Worksite Health Promotion

Author:   David H. Chenoweth ,  David Chenoweth
Publisher:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Edition:   Third Edition
ISBN:  

9780736092913


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   14 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
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Author:   David H. Chenoweth ,  David Chenoweth
Publisher:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint:   Human Kinetics
Edition:   Third Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9780736092913


ISBN 10:   0736092919
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   14 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781718202498
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part I: Initiating Worksite Health Promotion Chapter 1: The Case for Worksite Health Promotion Factors Behind Rising Health Care Costs Health Costs and Health Promotion A Brief History of Worksite Health Promotion Why Businesses Offer Health Promotion Chapter 2: Determining Employees’ Needs and Interests Identifying Employees’ Needs Assessing Employees’ Needs Part II: Planning Worksite Health Promotion Programs Chapter 3: Preparing Program Goals Establishing Vision and Mission Statements Setting Appropriate Goals Anticipating Realistic Results Chapter 4: Establishing Healthy Lifestyle Programs Programming Philosophy Exercise and Physical Fitness Nutrition Weight Control Back Health Prenatal Health Smoking Control AIDS Education and HIV Disease Prevention Medical Self-Care and Health Care Consumerism Financial Wellness Chapter 5: Funding and Resource Considerations Allocating Resources Funding WHP Preparing a Budget Preparing Your Proposal Positioning WHP in an Integrated Framework Part III: Providing and Evaluating Worksite Health Promotion Chapter 6: Building a Healthy Worksite Environment Cultivating a Healthy Culture Reducing Occupational Injury Personalizing Disability Management Implementing Employee Assistance Programs Creating a Less Stressful Worksite Chapter 7: Promoting and Launching Worksite Programs Developing a Marketing Strategy Using E-Health Technology Preparing Employees to Take Action Developing a Health Fair Conducting Employee Health Screening Managing Risk and Liability Giving the Program a Trial Run Chapter 8: Evaluating Health Promotion Efforts Identifying Program Stakeholders Establishing Goals for Evaluation Developing Intervention Goals Establishing Measurable Objectives Developing Your Evaluation Approach Choosing an Evaluation Design Emphasizing Economic-Based Evaluations Part IV: Managing Essential WHP Considerations Chapter 9: Overcoming Challenges of Company Size Small Businesses Multisite Operations Chapter 10: Building a Career in WHP Academic Preparation Professional Certification Professional Resources Job Seeking

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David H. Chenoweth, PhD, has designed, implemented, and evaluated worksite health programs in the public and private sectors for more than 30 years as president of Chenoweth & Associates, Inc. He is a frequent speaker to various business and health care groups and has authored eight books, including Planning Health Promotion at the Worksite, Health CareCost Management, and Evaluating Worksite Health Promotion. Dr Chenoweth is a professor emeritus at East Carolina University, where he developed one of the first academic worksite health promotion programs in the United States. Dr. Chenoweth is a member of the International Association for Worksite Health Promotion and the American College of Sports Medicine. He has also chaired the Business and Industry Committee of the North Carolina Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health and is a fellow of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion. In 2004, he was invited by the European Union to consult on worksite health promotion.

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