Workplace Health Promotion Programs (PDF)

Shine a spotlight on the benefits of promoting health in the
workplace

Workplace Health Promotion Programs focuses on the
incredible value that employee health programs can offer by
exploring six key topics: behavioral health, physical health,
healthy environments, health education, nutritional health, and
physical activity. This in-depth resource explicitly establishes
what successful workplace health promotion programs, services, and
collaborations are, and then builds upon this foundational
understanding by introducing methods and tools for promoting
employee health and safety, while emphasizing the skills students
need to do so. Through this resource, students will come to
understand how to recognize employee health and safety
opportunities, and how to think on a larger scale when it comes to
workplace health initiatives in small, midsized, and larger
employers that are comprehensive and fiscally sound.

Workplace health promotion programs have the potential to both
improve the health of the population as a whole and control
healthcare spending in the process. Health problems are estimated
to cost employers in the United States over $200 billion per year
through medical costs, absenteeism, disability, and overall reduced
productivity. Improving well-being through effective workplace
health promotion programs can reduce this cost--and create
healthier, happier workforces.

* Discover the design, implementation, and evaluation of
workplace health promotion programs that address the range of
employee health needs and concerns

* Understand how evidence-based programs can positively impact
business and reduce health care cost

* Explore the larger scale implications of successful workplace
health programs, including health policies, health insurance
design, worker safety, employee behavior, etc.

* Learn how together employers and employees work to create a
culture of health and well-being to support and promote employee
health and safety

* Review the ways in which successful workplace health promotion
programs can prove financially beneficial

Workplace Health Promotion Programs is a resource that
guides students and professionals alike in the discovery,
development, and execution of successful employee health
initiatives.