MANUFACTURERS' WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN WESTERN MARYLAND: A NURSING MODEL FOR SMALL INDUSTRY.
Contributors: University of Maryland, College Park.
Published: 1987
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Education, Health.
Description: The primary purpose of this study was to provide decision-makers in Western Maryland with information regarding the current status of health promotion programs at the worksite conducted by employers with 50 or more employees. Other purposes of the study were to report the perceived effects of these programs on selected variables, to report the effects of selected variables on programs, to project industrial health promotion needs in Western Maryland, and to propose a model/process for small industries to initiate health education programs.

The sample selected was limited to all 35 industries with 50 or more employees in Allegany and Garrett Countries, Western Maryland. The procedure used for the study included a mailed questionnaire followed by a telephone interview to those industries not responding to the mailed questionnaire. The listing was secured from the Chambers of Commerce of Allegany and Gerrett Counties with the assistance of the Western Maryland Health Systems Agency.

Data were analyzed and led to these conclusions: (1) Health promotion programs offered by manufacturers in Western Maryland are based on the traditional safety programs required by law. (2) To be effective, health promotion initiatives must reach owners and CEOs of small manufacturers in Western Maryland. (3) Manufacturers in Western Maryland are not taking advantage of the service of external health agencies in implementation of their health education programs. (4) Since employees would have more success with behavioral modification programs through participation, the smaller manufacturer might consider using demonstrations and classroom activities to complement the printed handouts for health education programs. (5) Since program benefits are weakly perceived, extra effort to evaluate and publicize program benefits could be rewarding. (6) Since more than 50 percent of the manufacturers in Western Maryland are offering health education programs, this may be a time when organized planning can ride the wave of enthusiasm.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-09, Section: A, page: 2247.

Thesis (ED.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, 1987.

School code: 0117.