Health Sciences 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Health Promotion, Employee Retention
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Lecture 9 health promotion & disease prevention program planning. Boss tells workplace the employees will do stress reduction 3x a week. All employees may not want to do this, so there may be minimal participation. If they don"t like the boss, because it"s the boss"s idea, they will reject it. Regardless of setting, need buy-in & support of top dogs . Must check how much time can be dedicated to the program, the values of the population, etc. Must be careful with top down approach. Need to develop a rationale for program"s existence. Establish rationale based on each organization (ex. Must be tailored to the specific group you want to help. Helps to understand what goes into the rationale. It is important to get some type of commitment prior to starting w/ the first 2 steps of the. Find out what folks at the highest level want & then address their desires.