scholarly journals Workplace Health Promotion: Assessing the Cardiopulmonary Risks of the Construction Workforce in Hong Kong

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e0146286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sze Pui Pamela Tin ◽  
Wendy W. T. Lam ◽  
Sungwon Yoon ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
Nan Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health

scholarly journals Truckies and the Australian transport industry: Managers’ perspectives about enablers and inhibitors to workplace health promotion

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Marguerite C. Sendall ◽  
Alison Brodie ◽  
Laura K. McCosker ◽  
Phil Crane ◽  
Marylou Fleming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Transport Industry ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

BACKGROUND: There is little published research about managers’ views on implementing and embedding workplace health promotion interventions. OBJECTIVE: To shed light on research-to-practice challenges in implementing workplace health promotion interventions in the Australian road transport industry. METHODS: In this Participatory Action Research project, managers from small-to-midsized companies in the Australian road transport industry were asked their views about enablers and barriers to implementing nutrition and physical activity interventions in their workplace. RESULTS: Managers identified practical assistance with resources, ideas, and staffing as being key enablers to implementation. Barriers included time restraints, worker age and lack of interest, and workplace issues relating to costs and resources. CONCLUSION: Manager perspectives add new insights about successful implementation of workplace health promotion. A Participatory Action Research approach allows managers to develop their own ideas for adapting interventions to suit their workplace. These findings add to a small body of knowledge of managers’ views about implementing workplace health promotion in small-to-midsized road transport companies - a relatively unexplored group. Managers highlight the importance of time constraints and worker availability when designing interventions for the road transport industry. Managers require a good understanding of the workplaces’ socio-cultural context for successful health promotion and health behaviour change.

scholarly journals Workplace Health in Kentucky: A Statewide Comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5473
Author(s):  
Gretchen Macy ◽  
Jacqueline Basham ◽  
Cecilia Watkins ◽  
Vijay Golla
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Research Software ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Statewide Assessment

The objectives of this study were to assess the state of Kentucky’s workplace health promotion and occupational safety and health programs, to ensure the ability to comprehend any possible trends over the past six years in the state’s progress in offering workplace health promotion and health protection programs, to compare the results of this survey with the 2013 Kentucky state-wide assessment, and to identify gaps in Kentucky’s workplace health promotion and occupational safety and health based on Total Worker Health® (TWH) concepts. Using Qualtrics research software, the Workplace Health in America assessment was sent to companies located in Kentucky and having 10 or more employees. Participants were identified using Dun and Bradstreet’s Hoover’s database. The results showed that, as with the 2013 survey, larger workplaces significantly were more likely to offer workplace health promotion programs than smaller companies (X2 = 24.30; p < 0.001). However, more companies (78%) reported offering programs compared to the 2013 assessment (49%). Given the results of the current study as compared to the statewide assessment conducted in 2013, Kentucky’s WHP is moving in a positive direction; yet, there is still much to be done. There remains a strong need to provide cost-effective and accessible resources for all elements of TWH to small workplaces.

Identifying Health and Safety Risks for Childcare Workers

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 321-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda J. McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Childcare Workers ◽  
Health And Safety Risks

Childcare workers are exposed to several health and safety risks in their work environment, the most common being infectious diseases, musculoskeletal injuries, accidents, and occupational stress. Pregnant childcare workers have an additional risk of potential harm to the fetus. Occupational health nurses can work collaboratively with childcare workers to reduce these risks and provide workplace health promotion programs. This article explores the occupational health and safety issues for childcare workers and suggests health promotion strategies that could be implemented by occupational health nurses working in this arena.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Workplace Health Promotion for Restaurant Workers, Seattle, 2012

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Allen ◽  
Kristen Hammerback ◽  
Jeffrey R. Harris ◽  
Peggy A. Hannon ◽  
Amanda T. Parrish
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health

Investigating Employee-Reported Benefits of Participation in a Comprehensive Australian Workplace Health Promotion Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 505-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Kilpatrick ◽  
Leigh Blizzard ◽  
Kristy Sanderson ◽  
Brook Teale ◽  
Mark Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Promotion Program
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