Management support of workplace health promotion: Field test of the Leading by Example tool

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-146

  Della, Lindsay J ^a   De Joy, David M ^b   Mitchell, Shannon Gwin ^c   Goetzel, Ron Z ^d,e   Roemer, Enid Chung ^d   Wilson, Mark G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion climate; Intervention; Management support; Prevention research; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952461119     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.080930-QUAN-225     Document Type: Article

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