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Featured Resource: Worksite Health Promotion, Second Edition

Our Featured Resource article highlights books and other materials available from Human Kinetics, the information leader in physical activity. Human Kinetics produces books, DVDs, software, and ancillaries that help health and fitness professionals, academics, and consumers improve health and reach fitness goals. Of particular interest to Active Living Partners providers are Human Kinetics’ materials on health promotion, aging and physical activity, and recreation. These materials offer ideas for a variety of audiences and abilities. Visit www.HumanKinetics.com to preview other titles and resources.

Author: David H. Chenoweth
Copyright 2007 Human Kinetics

Worksite Health Promotion has been fully updated and expanded with valuable new information and user-friendly learning aids. Now in its second edition, the book continues to be the ideal reference for aspiring and practicing health professionals who want to promote the health of employees and organizations.

Like its predecessor, the second edition ties together the theoretical concepts of health promotion and their everyday applications and presents a step-by-step approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating programs in a variety of settings. With a broad overview of worksite health promotion and the major events in history that have stimulated it, the book enables readers to understand the role of these programs in increasing productivity and controlling health care costs.

Professionals using this second edition will discover the rationale and gain more justification for setting up worksite health programs. They will learn how to tailor a worksite health program to the mission, philosophy, and vision of their organizations, and they will glean ideas for addressing specific health concerns such as mental health, smoking cessation, ergonomics, and AIDS education. In addition, they will examine how to design an operating plan and report results to major stakeholders.

For a table of contents, more information about the author, and ordering information, visit the Human Kinetics Web site at www.humankinetics.com.



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