"Workers have different needs and circumstances, depending on factors such as occupation, working night shifts, or being paid by the hour," said Dr. Rebecca Tsai, epidemiologist and lead author of the ...

The participation in workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) varies depending on sociodemographics and occupation, suggesting the need for employers to adjust their WHPPs for maximum participation ...

The innovation-decision model developed by Rogers provided the theoretical framework for studying the development of an emerging employee benefit — workplace health promotion programs. The study ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday the availability of $10 million to establish and evaluate comprehensive workplace health promotion programs across the nation to ...

This study explores the decision-making process for implementing and continuing health promotion programs at small to midsized businesses to inform health promotion practitioners and researchers as ...

At the end 2020, Health Affairs published a key, annual report highlighting ongoing growth in health care spending from a team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This research showed ...

A new study by RTI International found that nearly half (46.1%), of all workplaces in the United States offer some level of health promotion or wellness programs and 17% of workplaces with 50 or more ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The C. Everett Koop National Health Awards took place virtually this year, but the success stories were as inspiring as ever. Brought to life through videos ...

Many diseases that cause disability and premature death are lifestyle-based. On the other hand, our lifestyle can serve to reduce the risk of many diseases we once thought we were helpless to prevent, ...

According to the Healthy People 2020 report, most Americans do not maintain the diet or physical activity levels needed to maintain proper health. Chronic diseases account for four of the top five ...