Wellness in the Work Place: Potentials and Pitfalls of Work-Site Health Promotion

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Work Site ◽  
Work Site Health Promotion

Effects of Work-Site Health Promotion on Illness-Related Absenteeism

1993 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1142-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Jeffery ◽  
Jean L. Forster ◽  
Bonny V. Dunn ◽  
Simone A. French ◽  
Paul G. McGovern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Work Site ◽  
Related Absenteeism ◽  
Work Site Health Promotion

Health Behavior, Quality of Work Life, and Organizational Effectiveness in the Lumber Industry

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart I. Donaldson ◽  
Steve Sussman ◽  
Clyde W. Dent ◽  
Herbert H. Severson ◽  
Jacqueline L. Stoddard
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Work Site ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Work Site Health Promotion

A major incentive for work-site health promotion activities has been the promise of increased company profitability. Some critics have challenged the economic argument based on distal outcomes such as increased employee longevity and less morbidity later in life. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between employee health behavior, quality of work life, and proximal organizationally valued outcomes. Data were collected from a stratified random sample of employees working at Pacific Lumber Company ( N = 146), the largest single-site lumber mill in California. Although employee sleep patterns predicted health care utilization and psychological well-being, for the most part employee health behaviors were not strong predictors of proximal organizational effectiveness factors. However, quality-of-work-life factors significantly predicted organizational commitment, absenteeism, and tardiness frequency. The findings suggest the value of improving the system of work in which employees are embedded as part of comprehensive work-site health promotion efforts.

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