Promoting Healthy Workplaces by Building Cultures of Health and Applying Strategic Communications

Kent, Karen; Goetzel, Ron Z.; Roemer, Enid Chung; Prasad, Aishwarya; Freundlich, Naomi

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“…Respondents who believed that their organisation placed a high priority on the WHP activities, that they had the support of their managers to participate or that colleagues were interested in taking part were more likely to participate. These are factors that Kent and co-authors 26 argue are consistent with building a culture of health; where middle managers and direct supervisors support initiatives, and ideally lead by example. For example, managerial support for employees to participate during work time has been shown to be associated with a higher likelihood of participation in physical activity programs.…”

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Barriers and facilitators to participation in workplace health promotion (WHP) activities: results from a cross‐sectional survey of public‐sector employees in Tasmania, Australia

Kilpatrick

Blizzard

Sanderson

et al. 2017

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed Workplaces are promising settings for health promotion, yet employee participation in workplace health promotion (WHP) activities is often low or variable. This study explored facilitating factors and barriers associated with participation in WHP activities that formed part of a comprehensive WHP initiative run within the Tasmanian State Service (TSS) between 2009 and 2013. Methods TSS employee (n=3228) completed surveys in 2013. Data included sociodemographic characteristics, employee-perceived availability of WHP activities, employee-reported participation in WHP activities, and facilitators and barriers to participation. Ordinal log-link regression was used in cross-sectional analyses. Results Significant associations were found for all facilitating factors and participation. Respondents who felt their organisation placed a high priority on WHP, who believed that management supported participation or that the activities could improve their health were more likely to participate. Time- and health-related barriers were associated with participation in fewer activities. All associations were independent of age, sex, work schedule and employee-perceived availability of programs. Part-time and shift-work patterns, and location of activities were additionally identified barriers. Conclusion Facilitating factors relating to implementation, peer and environmental support, were associated with participation in more types of activities, time- and health-related barriers were associated with less participation. So what? Large and diverse organisations should ensure WHP efforts have manager support and adopt flexible approaches to maximise employee engagement.

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Barriers and facilitators to participation in workplace health promotion (WHP) activities: results from a cross‐sectional survey of public‐sector employees in Tasmania, Australia

Kilpatrick

Blizzard

Sanderson

et al. 2017

Health Prom J of Aust

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“…19,20 As a group, employees’ mean rating of their employers’ overall support for their personal health stayed a high level, suggesting that they felt supported throughout the process. Although participating employers significantly increased the number of tobacco, physical activity, and nutrition interventions offered, in 2015 significantly fewer employees agreed that their employer encouraged healthy behavior than in 2013.…”

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Cluff

Payne³

et al. 2017

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective To evaluate employers’ implementation of evidence-based interventions, and changes in employees’ behaviors associated with participating in the national healthy worksite program (NHWP). Methods NHWP recruited 100 small and mid-sized employers and provided training and support for 18 months. Outcome measures were collected with an employer questionnaire, an employee survey, and biometric data at baseline and 18 months later. Results The 41 employers who completed the NHWP implemented significantly more evidence-based interventions and had more comprehensive worksite health promotion programs after participating. Employees made significant improvements in physical activity and nutritional behaviors, but did not significantly improve employee weight. Conclusions Training and technical support can help small and mid-sized employers implement evidence-based health interventions to promote positive employee behavior changes. A longer follow up period may be needed to assess whether NHWP led to improvements in clinical outcomes.

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“…Workplace health promotion programs that do not follow best practices, including assessing needs, often have low employee participation ( 7 , 8 ). However, accumulating evidence in the workplace health promotion program literature suggests that when these programs are well executed they benefit both employees and employers ( 5 , 9 , 10 ). In the 2015 Harris Poll Neilson survey, approximately three quarters of employers with a workplace health promotion program in place reported positive impacts from their wellness programs, including improved workers’ health (83.6%); performance and productivity (83.3%); and reduced health care costs (73.6%) ( 7 ).…”

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CDC Grand Rounds: New Frontiers in Workplace Health

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Lang²,

Goetzel

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Promoting Healthy Workplaces by Building Cultures of Health and Applying Strategic Communications

Abstract: Increased efforts are needed to disseminate lessons learned from employers who have built cultures of health and excellent communications strategies and apply these insights more broadly in workplace settings.

Cited by 96 publications

References 23 publications

Barriers and facilitators to participation in workplace health promotion (WHP) activities: results from a cross‐sectional survey of public‐sector employees in Tasmania, Australia

Barriers and facilitators to participation in workplace health promotion (WHP) activities: results from a cross‐sectional survey of public‐sector employees in Tasmania, Australia

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Grand Rounds: New Frontiers in Workplace Health

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