Nutrition/Physical Activity
Worksite Food and Physical Activity Environments and Wellness Supports Reported by Employed Adults in the United States, 2013
American Journal of Health Promotion 1-10 ª The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0890117116664709 ajhp.sagepub.com
Stephen J. Onufrak, PhD1, Kathleen B. Watson, PhD1, Joel Kimmons, PhD1, Liping Pan, PhD1, Laura Kettel Khan, PhD1, Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, PhD1, and Sohyun Park, PhD1
Abstract Purpose: To examine the workplace food and physical activity (PA) environments and wellness culture reported by employed United States adults, overall and by employer size. Design: Cross-sectional study using web-based survey on wellness policies and environmental supports for healthy eating and PA. Setting: Worksites in the United States. Participants: A total of 2101 adults employed outside the home. Measures: Survey items were based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worksite Health ScoreCard and Checklist of Health Promotion Environments and included the availability and promotion of healthy food items, nutrition education, promotion of breast-feeding, availability of PA amenities and programs, facility discounts, time for PA, stairwell signage, health promotion programs, and health risk assessments. Analysis: Descriptive statistics were used to examine the prevalence of worksite environmental and facility supports by employer size (
Worksite Food and Physical Activity Environments and Wellness Supports Reported by Employed Adults in the United States, 2013
American Journal of Health Promotion 1-10 ª The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0890117116664709 ajhp.sagepub.com
Stephen J. Onufrak, PhD1, Kathleen B. Watson, PhD1, Joel Kimmons, PhD1, Liping Pan, PhD1, Laura Kettel Khan, PhD1, Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, PhD1, and Sohyun Park, PhD1
Abstract Purpose: To examine the workplace food and physical activity (PA) environments and wellness culture reported by employed United States adults, overall and by employer size. Design: Cross-sectional study using web-based survey on wellness policies and environmental supports for healthy eating and PA. Setting: Worksites in the United States. Participants: A total of 2101 adults employed outside the home. Measures: Survey items were based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worksite Health ScoreCard and Checklist of Health Promotion Environments and included the availability and promotion of healthy food items, nutrition education, promotion of breast-feeding, availability of PA amenities and programs, facility discounts, time for PA, stairwell signage, health promotion programs, and health risk assessments. Analysis: Descriptive statistics were used to examine the prevalence of worksite environmental and facility supports by employer size (
