scholarly journals Incorporating Reporting Efforts to Manage and Improve Health and Wellness Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy S. Wells ◽  
Ronald J. Ozminkowski ◽  
Michael P. McGinn ◽  
Kevin Hawkins ◽  
Gandhi R. Bhattarai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Improve Health

scholarly journals Feasibility of Using Telehealth to Deliver the “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina M. Serwe ◽  
Gayle I. Hersch ◽  
Karen Pancheri
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Delivery Format ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
High Median ◽  
Improve Health ◽  
Total Average

Caregivers report poorer health and wellness than the general population and identify numerous barriers to their attending programs to improve health and wellness.  The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of employing a telehealth delivery method to enhance access to caregiver wellness programs. This article presents the quantitative results of a mixed methods feasibility study of translating the Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) program to a telehealth delivery format. Four unpaid family caregivers of older adults participated in a telehealth delivered PTC program, a wellness program with established outcomes in the in-person environment.  The program was delivered using synchronous videoconferencing methods. High class attendance and a high median total average Telehealth Usability Questionnaire score of 5.7 indicated the telehealth delivery method was feasible. This research suggests that telehealth is a feasible delivery format for a caregiver program traditionally delivered in an in-person format.

scholarly journals Towards Corporate Wellness: Health Culture and Wellness Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Mazur ◽  
Marta Mazur-Małek
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Health It ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Corporate Wellness ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
Company Culture ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting

AbstractThe aim of the article is to present wellness programs as means leading to the creation of culture of health in organizations. The notion of culture of health is becoming increasingly important for companies as statistics show that the number of health-related work problems is steadily increasing. As a result, labor costs are systematically increasing. To tackle this problem, companies began to introduce health and wellness programs to improve the psychophysical health of their employees. The article includes an overview of the concept of health-promoting company culture. It also identifies factors determining its success among employees, defines factors that limit employee participation and presents good practices for disease prevention through employee-oriented programs. This article is based on a literature review, including both: literature and statistical data available in official data bases. In many cases, research confirms the usefulness of wellness programs in the process of building a corporate culture of health. It also shows factors limiting the usability of such programs, which leads to companies being able to develop and improve.

Strategies to engage pharmacy students and residents in worksite-based health and wellness programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie A. DiPietro ◽  
Michael J. Rush ◽  
David R. Bright ◽  
Kelly R. Kroustos ◽  
Michael M. Milks
Keyword(s):  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Health And Wellness

scholarly journals Taking Age-Friendly Campus Efforts to New PEAKS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 387-387
Author(s):  
Pamela Elfenbein
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Cultural Activities ◽  
Action Knowledge ◽  
The University ◽  
Older Adult Population

Abstract The University of North Georgia’s Personal Enrichment, Action, Knowledge Series (PEAKS) was developed as a monthly series of engaging and seasonally appropriate presentations and activities designed to expressly meet the needs of the region’s large and quickly growing older adult population during the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant isolation. The PEAKS programs are available virtually to allow for broad participation throughout the 30 county UNG service region. While we developed PEAKS to specifically reach-out to older adults in our region, we have found that our audience is actually multi-generational, actively engaging with our speakers and one another. AFU underpinnings for PEAKS include Principle #8 - To enhance access for older adults to the university's range of health and wellness programs and its arts and cultural activities; and #9 - To engage actively with the university's own retired community.

Health and Wellness Programming

2017 ◽  
pp. 220-236
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kelly ◽  
Jack E. Hoban
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Model Programs

The health and wellbeing of our police community has rightfully become a top priority to ensure the viability of this critically important workforce. This chapter defines officer wellbeing, identifies stressors inherent in policing, and explores the impact of stress upon police officers. The potential contributions of an ethical mindset to officer wellbeing are considered, including the concept of the officer as Ethical Protector. Important elements of health and wellness programs are reviewed, with an emphasis on developing resources that support police officers' physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing. Police agencies are encouraged to draw from model programs and national guidelines to develop sustainable, cost-effective health and wellness programs. Such efforts are likely to fit local needs, foster positive community relations, and support police officer resiliency.

Impact of Primary Care Worksite Health and Wellness Clinics on HbA1c Level Among Prediabetic or Diabetic Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Catherine C. Cohen ◽  
Simon Hollands ◽  
Harry H. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Hemoglobin A1c ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Central California ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Employee Data

Purpose: To determine whether the use of worksite health and wellness clinics reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) for prediabetic and diabetic employees. Design: Hemoglobin A1c values were compared between clinic users and matched non-users. Setting: The Wonderful Company’s (TWC’s) agricultural and packaging sites in Central California. Sample: TWC’s 2016 to 2017 employees who used clinics (n = 445, defined below) and clinic non-users (n = 217) who had HbA1c screening and worked at TWC for 3 or more months each year. Intervention: A unique worksite health and wellness clinic that offers multidisciplinary primary medical care in synergy with TWC’s overall wellness programs. Measures: Exposure was clinic use, defined by frequency and patterns of visits. Hemoglobin A1c was the outcome of interest. Analysis: Users and non-users were propensity score matched using the 2016 employee data including HbA1c, and then 2017 HbA1c values were compared between the 2 groups. Results: The 2017 HbA1c of diabetic employees was lower among clinic users compared to non-users (7.42 vs 8.53, P < .001). Differences in HbA1c among prediabetics or diabetics and prediabetics aggregated were not statistically significant, despite TWC’s population-level data showing a reduction in prediabetes prevalence. The clinic impact results were robust to multivariate analyses and an alternative definition of utilization. Conclusion: The implementation of TWC’s Health and Wellness clinics was associated with reductions in HbA1c among diabetics, but further research is needed on prediabetics.

scholarly journals Micro Nudges: A Systems Approach to Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-596
Author(s):  
Dan Buettner
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Population Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Improve Health

The secret to longevity and healthier communities lies in a systems-level lifestyle-based approach. There are currently 5 regions across the world where people live relatively longer, healthier, and happier lives. Taking lessons from these areas, dubbed “blue zones,” we can help improve health and wellness at the population level. There are already cases of these Blue Zones Projects implemented in communities across the United States, which have had demonstrable, positive impacts on public health. Collaboration between the public and private sectors at the local level can make these changes to improve lifestyles and reduce the burden of chronic diseases on the healthcare system.

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