Strategies for strengthening the evidence base for employee health promotion programs

Am J Health Promot. 2011 Sep-Oct;26(1):TAHP1-6, iii. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.26.1.tahp.

Abstract

Employee health promotion programs have been a visible facet of the American workplace for more than 30 years. During that time, a substantial amount of research on best practices has been conducted, but because of a lack of significant public investment in research funding there is still much to be done. Most researchers and practitioners familiar with the literature recognize the need to strengthen the evidence base for the field. In this edition of The Art of Health Promotion we examine the primary recommendations emerging from a recent federally sponsored effort to identify strategies for strengthening the evidence base for employee health promotion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Evidence-Based Medicine / economics*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / statistics & numerical data
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Investments
  • Occupational Health / economics*
  • Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data
  • Program Development / methods*
  • Program Development / statistics & numerical data
  • Social Marketing*
  • United States
  • Workplace