Selected Books
MARQCAT
MARQCATplus, the Marquette Libraries catalog, lists books, journals, DVDs, videos, and CDs the library owns in print or electronic format. Search keywords such as health promotion, wellness, and worksite, workplace, etc.
Databases
The journal literature includes many studies on evidence-based interventions for health promotion in the workplace. Try keywords such as workplace, worksite, evidence-based, best practices, health promotion, etc. in health sciences databases, or contact Martha Jermé for help with a literature search.
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LEANworks!
Selected Websites
- American Cancer Society Tobacco-free Workplace Tool Kit
- American Heart Association Worksite Wellness Programs for Caridiovascular Disease Prevention
- CDC Healthier Worksite Initiative
- CDC Healthier Worksite Initiative - Toolkits
- CDC Workplace Health Promotion - Implementation
- Policies and Programs to Improve Wisconsin's Health
- Guide to Community Preventive Services – Worksite Health Promotion
- Moving into Action: Promoting Heart-Healthy and Stroke-Free Communities - Employers
- Partnership for Prevention – Healthy Workforce 2010 and Beyond
- Psychologically Healthy Workforce Program - Resources
- WELCOA - 101 Ways to WellnessUse this as a resource to brainstorm ideas.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Worksite Wellness Resource Kit
Article/Resource of the Month
Gudzune, K., Hutfless, S., Maruthur, N., Wilson, R., & Segal, J. (2013). Strategies to prevent weight gain in workplace and college settings: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.03.004
Previous resources:
Cahill, K., Moher, M., & Lancaster, T. (2009). Workplace interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4 http://0-ovidsp.ovid.com.libus.csd.mu.edu/?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00075320-100000000-02403&LSLINK=450&D=coch
Evans, R. E., Fawole, H. O., Sheriff, S. A., Dall, P. M., Grant, P. M., & Ryan, C. G. (2012). Point-of-choice prompts to reduce sitting time at work: A randomized trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(3), 293-297.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2012.05.010
Dallam, G. M., & Foust, C. (2012). A comparative approach to using the diabetes prevention program to reduce diabetes risk in a worksite setting. Health Promotion Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839912437786
From the AHRQ Health Innovations Exchange:
Worksite Program Focused on Goal Setting, Additional Support Significantly Increases Level of Physical Activity Among Employees
Lowe, M. R., Tappe, K. A., Butryn, M. L., Annunziato, R. A., Coletta, M. C., Ochner, C. N., & Rolls, B. J. (2010). An intervention study targeting energy and nutrient intake in worksite cafeterias. Eating Behaviors, 11(3), 144-151.
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