Physical activity promotion as a strategic corporate priority to improve worker health and business performance

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 316-321

  Pronk, Nicolaas P ^a,b,c   Kottke, Thomas E ^a,b,c,d  

^a JourneyWell   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Business performance; Employee health; Physical activity; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL MARKETING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349992935     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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