INTRODUCTION Worksite policy and environmental supports that promote physical activity, healthy eating, stress management, and preventive health screenings can contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and lower employer costs. This study examines the availability of these four categories of supports in a statewide survey of New York State worksites. METHODS In 2002, we recruited...

INTRODUCTION Worksites, including those that employ multiethnic, low-wage workforces, represent a strategic venue for reaching populations at risk for developing cancer. METHODS We surveyed 197 small manufacturing worksites prior to an effort to recruit their workforces into a randomized clinical trial designed to test the effectiveness of a cancer prevention intervention among multiethnic, l...

BACKGROUND Interventions in occupational health often target worksites rather than individuals. The objective of this paper is to describe the (lack of) stability in units of analysis in occupational health and safety intervention projects directed toward worksites. METHODS A case study approach is used to describe naturally occurring organizational changes in four, large, Nordic intervention...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of fresh fruit availability at worksites on the fruit and vegetable consumption and related psychosocial determinants of low-wage employees. DESIGN A prospective, randomized block experimental design. SETTING Seven apparel manufacturing and 2 food processing worksites. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 391 low-wage employees in 6 intervention worksites a...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of a 6-month participatory and empowerment-based intervention study on employees' dietary habits and on changes in the canteen nutrition environment. DESIGN Worksites were stratified by company type and by the presence or absence of an in-house canteen, and randomly allocated to either an intervention group (five worksites) or a minimum intervention control gro...

INTRODUCTION We developed a new evaluation method to identify promising practices for promoting healthy weight among employees at small and medium-sized worksites. METHODS We used a structured rating and selection process to select 9 worksites with approximately 100 to 3,000 employees from a pool of worksites with health promotion programs reputed to be exemplary. A site visit over 2 sequenti...

We propose and investigate the concept of commuting service platform (CSP) that leverages emerging mobility services for connect directly commuters (employees) their worksites (employers). By applying two-sided market analysis framework, we show under what conditions a CSP may present two-sidedness. Both monopoly duopoly CSPs are then analyzed. how price allocation, i.e., prices charged to work...

OBJECTIVE The objective is to provide an evidence-based compendium of allergenic and irritant agents that are known to cause occupational asthma in order to improve diagnostics and disease management. METHODS Two previously published reviews from our group utilized database searches to identify studies which were then rated according to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) gr...

BACKGROUND Worksites are potentially effective locations for obesity control because they provide opportunities for group intervention and social support. Studies are needed to identify effective interventions in these settings. OBJECTIVE We examined the effects of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention on weight loss and prevention of regain in 4 worksites (2 intervention and 2 control site...