Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Daniela Lucini, Eleonora Pagani, Francesco Capria, Michele Galiano, Marcello Marchese, Stefano Cribellati, Gianfranco Parati
Summary: Workplace health promotion programs and services provided by insurers are important in fostering health and preventing chronic diseases. These programs should be tailored to meet the specific needs and characteristics of companies and employees. Age is an important factor to consider, as younger workers have different lifestyle patterns and stress levels compared to older workers.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yao-Tsung Chang, Feng-Jen Tsai, Ching-Ying Yeh, Ruey-Yu Chen
Summary: The study found significant associations between workplace health culture and workplace health promotion (WHP) performance, healthy lifestyles, and health statuses. Particularly, peer support was strongly related to healthy behaviors such as physical activity, vegetable consumption, and fruit consumption, highlighting the importance of establishing peer support in promoting healthy behaviors.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniela Lucini, Eleonora Pagani, Francesco Capria, Michele Galliano, Marcello Marchese, Stefano Cribellati
Summary: Workplace Health Promotion can improve health and productivity, reduce absenteeism, but is challenging to implement in small-medium companies. A study using an online anonymous questionnaire identified gender differences and health indicators among employees meeting physical activity recommendations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Gayle Souter-Brown, Erica Hinckson, Scott Duncan
Summary: The study suggests that engaging in sensory garden activities in workplace settings can significantly reduce stress, enhance wellbeing, and improve productivity, with better effects compared to urban plaza activities.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Review
Ergonomics
Bodhi Weaver, Andrea Kirk-Brown, Denise Goodwin, Jennie Oxley
Summary: This scoping review provides a synthesis of existing literature on psychosocial safety behavior (PSB) and highlights the growing cross-sector applications of behaviorally-focused approaches in improving workplace psychosocial safety. The review also identifies theoretical and empirical gaps, calling for future research to address emerging areas of focus.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Maria Soledad Hershey, Eleni Bouziani, Xin Yu (Maggie) Chen, Irene Lidoriki, Kishor Hadkhale, Ya-Chin Huang, Theodoros Filippou, Jose Francisco Lopez-Gil, Anne Katherine Gribble, Fan-Yun Lan, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Stefanos N. Kales
Summary: This study describes the usability testing and pilot study of a newly designed healthy lifestyle smartphone app, Surviving & Thriving, tailored towards young US firefighters. The app provides interactive educational content, personalized journey, habit tracker, and elements of gamification to promote long-term healthy behavior change. The pilot phase of the study evaluates the app's impact on health behaviors, mental health, and physical fitness. The findings will help new firefighters maintain/improve their health and fitness effectively.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Maria Luisa Cantonnet, Juan Carlos Aldasoro, Itziar Rodriguez Oyarbide
Summary: This article compares the differences in workplace health promotion interventions among European enterprises and finds that there are variations in terms of intensity and types of interventions, which could be explained by the sociocultural context of each country and the work environment.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jue Wang, Cheng Jiang, Guang Yang, Gang Bai, Shixuan Yu
Summary: This paper explores the characteristics of thermal health in the working environment and proposes three key elements: thermal health states, absence of heat-related illnesses, and heat adaptability. It establishes a safety management mode for thermal health based on the PDCA cycle management framework, summarizing the features of these elements and outlining necessary precautions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Elisabeth Noehammer, Nadja Amler, Wolfgang Fischmann
Summary: A study in Germany investigated the barriers perceived by employees regarding workplace health promotion (WHP) and found that the barrier types vary depending on demographic criteria. These findings can help organizations reduce participation barriers for their staff and improve WHP programs.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Emilie Hasager Bonde, Eva Gemzoe Mikkelsen, Lone Overby Fjorback, Lise Juul
Summary: This study indicates that it is possible to enhance employees' and managers' mental health skills using an organizational-level mindfulness-based intervention. Increased awareness in the present moment facilitates increased self-kindness and responsive behavior in stressful situations.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniela Lohaus, Wolfgang Habermann, Isam El Kertoubi, Florian Roeser
Summary: This study examined the positive consequences of presenteeism and found that employees who choose to work while ill tend to experience more positive effects compared to those who do not. The positive effects were able to significantly predict the propensity for presenteeism, highlighting the importance of further research and consideration of these effects in presenteeism management.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Letter
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Ralf Buckley
Summary: Leisure tourism can be regarded as a mechanism to rebuild the depleted human capital and it has an economic value additional to expenditure and multipliers.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria-Jesus Alonso-Nuez, Miguel-Angel Canete-Lairla, Miguel-Angel Garcia-Madurga, Ana-Isabel Gil-Lacruz, Marta Gil-Lacruz, Jorge Rosell-Martinez, Isabel Saz-Gil
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of companies committing to social responsibility, particularly in relation to the health of workers. A systematic review of literature concludes that workplace health promotion (WHP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are interconnected and have beneficial reciprocal effects, requiring committed leadership and the establishment of specific goals within organizations' sustainability policies. Future studies should examine the impact of the pandemic on these aspects.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Marc Weinstein
Summary: Despite support and discussion of workplace wellness programs in the United States, their adoption and employee participation is slow. Unionization and management support are found to be the strongest predictors of the number of programs adopted and employee participation in these programs.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruzena Kralikova, Ervin Lumnitzer, Laura Dzunova, Anna Yehorova
Summary: This article explores the impact of indoor lifestyle on human health, particularly focusing on the connection between working environment factors and health issues, as well as evaluating and improving lighting conditions.