Workplace Health Promotion Programs

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Shine a spotlight on the benefits of promoting health in theworkplace Workplace Health Promotion Programs focuses on theincredible value that employee health programs can offer byexploring six key topics: behavioral health, physical health,healthy environments, health education, nutritional health, andphysical activity. This in-depth resource explicitly establisheswhat successful workplace health promotion programs, services, andcollaborations are, and then builds upon this foundationalunderstanding by introducing methods and tools for promotingemployee health and safety, while emphasizing the skills studentsneed to do so. Through this resource, students will come tounderstand how to recognize employee health and safetyopportunities, and how to think on a larger scale when it comes toworkplace health initiatives in small, midsized, and largeremployers that are comprehensive and fiscally sound. Workplace health promotion programs have the potential to bothimprove the health of the population as a whole and controlhealthcare spending in the process. Health problems are estimatedto cost employers in the United States over $200 billion per yearthrough medical costs, absenteeism, disability, and overall reducedproductivity. Improving well-being through effective workplacehealth promotion programs can reduce this cost--and createhealthier, happier workforces. * Discover the design, implementation, and evaluation ofworkplace health promotion programs that address the range ofemployee health needs and concerns * Understand how evidence-based programs can positively impactbusiness and reduce health care cost * Explore the larger scale implications of successful workplacehealth programs, including health policies, health insurancedesign, worker safety, employee behavior, etc. * Learn how together employers and employees work to create aculture of health and well-being to support and promote employeehealth and safety * Review the ways in which successful workplace health promotionprograms can prove financially beneficial Workplace Health Promotion Programs is a resource thatguides students and professionals alike in the discovery,development, and execution of successful employee healthinitiatives.

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Carl I. Fertman

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"This is an excellent book for all you need to know about workplace health promotion programs. It is a very comprehensive overview on planning, implementing, and evaluating effectiveness and efficiencies of such programs and provides systematic evidence-based approach in doing so. The author, Carl I. Fertman, PhD,MBA, MCHES, is a thought leader in evidence-based programs for work place health promotion programs with deep knowledge of challenges facing small,mid-size, or large employers in planning, implementing, and evaluating health and wellness initiatives for their employees. (...) This book is a great resource for a diverse group of readers from government, nongovernment, academia to business professionals interested in workplace health promotion programs, students, occupational medicine, human resource, and benefits professionals. Work place health and wellness program administrators or consultants can benefit tremendously from the content of this publication." - Fikry Isaac, MD, MPH, Johnson and Johnson Services Inc, New Brunswick, United States
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