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- Title
The Art of Health Promotion: linking research to practice.
- Authors
Grossmeier, Jessica; Calitz, Chris; Pham, Kristin; Lang, Jason E.; Mummert, Amanda; Roemer, Enid Chung; Kent, Karen Butcher; Koffman, Dyann Matson; Goetzel, Ron Z.; Rosenbaum, Elissa; Imboden, Mary; Noeldner, Steven; Martin, Sara; Picarella, Ryan; Pitts, Jennifer S.
- Abstract
Kurt Lewin, the founding father of social psychology once said, "There's nothing so practical as good theory."[1] In my early health promotion career as a developer and implementer of workplace health programs, I was drawn to theory and research because it increased the likelihood that I'd succeed in helping the individuals I was working with to improve their health via lifestyle behavior changes that were sustained over time. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthy Worksite Program (NHWP) tested and updated the CDC ScoreCard in 2014 to include 4 additional workplace health topics (lactation support, occupational health and safety, vaccine-preventable diseases, and community resources). They can also use the CDC Workplace Health Resource Center website to find credible information and tools in the public domain to develop or expand workplace health programs, such as comprehensive workplace health frameworks and models underlying the CDC ScoreCard, and case studies featuring CDC ScoreCard users.[13][14]-[15] The HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer (HERO Scorecard) is a web-based questionnaire to provide employers of all sizes and industries with guidance on employee health and well-being (HWB) best practices. Workplace health promotion has evolved over the past several decades from solely individual-focused and often siloed programs, to the more comprehensive initiatives that are built on a culture of health, have integrated health and safety components, and are whole-person focused, addressing physical, social, mental, spiritual, intellectual, and financial health.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HEALTH promotion; PHYSICIAN executives; HEALTH websites; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; EMPLOYEE health promotion; BUSINESS success; MEDICAL personnel; IMMUNIZATION of children; AMERICAN Heart Association; EVALUATION of human services programs; SYSTEM analysis; MEDICAL research
- Publication
American Journal of Health Promotion, 2020, Vol 34, Issue 3, p316
- ISSN
0890-1171
- Publication type
editorial
- DOI
10.1177/0890117119898026