Manager beliefs regarding worksite health promotion: Findings from the working healthy proiect 2

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 521-528

  Linnan, Laura ^a   Weiner, Bryan ^a   Graham, Amanda ^b   Emmons, Karen ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Organizational change; Worksite health promotion; Worksite interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MANAGER; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34447549085     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.6.521     Document Type: Article

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