Health Promotion Programs Quiz

Health Promotion Programs

• Health Promotion is a combination of diagnostic, educational, and behavioral modification activities designed to support attainment and maintenance of positive health.
• Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAPs) provide counseling and assistance to employees and their family members with problems that may interfere with worker productivity.

Workplace Health Promotion

• Wellness programs can thrive in small workplaces, carrying substantial benefits for employees and employers.
• Absent or lower-performing workers can have a significant impact on the workplace.

Stress Management Programs

• Cognitive-Behavioral Skills Training helps individuals think about events in new ways and be aware of how they view stressful events.
• Relaxation Training, Meditation, and Mindfulness provide skills for coping with stress.
• Increasing Social Support is also an effective approach to stress management.
• Cognitive-behavioral interventions appear to be the most effective stress-management programs.

Lifestyle Programming

• Education, Screening, and Behavioural Lifestyle Changes are essential components of health promotion programs.
• Worksite Health Promotion programs are designed to affect an employee's health practices or physical lifestyle.
• Common programs include smoking cessation, alcohol and drug testing, hypertension screening, nutrition and weight control, and physical fitness programs.

Steps in Health Promotion Programs

• Secondary-level health promotion programs: physical or psychological assessment, counseling, and referral to in-house or community-based resources.
• Tertiary-level health promotion programs: identification of symptomatic and high-risk individuals, referral or treatment, and follow-up to ensure treatment effectiveness.

Developing a Successful Program

• Keep the program in line with workplace goals and values.
• Consider multiple factors that influence health, including individual, cultural, and policy factors.
• Target programs to a range of health issues.
• Tailor programs to meet specific needs.
• Aim for high participation and engage in thorough evaluation.
• Communicate program success to stakeholders.

Unintended Consequences of WHP Programs

• Reduction of health care use by employees may lead to higher unit costs.
• Participation in fitness programs may cause work disruptions, increase fatigue, lower performance, and increase accidents.
• Health promotion can cause friction among workers.
• Diagnosis of previously unknown risk factors may contribute to absenteeism.

Workplace Wellness

• Active attempts should be made to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
• 90% of American companies with more than 200 employees offer health-related programs.
• Canadian companies offer a range of wellness programs, including fitness and nutrition programs, and stress management programs.