Design Characteristics of Worksite Environmental Interventions for Obesity Prevention.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pratt, Charlotte A.; Lemon, Stephenie C.; Fernandez, Isabel Diana; Goetzel, Ron; Beresford, Shirley A.; French, Simone A.; Stevens, Victor J.; Vogt, Thomas M.; Webber, Larry S.
- Source
- Obesity (19307381); Sep2007, Vol. 15 Issue 9, p2171-2180, 10p, 3 Charts
- Subject
- PREVENTION of obesity
NUTRITION disorders
WORK environment
PREVENTION
- Language
- ISSN
- 19307381
The article discusses research being done on the design characteristics of worksite environmental interventions for the prevention of obesity. It references a study by Charlotte A. Pratt et al published in the 2007 issue of "Obesity." The design characteristics of worksites for U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded studies on obesity prevention offer space for target employees and encourage employee participation. Changes in dietary and physical activity behaviors are ways to prevent the obesity epidemic.