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- Title
Moving the Worksite Health Promotion Profession Forward: Is the Time Right for Requiring Standards? A Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Watkins, Cecilia; English, Gary
- Abstract
Standards in any profession are adopted to assure that the individuals hired are adequately trained and the programs that they oversee are of the highest quality. Worksite health promotion should be no different from any other field. A review of the research conducted by experts in worksite health promotion is examined, along with an assessment of skills needed to ensure that wellness programs are effective and employees, their families, and even their communities are educated on the ways to best prevent chronic diseases and occupational incidences through healthy and safe behaviors. This article is consistent with Health Promotion Practice’s mission and focuses on the exploration of the processes used to plan effective worksite health promotion programs, and it suggests initial discussions on whether these processes should become standards for professionals in the worksite health promotion field.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE assistance programs; INDUSTRIAL relations; OCCUPATIONAL health services; OCCUPATIONAL therapy services; NATIONAL Institute for Occupational Safety &; Health; EVIDENCE-based medicine; OCCUPATIONAL roles; HUMAN services programs; EVALUATION of human services programs; PATIENT Protection &; Affordable Care Act
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839914547759