ACSM's Worksite Health Promotion Manual: A Guide to Building and Sustaining Healthy Worksites

by American College of Sports Medicine

• ISBN13: 9780736046572
• ISBN10: 0736046577
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS

Summary

Practical, real-world application for promoting healthy worksites

Table of Contents

Contributors	v
Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	x
Introduction	xi
Part I Building a Strong Foundation
Building a Healthy Worksite From the View of a CEO	3	(4)
Using Theories and Models to Support Program Planning	7	(12)
Forming Alliances to Ensure Program Integration	19	(18)
Summary	33	(4)
Part II Operation Processes That Work
Establishing the Operating Plan and Resources	37	(8)
Designing Health Promotion Programs	45	(16)
Using Administrative Processes and Procedures	61	(26)
Summary	83	(4)
Part III Development Strategies for Mature Programs
Introducing Development Strategies for Mature Programs	87	(2)
Building Partnerships Between Mature Worksite Health Promotion Programs and Managed Care	89	(10)
Dow Chemical's Evaluation-Driven Approach	99	(6)
Implementing Health and Productivity Management	105	(10)
Improving the Organization Through the Work Promotion Model	115	(8)
Presenting Final Thoughts for Mature Programs	123	(8)
Summary	127	(4)
Part IV Reengineering for Mature Programs
Introducing the Concept of Reengineering	131	(6)
Linking Reengineering to Corporate Strategy	137	(6)
Benchmarking Best Practices	143	(6)
Institutionalizing Worksite Health Promotion: Heart Check	149	(8)
Promoting Reengineering With the Organizational Development Model	157	(20)
Summary	173	(4)
Part V The Twenty-First-Century Challenge
Introducing the Twenty-First-Century Challenge	177	(6)
Using New Communication Technologies As a Bridge to Better Health	183	(10)
Using Integrative Medicine	193	(4)
Expanding Workplace Health Promotion Globally	197	(6)
Providing a Broader Vision for Worksite Health	203	(10)
Summary	211	(2)
Appendixes	213	(33)
Index	246	(4)
About the Editor	250