...Wellness Program | Proposed to | | ByCelma Freitas de SaC0351156BUS 315 - Workplace Health, Safety and WellnessMarch 18th, 2016 | Table of Contents 1. Can Wellness Programs benefit employers? If so, how? 3 2. What is the real problem? 4 a) Developing the Survey 5 b) The Survey 5 c) The Survey Results 6 3. The Wellness Program 7 References 9 Appendix A 10 Appendix B 11 Appendix C 13 Appendix D 14 Appendix E 16 Appendix F 18 1. Can Wellness Programs benefit employers? If so, how? Studies show that it is indeed true that organizations can benefit from taking a holistic approach to their employees' well-being. Wellness is a hot topic nowadays, and workplaces all over the world are promoting it. Wellness is so beneficial to organizations that researches from NASA are saying that by increasing physical activity by just ½ hour for each employee per day will double employee productivity in the final two hours of the day (SonicBoomWellness.com, 2016). In addition, creating wellness programs can reduce the risk of employees slacking at work or feeling down, thus the amount of unproductive time might be significantly reduced. As a result, wellness programs can give the organization a greater ROI and consequently reducing health care costs (SonicBoomWellness.com, 2016). For example, if your average employee earns $50K per year, reducing lost productivity by just 15 minutes per day would result in a savings of $1,562.50 per employee per...
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...Canadian workplaces and diversified physical activity among Canadian boys and girls IGWEAGU Kenechukwu O. 7692210 PERS 1200 Reflection 2 30/10/15 The need for comprehensive wellness programs in Canadian workplaces and diversified physical activity among Canadian boys and girls Talking about the Epidemiological transition, countries in the age of pestilence and famine cannot progress from this stage unless they target the spread of infectious diseases through improvements in sanitation and public health and by stabilization of food supply. Similarly, western countries in the stage of degenerative and man-made diseases must make active efforts to move to the next stage, if the next stage is going to be the stage of delayed degenerative disease. These countries moved from the first to the second to the third stage by making good decisions about the country’s organization and control. There was a clear goal in sight, and then a group of concise plans to achieving the different components of the singular goal. The singular goal was to reduce the mortality rates of people living in that country. In other to achieve this death must be reduced by reducing its causes. “Life expectancy at birth in the United States was 77.8 years in 2004, which is a dramatic increase from 49.2 years in 1900 to 1902.” The paper attempts to use this information as well as information about the trend in the physical activity levels of to establish a relationship between the physical activity levels...
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...BSB PLC 10th December, 2014. Liverpool Title: BSB Employee Wellness Programme PLAN : IN RELATION TO HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. Abstract: Well-being is about staff being confident, happy and healthy and it focuses on the development of individuals. It has two main elements: psychological and physical well-being. Physical well-being is important for learning and developmental capabilities by Viv Young and Claire Bhaumik,( 2011) Health and well-being at work: a survey of employees [online]. Available at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp . Accessed on: 5th December,2014. In furtherance to the above, a number of research findings inspired by the World Health Organization (WHO) have suggested that lifestyle behavioural choices contribute to a significant proportion of chronic diseases globally, thereby necessitating strategies to improve behavioural risk factors such as healthier eating and regular physical activity to be considered in a variety of settings including the workplace. It’s pointed out that: "Workplaces are important settings for health promotion and disease prevention. People need to be given the opportunity to make healthy choices in the workplace in order to reduce their exposure to risk. Workplaces should make possible healthy food choices and support and encourage physical activity" . Agency: This can be said to be in link with the agency theory-Agency is the capacity of individuals to act independently and...
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...Management Essay Abstract This paper will consider some company-sponsored stress management programs. It will provide a list of the most commonly implemented programs and discuss them in order from most beneficial to least beneficial. I will provide the reasoning for the order that I chose in each paragraph. Stress Management While stress can be a great motivator, it is not so great for your health. One of the leading sources of stress is the workplace. Workplace stress is not so great for a company’s bottom line, which results in absenteeism, lowered productivity, turnover and health claims. According to Safani’s article, In order to combat the costs associated with these issues, many employers have implemented one or more of the following strategies. This list includes the percentage of companies that are using these strategies. * Work/life balance support programs (46%) * Leadership training on worker stress (45%) * Online healthy lifestyle programs (45%) * Onsite fitness centers (43%) * Physical activity programs (38%) * Stress awareness campaigns (35%) * Financial management classes (30%) * Personal health/lifestyle management coaching (29%) From this list, the most beneficial strategies are Stress awareness campaigns and Leadership training on worker stress. A company first needs to build a general awareness about job stress, such as the causes, costs, and how to control job stress. Afterwards, it is necessary to secure top management...
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...paper I will begin by discussing age discrimination in the workplace, then I will examine the traits and definition of successful aging, and finally I will talk about the quality of life after retirement. In life, we encounter several obstacles, how we face this adversity is up to us, thus the quality of life in our later years is ultimately in the palm of our hands. Whether we choose to live a healthy or sedentary lifestyle, it will determine the state of our mind, and therefore quality of life. Age Discrimination in the Workplace Unfortunately, age discrimination is a reality in today’s world. Generally, when we think of ageism, we picture older workers experiencing trouble finding a job or being treated as incompetent in the workplace (Novak & Campbell, 2010, p. 215). When I spoke to Jean, an assistant oral surgeon, she however said she did not experience any age discrimination in her workplace. In fact, she became really close friends with the surgeon. Jean felt it was time for retirement once the office replaced all their equipment with new technology, “the technology was just way too advanced, and that’s when I realized it’s probably time for me to retire at 69. Plus, I don’t want to work for too long and deprive the young from this wonderful job opportunity,” (Jewell 2011). Jean has been married for an incredible 54 years to her husband Peter, who did however encounter slight age discrimination at his workplace. Peter worked for over half a century, the majority as a...
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...Psychology of Health in the Workplace Sarah Calame HCA 250 January 22, 2011 Wakita R. Bradford Psychology of Health in the Workplace A good attitude can go quite far in making the workplace a more tolerable place to be. What’s more, having a healthy lifestyle can make it easier to deal with the smaller nuisances that seem to pop up daily. Health psychology is concerned with understanding how biological, psychological, environmental, and cultural factors are involved in physical health and the prevention of illness. Recent advances in psychological, medical, and physiological research have led to a new way of thinking about health and illness. A person’s home life may actually carry over to their performance at work, leading to poor performance and bad reviews. The choices we make and the way we treat our bodies not only affects our personal health but also our mental health. Health concerns can be carried over to the workplace causing unwanted stress in an environment that is already somewhat stressful. With the daily tasks that our jobs require of us added stress can make the job that much more difficult. Lack of sleep making it hard to concentrate on the talks at hand, irritated with other employees, and just plain unable to do what is required of us. An unhealthy diet can make us sick and unable to complete the job needing done and mental stress on top of a possibly already stressful job can cause even more health problems physically. Employees may find themselves...
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...questionnaires, interview formats that captures the frequency, duration and intensity of the work spent in sedentary behavior, The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is an international standardized method tomeasure the physical activities and continuous sitting associated behaviors other than the subjective mode of measurements, objective measurements of capturing the reliability of sedentary behavior includes the use of technological tools such as accelerometers that estimates the total volume of sedentary behavior through counting the low moments, and another device posture monitors that gathers the data on the step counts from sitting to standing and standing to sitting...
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...1. Discussion Stress can be define as physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension, and a situation, occurrence, or factor causing this. The word “stress” actually comes from a Latin word meaning, “distress.” Stress affects everybody in the society. Today, more people suffer from stress than ever before. The pace of life is stressful in itself. People expect to manage the major life changes and crises without the network of support that previous generations relied upon. For some, stress may not be related to specific events, but may have developed in early childhood as an anxiety response to difficult situations. This response may have been carried into adult life as the characteristic way of dealing with difficulties. One in every four people seeks treatment for stress at some time in their lives. While some workplace stress is normal, excessive stress can interfere with employees’ productivity and impact employees’ physical and emotional health. Signs of stress can be seen in people's behaviour, especially in changes in behaviour. Signs and symptoms of excessive job and workplace stress are feeling anxious, irritable, or depressed, loss of interest in work, problems sleeping, fatigue, trouble concentrating, muscle tension or headaches, stomach problems, and social withdrawal. Situations that are likely to cause stress are unpredictable or uncontrollable. Stress may be caused by time limited events, such as the pressures of examinations or work deadlines, or by ongoing...
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...Petal Petgrave HCA/250 03/02/2014 Catherine Doughty Psychology of Health in the Workplace Paper Health and Psychology are overlapping concepts that describe the well-being and mental influences that motivate to respond to their health psychologically and physically. Health can be explained as optimal wellness or type of illness (Sarafino, 2011). In other words, health is whether someone is experiencing symptoms or simply how their current state of their body. This essay will take a look at the interrelatedness of health and psychology, health in the workforce, and lifestyle choices that can be done to deter illness and chronic diseases. Psychology and Health relationship Psychology and health provides a reasoning that an individual personality and mental process influence their health (Sarafino, 2011). For instance, health might be pre-determines biologically such as genetics and DNA. Psychological factors such as negative emotions, conscientiousness, anxiety, stress, hostility, and pessimism may impact an individual health. For example, an individual may become depress and utilize high-fat foods to deal with depression, which in turns contributes to obesity and weight gain. Another aspect on how health and psychology relationship combines is through behaviorism to impact health positively. Few examples of the goals through behaviorism, for health...
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...Problem Definition: Expression of physical or verbal force against other people in the workplace, Workplace violence activities range from threats and verbal abuse to actual physical contact and assaults that cause physical harm to other people. Work place violence is a serious concern for most employers, in both private and public sectors. It is essential to understand more about work place violence; simply it is violence or the threat of violence against workers. It can occur inside or outside the work place and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide, one of the leading causes of job- related deaths. (OSHA) Justification for problem definition: There are many factors causing workplace violence, based on their personal characteristics at an individual level or population groups such as: - This employee doesn’t give himself any opportunity to express himself and talk about his problems - Unclear policies or procedures organize the work in firm - Bad communication strategy in the firm make the employees isolated to others - Psychological problems and mental illness. where the employee cannot think in a proper way to solve his problems such as Financial problems ,Termination , Personality conflicts …etc - Bad treatment from managers - Having had a violent past or having had a difficult childhood. - Drugs and Alcohol Addiction. - Being in a situation which is likely to lead to violent acts against oneself or others, such as having...
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...FUN IN THE WORKPLACE: TOWARD AN ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOR FRAMEWORK RELATING OFFICE DESIGN, EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY, AND JOB SATISFACTION By ALEXANDRA M. MILLER A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF INTERIOR DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2005 Copyright 2005 by Alexandra M. Miller ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Margaret Portillo, for her direction and guidance throughout the entire research process. I would also like to thank Dr. M. Joyce Hasell for her support and valuable expertise. Additional thanks go to Dr. Larry Winner for his indispensable assistance as a statistical consultant. I would also like to thank PUSH for providing an excellent example of a fun workplace. In particular, I would like to thank partners John Ludwig, Chris Robb, and Rich Wahl for allowing me to conduct a case study of their business. Additional thanks go to Ron Boucher, Jourdan Crumpler, and Gordon Weller for taking the time to participate in interviews. I would also like to express my gratitude to Kathryn Voorhees for her help, humor, and friendship as she accompanied me throughout the research process. Finally, I would like to thank all of my friends and family for their support. In particular, I would like to thank to my parents for their constant support and for helping me to achieve my dreams. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..........
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...various steps necessary in preventing and responding to workplace violence. Workplace violence is a major concern to managers and employees as the nature of the severity demonstrates a high potential for the stated results to end in physical injury or death. The work environment needs to be free from any violent occurrences to prevent and resolve security incidents involving threats and episodes of violence. A strong commitment from management, supervisors and employees is warranted to enhance workplace safety, and to reduce and prevent disruption and violence. Violence emerges from behaviors that are disruptive, threatening or simply violent in nature. A disruptive/verbal behavior prevents or interferes with the normal work functions or activities whereas a threatening behavior includes physical actions short of actual contact or injury usually oral or written to people or property. The violent or physical behavior exhibits actions where a physical assault, with or without weapons, is interpreted as being potentially violent (i.e. throwing things, pounding a desk or door, or destroying property) or when specific threats inflict physical harm (e.g. a threat to shoot someone by name). All these behaviors motivate business owners to take precautions and proactive measure to protect employees and coworkers of violent crime before it erupts. Several steps can be taken by businesses to address workplace violence. First step may take place in the interview...
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...survey conducted it was found that, four out of ten employees state that their jobs are "very" or "extremely" stressful. Those in high-stress jobs are three times more likely than others to suffer from stress-related medical conditions and are twice as likely to quit. The study states that women, in particular, report more stress related to the conflict between work and family. INTRODUCTION: Occupational stress is stress involving work. Stress is defined in terms of its physical and physiological effects on a person, and can be a mental, physical or emotional strain. It can also be a tension or a situation or factor that can cause stress. Occupational stress can occur when there is a discrepancy between the demands of the environment/workplace and an individual’s ability to carry out and complete these demands. Often a stressor can lead the body to have a physiological reaction which can strain a person physically as well as mentally. A variety of factors contribute to workplace stress such as negative workload,...
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...University of Amsterdam THE INFLUENCE OF PHISICAL ACTIVITY ON CREATIVITY THE WALK TO INNOVATIVE SUCCES! Abstract This paper is an analytical review about the possible relation between physical activity and creativity. Relative new research studies show promising results for a possible positive relationship between walking or standing meetings and increased levels of creativity at the workplace. By creating a conceptual graph and discussing several models, the potential role of physical activity in the creativity process is shown and the important role of the organisational environment. Although future research is clearly needed, stimulating physical activity might be a useful new management practice to enhance creativity in companies. Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management Paper Introduction Artists, musicians, writers, have used body movement to help overcome mental blocks and lack of inspiration. Also, historical figures like Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, and Charles Darwin, frequently walked to find solutions for deeper questions and thoughts (Loehle, 1990). For example, Harry s. Truman woke up at five in the morning for a ‘vigorous’ walk of a mile or two, wearing a business suit and tie. More modern methods are also used by Steve Jobs who is well known for his walking meetings and Mark Zuckerberg who has also been holding meetings on foot. It seems that they all intuitively knew that physical activity may have helped them to find solutions or even enhance...
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...Purdue University | Sitting Kills… | A brief overview of sedentary lifestyle behaviors and their health outcomes | McCombs, Brandon William 11/14/2013 | Introduction Sedentary behavior and leisure time sitting have increased over the last few decades. As a result negative health outcomes such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases have exponentially increased. Sedentary activities consist of, but are not limited to, commuting to and from work, watching TV, reading, and sitting at work. Over the last half century the transition from manual labor to a more occupational sitting has led to increased sedentary behavior. This coupled with increased home and leisure time activities due to technological advances, such as TV and computer usage, has drastically increased time spent sitting for adults inside and outside of the workplace. Data has been collected and used for research over several decades to combat this growing issue of poor health amongst adults. Previous research has shown a direct correlation between sedentary behavior and obesity along with other negative health concerns. With these results a need to increase awareness on the subject has risen with proactive solutions being introduced in today’s social institutions. Research Design & Methods Data was commonly collected through in-home interviews, questionnaires, surveys sent through the mail, and other larger databases. These surveys and questionnaires consisted of...
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