scholarly journals From Cognition to Behavior: Associations of Workplace Health Culture and Workplace Health Promotion Performance With Personal Healthy Lifestyles

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao-Tsung Chang ◽  
Feng-Jen Tsai ◽  
Ching-Ying Yeh ◽  
Ruey-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Model ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Health Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Behaviors

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore associations of workplace health culture and workplace health promotion (WHP) performance with employees' healthy lifestyles and health statuses.Methods: In total, 27 enterprises and 1,732 participants were recruited for a cross-sectional designed survey. At the group level, Workplace Health Scorecard was used to measure WHP performance, and it was filled out by the WHP representative at each workplace. At the personal level, a personal questionnaire was used to measure workplace health culture, healthy lifestyles, and health statuses. A hierarchical linear model analysis was used to assess correlations between these variables.Results: Workplace health culture was significantly related to WHP performance, healthy lifestyles, and health statuses. In particular, the peer support domain was greatly related to healthy behaviors like physical activity (β = 0.596, p < 0.001), vegetable consumption (β = 0.291, p < 0.001) and fruit consumption (β = 0.285, p < 0.05), and it may illustrate the importance of establishing peer support to promote healthy behaviors.Conclusions: WHP performance was significantly related to workplace health culture especially health policies, health climate, and peer and supervisor support. Hence, building a good workplace health culture should be taken seriously, and more studies exploring associations of health culture and WHP performance with employees' health are needed.

scholarly journals Results of the Workplace Health in America Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Linnan ◽  
Laurie Cluff ◽  
Jason E. Lang ◽  
Michael Penne ◽  
Maija S. Leff
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Comprehensive Programs

Purpose: To provide a nationally representative snapshot of workplace health promotion (WHP) and protection practices among United States worksites. Design: Cross-sectional, self-report Workplace Health in America (WHA) Survey between November 2016 and September 2017. Setting: National. Participants: Random sample of US worksites with ≥10 employees, stratified by region, size, and North American Industrial Classification System sector. Measures: Workplace health promotion programs, program administration, evidence-based strategies, health screenings, disease management, incentives, work–life policies, implementation barriers, and occupational safety and health (OSH). Analysis: Descriptive statistics, t tests, and logistic regression. Results: Among eligible worksites, 10.1% (n = 3109) responded, 2843 retained in final sample, and 46.1% offered some type of WHP program. The proportion of comparable worksites with comprehensive programs (as defined in Healthy People 2010) rose from 6.9% in 2004 to 17.1% in 2017 ( P < .001). Occupational safety and health programs were more prevalent than WHP programs, and 83.5% of all worksites had an individual responsible for employee safety, while only 72.2% of those with a WHP program had an individual responsible for it. Smaller worksites were less likely than larger to offer most programs. Conclusion: The prevalence of WHP programs has increased but remains low across most health programs; few worksites have comprehensive programs. Smaller worksites have persistent deficits and require targeted approaches; integrated OSH and WHP efforts may help. Ongoing monitoring using the WHA Survey benchmarks OSH and WHP in US worksites, updates estimates from previous surveys, and identifies gaps in research and practice.

scholarly journals How do we measure up? A comparison of lifestyle-related health risk factors among sampled employees in South African and UK companies

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Milner ◽  
Roseanne da Silva ◽  
Deepak Patel ◽  
Sulaiman Salau
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
South African ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours ◽  
The Uk

The need to address the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases through changing the lifestyle behaviours that contribute to them has become a global priority. Settings-based health promotion strategies such as workplace health promotion programmes are growing in an attempt to start meeting this need. In order for settings-based health promotion programmes to be successful, they need to be based on the specific risk profiles of the population for whom they are designed. Workplace health promotion programmes are becoming popular in South Africa, but there are currently few data available about the health risks and lifestyle behaviours of the South African employed population. In order to obtain such data and reward workplace health promotion initiatives, Discovery Health initiated healthy company campaigns in South Africa and the UK. These campaigns took the form of a competition to assess the healthiest companies in each country. Through these campaigns, an extensive data set was collected encompassing UK and South African employees’ lifestyle behaviours and health risks. In this article, we used these data to compare self-reported physical activity levels, self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption, calculated BMI, self-reported smoking, mental health indicators, and health screening status of the UK and South African employee samples. We found significant differences across all measures, with the exception of self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption. The findings emphasise the importance of using local data to tailor workplace health promotion programmes for the population for which the programmes have been designed.

Availability of and Participation in Workplace Health Promotion Programs by Sociodemographic, Occupation, and Work Organization Characteristics in US Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1028-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Tsai ◽  
Toni Alterman ◽  
James W. Grosch ◽  
Sara E. Luckhaupt
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion Programs

Purpose: To examine how the availability of and participation in workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) vary as a function of sociodemographic, occupation, and work organization characteristics. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: 2015 National Health Interview Survey and Occupational Health Supplement. Participants: The study sample included 17 469 employed adults who completed the WHPP questions. Measures: The 2 dependent outcome measures were availability of WHPPs and participation in these programs when available. Independent variables included occupation and 8 work organization and employment characteristics: company size, hours worked, supervisory responsibility, hourly pay, paid sick leave, health insurance offered by employer, work schedule, and work arrangement. Analysis: Poisson regression analyses were conducted with SUDAAN 11.0.1. Results: Overall, 57.8% of 46.6% employees who have WHPPs available reported participating in these programs. This study found that adults who worked ≤20 h/wk, worked regular night shifts, were paid by the hour, or worked for temporary agencies were less likely to participate in WHPPs. Workers who supervised others were 13% more likely to participate than nonsupervisors. Borderline associations were seen for having access to employer-sponsored health insurance and working at a site with <10 employees. Conclusion: Despite the potential for improving physical and mental health, only 58% of US workers participated in WHPPs. Since barriers to WHPP participation (eg, time constraints, lack of awareness, and no perceived need) may vary across occupations and work organization characteristics, employers should tailor WHPPs based on their specific work organization characteristics to maximize participation.

scholarly journals The Association Between Men’s Heath Behaviors and Interest in Workplace Health Promotion

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 226-235
Author(s):  
Cherisse L. Seaton ◽  
Joan L. Bottorff ◽  
Cristina M. Caperchione ◽  
Steven T. Johnson ◽  
John L. Oliffe
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Managing Stress

Background: Predictors of men’s health behaviors and interest in workplace health promotion are not well known. The aim of this study was to describe men’s interest in workplace health promotion and associated health behaviors. Method: Male employees ( N = 781) at six workplaces in British Columbia, Canada, were invited to complete a survey of their health behaviors, demographics, and interest in health promotion prior to implementation of a workplace health program. Findings: A total of 227 male employees ( Mage = 43.6 years; SD = 12.1) completed the survey (response rate = 29%). Regarding health behaviors, 62.1% reported 150 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), 29.3% consumed 5+ servings of fruit/vegetables per day, 56.8% reported 7+ hours sleep/night, 14.4% smoked, and 81.3% consumed alcohol. Men spent 50% of their workday sitting, and higher body mass index (BMI), higher income, and greater hours worked were related to greater hours sitting. Age was inversely related to MVPA. Alcohol consumption was lower among men who were older, had higher income, and worked fewer hours. Most men were interested in being physically active (85%), managing stress (85%), eating healthy (89%), and cancer screening (91%). Higher stage of change for physical activity (β = .20, p = .003) and fruit/vegetable consumption (β = .18, p = .027) were related to interest in these activities. Conclusions/Application to Practice: Occupational health providers should consider worker demographics and could support interventions that target individuals with varying levels of health behaviors given the importance of meeting the needs of often sedentary workers.

scholarly journals Employees' Perception of Workplace Health Promotion Initiatives in Taiwan: A Cross-sectional Survey of 30 Worksites

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 551-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shang-Wei HSU ◽  
Jin-Ding LIN ◽  
Kuam-Tin LEE ◽  
Ching-Hui LOH ◽  
Chia-Feng YEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

Workplace health promotion of large and medium-sized businesses

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Kohler
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Information Need ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Size ◽  
Health Insurance Companies

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between different areas of workplace health promotion (WHP) activities and predictors of the number of areas in which WHP activities are offered. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire with ten questions on WHP was mailed to the 478 largest businesses in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. The cross-sectional data from this survey are presented and explored using correlation and linear regression analyses. Findings – In total, 30 businesses, of which 90 percent offered WHP activities, participated in the survey. Businesses with WHP were, on average, active in 5.59 (SD=2.24) areas of health promotion. Offering an activity was positively correlated with offering an activity in at least one other area for all WHP areas except ergonomic workplace design (p < 0.05). Among businesses offering WHP, reporting that WHP would be strengthened with more support (−2.02, 95 percent CI: −4.04 to −0.01) and being a medium-sized business with an information need (−3.63, 95 percent CI: −5.70 to −1.57) or an opinion that health insurance companies should offer WHP (−1.96, 95 percent CI: −3.86 to −0.05) were all associated with offering activities in fewer WHP areas. In a multiple regression analysis, the information need of mid-size businesses was the only significant predictor (−5.25, 95 percent CI: −9.41 to −1.08). Practical implications – Addressing the information needs of medium-sized businesses concerning WHP could be an effective strategy for increasing the spectrum of WHP activities offered. Originality/value – This study complements existing studies by assessing associations between WHP activities and predictors of WHP activity emphasizing business size.

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