Participants’ Perceptions of Worksite Health-Promotion Educational Activities

Abell, Cathy H.; Main, Maria E.

doi:10.1080/07370016.2016.1227212

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“…Older employees may notice a deterioration in their physical health, and therefore, be ready to make health and wellness changes. This hypothesis aligns with existing research that found that as age increases, so does knowledge gain related to various health behaviors (Abell & Main, 2016).…”

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The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program on Provider Health in Early Childhood Education Settings

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Workplace Health Saf

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Background: Early childhood education (ECE) working environments often contribute to poor health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe healthy eating–related and physical activity–related awareness and adoption of behavior change of ECE providers after participating in a workplace wellness (WW) program and to explore facilitators and barriers to ECE provider participation in WW program. Methods: The WW program offered healthy eating and physical activity challenges to promote ECE provider health and well-being. Approximately 1,000 ECE providers in Colorado from 35 ECE settings were invited to participate. After the intervention, ECE providers completed two surveys: (a) a provider postsurvey and (b) a WW challenge survey. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to examine factors associated with percent agreement that participation in the WW program increased awareness and adoption of health behaviors. Findings: A total of 250 (25%) ECE providers participated in WW program from 2015 to 2017. After participation, approximately 84% of respondents agreed they were more aware of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables and of being physically active, while 81% reported eating more fruits and vegetables, and 80% reported being more physically active in the workplace. Logistic regression models found that the length of time teaching in ECE settings was positively and significantly associated (odds ratio [OR] = 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.00, 1.21]) with the odds of providers agreeing that participation in the WW program increased their awareness of health behaviors. Conclusion/Application to Practice: The design and implementation of WW programs that emphasize facilitators, such as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as reduce barriers, such as time constraints and unachievable goal setting, may increase the awareness and adoptions of healthy eating–related and physical activity–related behaviors among ECE work settings.

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The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program on Provider Health in Early Childhood Education Settings

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“…Research has highlighted numerous benefits associated with worksite wellness programs (Abell & Main, ; Beck, Hirth, Jenkins, Hirth, Jenkins, Sleemand, & Zhang, ; Carter, Kelly, Alexander, & Holmes, ). Wellness programs traditionally focus on achieving outcomes such as reductions in medical costs, lowered employee health risks, decreased absenteeism and improved morale, with increased productivity also being examined (HERO, ; Rajaratnam, Sears, Shi, Coverley, & Pope, ).…”

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Developing community relationships to enhance well‐being in a worksite wellness program

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Background Wellness programs traditionally focus on achieving outcomes such as health improvement, lowered health risks, decreased absenteeism, improved morale and decreased health care costs. Many programs emphasize physical wellness with more recent inclusion of social, emotional, and environmental dimensions. That change is referenced as the migration of wellness programs into well‐being efforts. Objective Addressing all elements of well‐being is critical for effective wellness program delivery. Design Recognition of the positive impact related to community well‐being is growing in the literature. When people connect with others at work and develop positive and effective relationships across boundaries, a culture of health grows within organizations. Results and Conclusions This paper reviews three community well‐being initiatives implemented within one university worksite and describes the effectiveness of such programs in building community well‐being.

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Participants’ Perceptions of Worksite Health-Promotion Educational Activities

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The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program on Provider Health in Early Childhood Education Settings

The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program on Provider Health in Early Childhood Education Settings

Developing community relationships to enhance well‐being in a worksite wellness program

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