Women who work in manufacturing settings: Factors influencing their participation in worksite health promotion programs

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 74-81

  Emmons, Karen M ^a   Linnan, Laura ^a   Abrams, David ^a   Lovell, H Joan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029878398     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1049-3867(95)00049-6     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Heimendinger J, Thompson B, Ockene J, et al. Reducing the risk of cancer through worksite intervention: Occupational medicine: state of the art reviews, vol 7 (4). Philadelphia: Henley & Belfus Inc., 1990.
2. Glasgow RE, Klesges RC, Klesges LM, Somes GR. Variables associated with participation and outcome in a worksite smoking control program. J Consult Clin Psychol 1988;56:617-20.
3. Yang MC, Lairson DR, Frye N, Herd JA, Flack VT. The effects of wellness program attendance on physiologic measures, health practices and diet habits. Health Educ Res 1988;3:293-303.
4. Shipley RH, Orleans CT, Wilbur CS, Piserchia PV, McFadden DW. Effect of the Johnson & Johnson For Life Program on employee smoking. Prev Med 1988;17:25-34.
5. Spillman MA. Gender differences in worksite health promotion activities. Soc Sci Med 1988;26:525-35.
6. Sloan RP, Gruman JC. Participation in workplace health promotion programs: the contribution of health and organizational factors. Health Educ Q 1988;15:269-88.
7. Conrad P. Who comes to work-site wellness programs: a preliminary review. J Occup Med 1987;29:317-20.
8. Eakin JM, Gotay CC, Rademaker AW, Cowell JWF. Factors associated with enrollment in an employee fitness center. J Occup Med 1988;30:633-7.
9. Lovato CY, Green LW. Maintaining employee participation in workplace health promotion programs. Health Educ Q 1990;17:73-88.
10. Wilson MG. Factors associated with issues related to, and suggestions for increasing participation in workplace health promotion programs. Health Values 1990;14:29-36.
11. Biener L, DePue J, Emmons K, Linnan L, Abrams D. Recruitment of worksites to a health promotion research trial: implications for generalizability. J Occup Med 1994; 36:631-6.
12. Abrams DB, Boutwell WB, Grizzle J, Heimendinger J, Sorensen G, Varnes J. Cancer control at the workplace: the working well trial. Prev Med 1994;23(1):15-27.
13. Sorensen G, Thompson B, Glanz K, et al. Working well: results from a worksite-based cancer prevention trial. Am J Public Health. In press.
14. Emmons KM, Marcus BH, Linnan L, Rossi JS, Abrams DB. Mechanisms in multiple risk factor interventions: smoking, physical activity, and dietary fat intake among manufacturing workers. Prev Med 1994;23:481-9.
15. Block G, Hartman AM, Dresser CM, Carroll MD, Gannon J, Gardner L. A databased approach to diet questionnaire design and testing. Am J Epidemiol 1986;124: 453-69.
16. Heimendinger J, Feng Z, Emmons KM, et al. Cancer control at the workplace: baseline results from the Working Well Trial. Prev Med. In press.
17. Paffenbarger RS, Wing AL, Hyde RT. Physical activity as an index of heart disease risk in college alumni. Am J Epidemiol 1978;108:161-75.
18. Kruegar RA. Focus groups: a practical guide for applied research. London: Sage Publications, 1989.