Systematic review on the financial return of worksite health promotion programmes aimed at improving nutrition and/or increasing physical activity

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1031-1049

  van Dongen, J M ^a,b   Proper, K I ^a   van Wier, M F ^a,b   van der Beek, A J ^a   Bongers, P M ^a,c   van Mechelen, W ^a   van Tulder, M W ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dietary behaviour; Financial return; Physical activity; Worksite health promotion

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BENEFIT COST RATIO; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RETURN ON INVESTMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABSENTEEISM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 81755171986     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00925.x     Document Type: Review

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