts in the American workplace and the concomitant challenges which em...

There is an increasing need for mental health promotion strategies that effectively engage men. Although researchers have examined the effectiveness of diverse mental wellness interventions in male-dominated industries, and reviewed suicide prevention, early intervention, and health promotion interventions for boys and men, few have focused on sex-specific program effects. The purpose of this r...

From the College of Nursing (VR, TT, LW, OB, HA, IA, FT, MD) and Department of Family Medicine (HJ), Wayne State University, Detroit; Wayne County Department of Health and Wellness Promotion (AK), Detroit; Community Health & Research Center, ACCESS (HJ, AH, SA), Dearborn; Michigan. Virginia Hill Rice, PhD, RN; Thomas Templin, PhD; Linda Weglicki, PhD, RN; Hikmet Jamil, MD, PhD; Adnan Hammad, Ph...

d A c i d a i r o ( g h d 2 c d g BSTRACT t is the position of the American Dieetic Association (ADA), School Nutriion Association (SNA), and Society for utrition Education (SNE) that comrehensive, integrated nutrition serices in schools, kindergarten through rade 12, are an essential component of oordinated school health programs nd will improve the nutritional status, ealth, and academic perf...

Health promotion is an important nursing intervention. Research has long shown that one’s lifestyle affects health. A health-promoting lifestyle has been described as a multi-dimensional pattern of self-initiated actions that maintain or enhance one’s level of wellness, self-actualization, and fulfillment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health promotion/life style activities of u...

Wellness and wellbeing are terms found in a broad range of literature such as economics, social science, food marketing and general social commentary. These terms are often used in contexts which encompass mental, physical and emotional health as well as broader more esoteric aspects of life satisfaction such as happiness. The terms wellness and wellbeing are also used ubiquitously and variably...

From the College of Nursing (TT, VR, HG, LW, HA, IA, OB, FT, MD) and Department of Family Medicine (HJ), Wayne State University, Detroit; Community Health & Research Center, ACCESS, Dearborn (AH, HJ, SA); Wayne County Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, Detroit (AK); Michigan. Thomas Templin, PhD; Virginia Hill Rice, PhD, RN; Hesham Gadelrab, MA; Linda Weglicki, PhD, RN; Adnan Hammad, ...

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...

A comparative study on regional traditional healing and community wellness provision in collaboration with traditional healers was conducted in three distinct ecological regions in the southern Western Ghats, India. The study led to the collection of data, from fourteen healers, on their healing systems, local afflictions and modes of treatment, community roles of healers, and adaptations of th...