... and evaluation remain underresearched. This two-phased mixed methods study explored UK contact centre health and wellbeing decision-makers’ perspectives on these processes. Design/methodology/approach Phase one involved interviews with 11 decision-makers to explore factors influencing health initiative...

...” intervention trained younger employees as change agents to identify mental health challenges and develop actionable plans within their organizations. This responsive evaluation explored key themes for worksite mental health promotion and understand factors influencing implementation in two organizations (care...

... changes when managers participate in a leadership intervention in a health care context. It shows that an intervention that includes upward feedback, by which managers self-rating of their leadership is compared with their subordinates’ ratings, can be an effective way to increase agreement. Evaluation...

...Lucia Blazinska; Martin Rusnak; Margareta Kacmarikova Purpose Sickness absence is a major public health and economic problem. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of a legislative intervention that concerns reduction of compensation levels in sickness absence in the Slovak Republic...

..., this study showed that MT is a viable psychological intervention for enhancing employee well-being. Nadine Joelle Mellor can be contacted at: nadine.mellor@gmail.com © Government agency 2016 Evaluation Training Mindfulness Controlled study Psychological research refers...

... adults. These data may then be used to inform intervention strategies focussing on environmental policy and programming changes for obesity prevention among hospital workers. This cross-sectional study was conducted as part of the baseline data for the Shape Up Houston (SUH) TMC evaluation...

... participation. Locke Ettinger can be contacted at: locke.ettinger@imail.org © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Evaluation Health promotion Workplace health Workplace wellness Participation Measurement Planned behaviour Wellness interventions Health promotion programmes Health risk...

... from taking part in work-based PE programs. Originality/value – This paper makes an important contribution through its focus on the effects of a work-based PE program on fitness and possible relations to productivity, among employed women. Evaluation Exercise Health and productivity...

... disease, the benefits of which can outweigh the harms (US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), 2003). Previous research had indicated that the available evidence did not reveal harms associated with health evaluations (Boulware et al., 2007). A Cochrane review identified that studies...

... combining individual and organizational interventions. One significant challenge emerges as the translation from identified stress issues to focussed interventions and their evaluation. Research limitations/implications The implementation processes outlined in this study are by no means exhaustive due...

... Publishing Limited 2013 Workplace health Occupational health and safety Health promotion Evaluation Employees Effects Benefits Austria White collar workers Health promotion at the workplace is one of the most prominent approaches to improve individual well‐being in the work setting...