HLTH 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Health Promotion
4 Oct 2018
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Module 1: the context of workplace health promotion. Defining health, health promotion, community, and workplace health promotion. Identifying and differentiating community health promotion strategies from workplace health promotion strategies. Explaining the value of health promotion in the workplace. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The provision of information, education and resources to individuals and communities that encourage the development of healthy behaviors. A combination of educational, organization and environmental strategies to improve the health and safety of employees and their families. Over 50% of employer costs are due to potentially modifiable lifestyle risk factors. Workers with high risk profiles generally have higher healthcare costs that those with low-risk profiles. Studies have shown that initiation of whpp have had positive outcomes on employees. Secondary data = data that already exist. Health insurance carriers have this info and if someone collects from them.
