Health Promotion in the Workplace

Health Promotion in the Workplace is written from a scholarly perspective that reflects the full knowledge of science in the field yet recognizes the constraints of practical application. This comprehensive text covers the importance of health promotion programs; the process of designing, managing and evaluating programs; the positive effects such programs can have on employees and the workplace; the physical and emotional services these programs can offer; and major issues, such as factors affecting older workers and retirees and the emerging global perspective, impacting the health promotion field. Ideal as a text for students in undergraduate and graduate level health promotion programs or as a reference for managers and consultants in the health promotion and/or human resource fields.· Financial analysis of health promotion programs provide necessary justification needed to secure funding· Chapters provide review of subject area, a discussion and critique of the supporting research and guidelines on how to implement the research into practice· Includes in depth guidelines for evaluating health promotion programs· Written from a scholarly perspective that reflects the full knowledge of science in the field, yet recognizes the constraints of practical application(key words: Health promotion, workplace health promotion, wellness, health and wellness, worksite health, health promotion programs)