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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Improving Health in the Worksite
3382.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Improving Health in the Worksite
Worksites provide tempting venues for health promotion activities, and the speakers in this session will describe various health promotion programs that have been implemented in worksites. In addition, speakers will describe the impact of obesity on work productivity and discuss healthy eating initiatives focused on workplaces. The presentations will include discussions of the health education implications of worksite health promotion activities.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
  1. Discuss the impact of obesity on productivity in the workforce;
  2. Explain strategies to promote healthy eating through worksite-based interventions; and
  3. Describe potential benefits to employees and employers of recognition for worksite health promotion programs.
Moderator(s):Blakely Pomietto, MPH
4:30 PMRelationship between obesity and work productivity
Myde Boles, PhD, Barbara Pelletier, MS
5:00 PMDevelopment of an environmental obesity intervention in a large organization
Mark G. Wilson, HSD, David M. DeJoy, PhD, Ron Goetzel, PhD, David C. Stapleton, PhD, Ronald Ozminkowski, PhD, Karen Tully
5:30 PMPromoting increased activity among worksite employees using a pedometer-based program
Kathy Schlepp, MPH, Staci Hennings, MPH, Karen Spink, MPA, CHES, Kendra Bigsby, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA