Opportunities for Employers to Support Physical Activity Through Policy
Authors
Ablah, ElizabethLemon, Stephenie C.
Pronk, Nicolaas P.
Wojcik, Janet R.
Mukhtar, Qaiser
Grossmeier, Jessica
Pollack, Keshia M.
Whitsel, Laurie P.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Prevention Research CenterDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-06-27Keywords
physical activityexercise
employers
workplaces
workplace culture
policy
Behavioral Medicine
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Health Policy
Preventive Medicine
Public Health Education and Promotion
Work, Economy and Organizations
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In an effort to improve health and business outcomes, workplaces are supplementing traditional physical activity programs focused on individual behavior change with policies designed to change workplace culture. However, confusion exists about how to define workplace policies. In practice, worksites implement programs, benefit designs, and environmental strategies and describe these as policies. The purpose of this essay is to provide a definition for worksite policy and discuss how policy approaches can support employers’ efforts to promote physical activity. We also describe worksite physical activity policies that employers can adopt and implement.Source
Prev Chronic Dis. 2019 Jun 27;16:E84. doi: 10.5888/pcd16.190075. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.5888/pcd16.190075Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44535PubMed ID
31255184Related Resources
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10.5888/pcd16.190075