HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE WORKPLACE

Abstract

Health Promotion in the Workplace is written from a scholarly perspect ive that reflects the full knowledge of science in the field yet recog nizes the constraints of practical application. This comprehensive tex t covers the importance of health promotion programs; the process of d esigning, managing and evaluating programs; the positive effects such programs can have on employees and the workplace; the physical and emo tional services these programs can offer; and major issues, such as fa ctors affecting older workers and retirees and the emerging global per spective, impacting the health promotion field. Ideal as a text for st udents in undergraduate and graduate level health promotion programs o r as a reference for managers and consultants in the health promotion and/or human resource fields. V Financial analysis of health promotion programs provide necessary justification needed to secure funding.