Attitudes of Employees for an On-Campus Health Promotion Program at a Large Urban University
dc.contributor.author | Singleton, Steven | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald, James T. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Engels, Hermann | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wirth, John | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-13T19:25:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-13T19:25:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Singleton, Steven; Fitzgerald, James; Engels, Hermann; Wirth, John (1993). "Attitudes of Employees for an On-Campus Health Promotion Program at a Large Urban University." Evaluation & the Health Professions 1(16): 87-95. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67384> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0163-2787 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67384 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article describes the results of a survey among employees at Wayne State University that were designed to determine the desire for and willingness to participate in a campus wellness program. All 4,300 employees were mailed a questionnaire during the period March-June 1989. Among the 2,401 respondents (56% response rate), 81% felt a wellness program should be offered and 57% indicated an intention to participate. A significantly higherpercentage ofBlacks (77%) and women (62%) stated they would participate as compared to Whites (51%) and men (51%). There was an inverse relationship between desire for the program and income level; those who held commercial health club memberships and resided closerto campus showed higher interest. In the overall sample, lunchtime activities were the most requested. Types of services most requested included health screening (e.g., cholesterol testing and fitness assessment) and exercise classes. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. | en_US |
dc.title | Attitudes of Employees for an On-Campus Health Promotion Program at a Large Urban University | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Public Health | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University Of Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Wayne State University | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67384/2/10.1177_016327879301600106.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/016327879301600106 | en_US |
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dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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