Health and Wellness Promotion in the Workplace

2012 ◽  
pp. 365-382
Author(s):  
William S. Shaw ◽  
Silje E. Reme ◽  
Cécile R. L. Boot
Keyword(s):  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Promotion

scholarly journals Undermined Determinant of a College’s Success

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Jagdish Khubchandani ◽  
Timothy R. Jordan
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Priority List ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Wellness Initiatives

Our society has taken college employees' health and wellbeing for granted and has not recognized that many of the economic, intellectual and artistic accomplishments in American life are in large part due to the invaluable contributions of college employees. The health and wellbeing of college employees is an underappreciated area of intervention for worksite health promotion. In comparison to the corporate world, service industries and the manufacturing industries, the wellness of college employees is often at the bottom of the priority list for the health and wellness of the workforce in the United States. This commentary calls for an increased involvement of health educators in college employee health and wellness promotion programs, wellness initiatives, policy changes and research.

scholarly journals Language matters: precision health as a cross-cutting care, research and policy agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 658-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip R O Payne ◽  
Don E Detmer
Keyword(s):  
Care Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Original Intent ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cross Linkage ◽  
Clinical Transformation ◽  
Research And Policy

Abstract The biomedical research and healthcare delivery communities have increasingly come to focus their attention on the role of data and computation in order to improve the quality, safety, costs, and outcomes of both wellness promotion and care delivery. Depending on the scale of such efforts, and the environments in which they are situated, they are referred to variably as personalized or precision medicine, population health, clinical transformation, value-driven care, or value-based transformation. Despite the original intent of many efforts and publications that have sought to define personalized, precision, or data-driven approaches to improving health and wellness, the use of such terminology in current practice often treats said activities as discrete areas of endeavor within minimal cross-linkage across or between scales of inquiry. We believe that this current state creates numerous barriers that are preventing the advancement of relevant science, practice, and policy. As such, we believe that it is necessary to amplify and reaffirm our collective understanding that these fields share common means of inquiry, differentiated only by the units of measure being utilized, their sources of data, and the manner in which they are executed. Therefore, in this perspective, we explore and focus attention on such commonalities and then present a conceptual framework that links constituent activities into an integrated model that we refer to as a precision healthcare system. The presentation of this framework is intended to provide the basis for the types of shared, broad-based, and descriptive language needed to reference and realize such a framework.

Exploring Social Media for Health and Wellness

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinjini Mitra ◽  
Rema Padman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Technology Platforms ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The use of social media for health and wellness promotion is a relatively new concept. Nonetheless, several early adopting health plans and provider organizations have begun to design and pilot social and mobile media platforms to empower members to enhance self management of health and wellness goals. In this case study of a large health plan in Pennsylvania, the authors describe the design and execution of a member survey to identify some factors that are significantly associated with interest in adopting such technology platforms for obtaining health-related information and services. Analysis of relevant data from more than 4,000 responses indicates significant differences among important segments of the member population defined with respect to demographic factors, level of computer and social media usage, and frequency of engagement in specific online activities. They anticipate that these insights can assist health plans to develop and deploy targeted services and tools for health and wellness management.

scholarly journals Health Benefits of Physical Activity: A Strengths-Based Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren E. R. Warburton ◽  
Shannon S. D. Bredin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Specific Volumes

Our special series on Cardiac Rehabilitation outlined the importance of routine physical activity and/or exercise participation in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and many other chronic medical conditions. The evidence is overwhelming, demonstrating that nearly everyone can benefit from becoming more physically active. This messaging has been widely disseminated at regional, national, and international levels. Often, this messaging highlights a physical inactivity crisis and the health perils of not engaging in sufficient amounts of physical activity. This deficits-based messaging often includes generic threshold-based recommendations stating that health benefits can only be accrued with specific volumes or intensities of physical activity. In this Editorial, we argue that the current generic and deficits-based messaging misses a great opportunity to focus on the positive and to facilitate hope and real change at the individual, community, and population levels. We advocate a strengths-based approach to health and wellness promotion that focuses on the innate strengths of individuals, families, and communities to enable self-empowerment and self-determination related to health and wellness. By taking a strengths-based approach, we can build hope, promoting the positive aspects of routine physical activity and exercise participation and providing a greater opportunity to enhance health and wellbeing for everyone.

Film mood induction and emotion classification using physiological signals for health and wellness promotion in older adults living alone

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Martínez‐Rodrigo ◽  
Luz Fernández‐Aguilar ◽  
Roberto Zangróniz ◽  
José M. Latorre ◽  
José M. Pastor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mood Induction ◽  
Physiological Signals ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Emotion Classification ◽  
Wellness Promotion

scholarly journals A Critical Examination of School-based Physiotherapists’ Perceived Aptitude and Willingness to Facilitate Health and Wellness Promotion

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Jessica Bender ◽  
Chris Cale ◽  
Shannon Groff ◽  
Sunddip Panesar-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
School Based

Placing value on the health and wellness of Children with Disabilities (CWD) should be a core societal value. Twenty percent of children with disabilities aged 10 to 17 are obese. Decreased access to developmentally appropriate recreational activities, and inexperienced instructors lack of knowledge to effectively support their inclusion are barriers to their participation. School-based Physical Therapists (SBPT) are in a distinctive position to provide appropriate and modified fitness programs for children with disabilities. The purpose of this basic qualitative design study was to determine SBPTs’ perspectives on their aptitude and willingness to facilitate fitness, health, and wellness promotion programs for CWD. Social cognitive theory was used as the theoretical grounding for the conceptual framework of this research. The conceptual framework that guided this research was constructed from a combination of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for Children and Youth and the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program conceptual framework. Purposive sampling yielded 12 participants who took part in semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed through Colaizzi’s seven step method. Results showed that SBPTs felt capable and willing to provide fitness, health, and wellness programs for CWD. Results support findings from the literature that suggest SBPTs are underutilized in the school setting and are equipped to facilitate fitness, health, and wellness initiatives for CWD. Findings inform stakeholders on strategies to steer SBPTs’ role as healthcare professionals in an educational environment. This research brings increased awareness to the potential contribution of SBPTs to partner with schools and families to facilitate fitness, health, and wellness programs for CWD.

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