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Health Promotion in the Public Sector: A Case Study from Policy to Practice

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Employee wellness programs are popular among employers because they have the potential to lead to positive outcomes for the employees and the organization. Moving from a public policy to local implementation, or the process of "operationalizing," presents a challenge within most organizations. The case study presented here provides an illustration of one public university?s attempt to interpret and apply a state policy to implement a wellness program for its employees. It features a description of the policy, a description of the context in which the policy is implemented and provides observations of the challenges and successes implementing the policy, lessons learned, and future directions.

Source: NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Authors: Daniel L. Bibeau, William Bill Evans, Eileen C. Miller

Language: English

Topic: Workplace Health and Well-being

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

OpenAlex ID: W1751180709

FWCI: 0.313

Cites: 7

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10