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Verburgh, Marjolein; Verdonk, Petra; Appelman, Yolande; Brood-van Zanten, Monique; Hulshof, Carel; Nieuwenhuijsen, Karen – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Workplace health promotion (WHP) may be an appropriate way to support women with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) during midlife. Little is known about reaching and engaging women in WHP, particularly not at the intersection of midlife, low SEP, and ethnicity. We initiated the ProudWoman project, in which we implemented a WHP intervention aimed…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Health Promotion, Females, Adults
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Boeijinga, Anniek; Hoeken, Hans; Sanders, José – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objective: To develop a practical step-by-step approach to constructing narrative health interventions in response to the mixed results and wide diversity of narratives used in health-related narrative persuasion research. Method: Development work was guided by essential narrative characteristics as well as principles enshrined in the Health…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Promotion, Case Studies, At Risk Persons
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van Dongen, J. M.; Coffeng, J. K.; van Wier, M. F.; Boot, C. R. L.; Hendriksen, I. J. M.; van Mechelen, W.; Bongers, P. M.; van der Beek, A. J.; Bosmans, J. E.; van Tulder, M. W. – Health Education Research, 2017
This study explored the cost-effectiveness and return-on-investment of a combined social and physical environmental worksite health promotion program compared with usual practice, and of both intervention conditions separately. Participants were randomized to the combined intervention (n = 92), social environmental intervention (n = 118), physical…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Intervention, Physical Environment, Employees
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van Selm, Martine; Van der Heijden, Beatrice I. J. M. – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The stimulation of lifelong employability of employees is one of today's challenges in all sectors of the Dutch society. In this article, we will outline the historical context of the life-long employability issue in the Netherlands, and provide an overview of current business responses to the issue. We will discuss key obstacles for improving…
Descriptors: National Programs, Intervention, Educational Gerontology, Employment Potential