Population approaches to improve diet, physical activity, and smoking habits: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

D Mozaffarian, A Afshin, NL Benowitz, V Bittner… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Effectiveness of workplace wellness programmes for dietary habits, overweight, and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JL Peñalvo, D Sagastume, E Mertens… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The workplace offers a unique opportunity for effective health promotion. We
aimed to comprehensively study the effectiveness of multicomponent worksite wellness …

[HTML][HTML] Workplace wellness programs study

S Mattke, H Liu, J Caloyeras, CY Huang… - Rand health …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their
prevalence, their impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success …

Factors influencing efficacy of nutrition education interventions: a systematic review

MW Murimi, M Kanyi, T Mupfudze, MR Amin… - Journal of nutrition …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To examine systematically factors that contribute to the efficacy of nutrition
education interventions in promoting behavior change for good health based on their stated …

Integration of short bouts of physical activity into organizational routine: A systematic review of the literature

DJ Barr-Anderson, M AuYoung, MC Whitt-Glover… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals (eg,< 10
minutes) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than …

Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity

RLA Freak-Poli, M Cumpston… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends undertaking 150 minutes
of moderate‐intensity physical activity per week, but most people do not. Workplaces …

Meta‐analyses of workplace physical activity and dietary behaviour interventions on weight outcomes

LM Verweij, J Coffeng, W van Mechelen… - Obesity …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This meta‐analytic review critically examines the effectiveness of workplace interventions
targeting physical activity, dietary behaviour or both on weight outcomes. Data could be …

Barriers to participation in a worksite wellness program

AL Person, SE Colby, JA Bulova… - … research and practice, 2010 - synapse.koreamed.org
The purpose of this research was to determine barriers that prevent participation in an
employee wellness program, Wellness Wednesdays:" Eat & Meet" About Healthy Living …

Effect of workplace physical activity interventions on the cardio-metabolic health of working adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

R Mulchandani, AM Chandrasekaran… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Adults in urban areas spend almost 77% of their waking time being inactive at
workplaces, which leaves little time for physical activity. The aim of this systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the US workplace wellness market

S Mattke, C Schnyer, KR Van Busum - Rand health quarterly, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article describes the current state of workplace wellness programs in the United States,
including typical program components; assesses current uptake among US employers; …