Promoting Health In The Workpl (Hardcover)

This unique book demonstrates how the principles and practices of adult education can improve workplace health promotion programs. By utilizing these principles and practices, program staff can improve not only the quality of the learning but also the participation and retention rate in these programs. Promoting Health in the Workplace incorporates the insights gained from a qualitative and quantitative study of five workplace health promotion programs. Workplace health policies on smoking, substance abuse, drug testing, AIDS and stress management are also discussed. Practitioners, educators and students of health education, helath promotion and stress management will find Promoting Health in the Workplace a valuable addition to their libraries.