... physical, psychological and social skills, and demand for these skills has the potential to positively and negatively impact upon caregivers’ personal health and well-being (George et al., 2016). In research, the terms health and well-being are often used together, or interchangeably. Health...

.... The occupations of the participants varied between roles such as reception duties, administrative support, call centre, forensic analysis, community liaison, media liaison, transcription, and sworn duties. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Workplace health Personal health Workplace wellness...

... large for a qualitative interview study. The longitudinal nature of the study allowed for a follow-along opportunity that yielded a rich source of data. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Employee productivity Health and productivity Personal health The International Diabetes...

... using a 16‐item measure of organisational health indicators and a four‐item measure of health culture. Personal health outcomes were assessed using 12 indicators: personal wellness profile, health age, blood pressure, nutrition, fat intake, fibre intake, alcohol use, fitness, smoking status, cancer risk...

... with a physician. Originality/value Knowledge of blood pressure and cholesterol numbers are an important first step in raising awareness of a person's health risks and disease status. Dee W. Edington can be contacted at: dwe@umich.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Knowledge...

... management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Organizational culture Workplace Bullying Personal health In June 2010, the 7th biennial workplace bullying and harassment conference was held in Cardiff, Wales on behalf of the International Association of Workplace Bullying...

.... Workplace Bullying Personal health Harassment Women Canada © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Judith MacIntosh can be contacted at: macintsh@unb.ca About three‐quarters of women report depression and a few report exacerbation of chronic illnesses. As one woman said: After...

... bullying. Mona O'Moore can be contacted at: momoore@tcd.ie © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Bullying Workplace Personal health Individual psychology Social interaction at work, the relationships between co‐workers as well as between management and other employees...

.... This study allows for examination of progress toward published SFWP goals. Business policy Cigarettes Health and safety Personal health Ethnic groups United States of America Jonathon R.B. Halbesleben can be contacted at: halbesjr@uwec.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

... al., 2009a ; Bergström et al., 2009b). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Sick leave Personal health Lifestyles Gender Workplace Sweden The analyses in this study are performed on a representative population‐based sample from Sweden (Hallsten, 2005...

... for such schemes. Originality/value Workplace wellness schemes are financially viable and can become a vital part of a large organisations' infrastructure embedded within policies and internal “health culture”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Workplace Exercise Employees Personal...

...). Personal health Workplace Exercise Australia Risk analysis Diseases Workplace efficiency and productivity are of critical importance to ensure workplace viability. It is known that good health is positively associated with workplace participation and productivity while poor health...

... harassment and abuse. While bullying can take many forms, it appears to have four specific features: intensity, repetition, duration and power disparity (Hoel and Beale, 2006 ; Lutgen‐Sandvik et al., 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Bullying Personal health...

... administered it is also valuable for practitioners working with employee health and attitudes. Sara Göransson can be contacted at: sagn@psychology.su.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Personal health Job satisfaction Employee turnover Sick leave Sweden The high rates...

... interdisciplinary perspective and a current review of health and productivity management in Europe. Wolf Kirsten can be contacted at: wk@wolfkirsten.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Workplace Personal health Employee productivity European countries face similar challenges to North...

... might result in huge savings to both individuals and the respective nations. According to a study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, a 10 percent reduction in mortality from heart disease and cancer will save $US10.4 trillion annually. Personal health Workplace Suicide China Japan Singapore...

... Personal health Occupational health and safety Employee productivity Historically, occupational health and safety and worksite health promotion programs have been managed independently, and sometimes at cross‐purposes (Heaney and Goetzel, 1997). However, there is potential for significant...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Personal health Public health Employee productivity It has been said that we cannot alter the winds of change, but we can adjust our sails and use the change to our advantage. The converging trends are clear and present, and there is definitely...

... with our regional doctor to agree a plan for implementing the Charter. It thus became accepted policy within the company. Personal health Workplace Organizations Senior managers United Kingdom This article describes the implementation of a health and wellbeing programme at Unilever...

... be contacted at: l.dugdill@salford.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Workplace Cost effectiveness Personal health The benefits of a physically active lifestyle in health promotion and disease prevention are well‐documented (DH, 2004 ; WHO, 2004). Populations, especially...