International Journal of Workplace Health Management: Volume 8 Issue 3

A workplace health promotion application of the Precede-Proceed model in a regional and remote mining company in Whyalla, South Australia

Dannielle Kay Post, Mark Daniel, Gary Misan, Matthew T Haren

Workplace health promotion enables the dissemination of health-related information to a large portion of society and provides a vehicle for translating results of efficacy studies…

Workplace health programme among individuals with metabolic syndrome

Chee Huei Phing, Hazizi Abu Saad, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the effect of a physical activity intervention using a combination of Facebook and standing banners on improvements in metabolic…

Testing messages to promote stair climbing at work

Erica Lynn Thomas, Anna Puig Ribera, Anna Senye-Mir, Sheila Greenfield, Frank Eves

Worksites have been targeted as an important setting for physical activity interventions. A recent emphasis for health promoters is the use of point-of-choice interventions to…

Sedentary behavior and related factors among full-time, university faculty

Mary Keenan, Anna Elizabeth Greer

Sedentary behavior, independent of physical activity, is a risk factor for both morbidity and mortality. Little is known about factors related to sedentary behavior. The purpose…

Employee health codes of conduct: what would they look like and who wants to accept them?

Rebecca Robbins, Brian Wansink

Most workplace health promotion efforts have failed to consistently and sustainably encourage employees to take responsibility for their health. The purpose of this paper is to…

Providing weight management via the workplace

Jenny Barber, Sarah E Hillier, Geoff Middleton, Richard Keegan, Hannah Henderson, Jacquie Lavin

– The purpose of this paper is to assess the feasibility and benefits of providing weight management support via the workplace.