Stress Management and Self-care Education as a Component of a Workplace Health Promotion and Prevention Program

Stress Management and Self-care Education as a Component of a Workplace Health Promotion and Prevention Program
Author: Sunita Stablein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2015
Genre: Employee health promotion
ISBN:

This project was the development of a curriculum on stress management and self-care education to be utilized as part of a workplace wellness program conducted by LIFT-Levántate, a non-profit community health organization. The curriculum presents stress management strategies and self-care approaches in a format that aims to be accessible, relevant and beneficial to participants as well as to businesses and organizations that will be offering the program. The content includes information on correlations between stress and health; techniques and methods for managing and reducing stress; an introduction to self-care practices; as well as guidelines for activities that can be facilitated in groups with relevance for a culturally diverse audience. Stress management and self-care regimens are an important component of maintaining health, preventing disease, increasing work productivity, and promoting a healthy workplace and workforce. Goals of the implementation of the curriculum are to support improved health outcomes and psychological well-being for participants, thereby also potentially increasing positive business outcomes for employers and organizations hosting the program.

Improving Employee Health and Well Being

Improving Employee Health and Well Being
Author: Ana Maria Rossi
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1623965195

It is widely recognized that healthy employees are happier and more productive at work. Experiencing stress at work decreases employee’s health and affects their well-being. The American Institute of Stress (AIS) estimated that US$ 300 billion/year are spent on conditions related elevated stress levels. Stress is an everyday part of life for most people in any society. However, when people experience too much stress, serious psychological and physical health problems can result. This book provides an in-depth examination of how to improve employee health and well-being. It features the research, knowledge, and experience presented by over two dozen stress scholars who author twelve chapters. Not all stress can be prevented, and many jobs are highly demanding in multiple ways. Thus, if you cannot prevent stress, effort should be put into understanding occupational stressors and improving employee health. This book on employee health and well-being is aimed at assisting occupational health professionals and academics find ways to help employees managing stress and improve their health. But, it also can be helpful for employees to learn to how they can improve their occupational health. The research findings and knowledge offered by these well-respected leaders in stress scholarship give both employers and employees an awareness of the implications of workplace stress on employee health, and provides avenues for both organizations and individuals to improve worker well-being.

Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Author: United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Departmental Task Force on Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1978
Genre: Medical policy
ISBN:

Nurses With Disabilities

Nurses With Disabilities
Author: Leslie Neal-Boylan
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 082611010X

" This is the first research-based book to confront workplace issues facing nurses who have disabilities. It not only examines in depth their experiences, roadblocks to successful employment, and misperceptions surrounding them, but also provides viable solutions for creating positive attitudes towards them and a welcoming work environment that fosters hiring and retention. From the perspectives and actual voices of nurses with disabilities, nurse leaders, nurse administrators, and patients, the book identifies nurses with disabilities (including sensory, musculoskeletal, emotional, and mental health issues), discusses why they choose to leave nursing or hide their disabilities, and analyzes how their disabilities may influence career choices. "

Workplace Stress Management Interventions and Health Promotion

Workplace Stress Management Interventions and Health Promotion
Author: Lois E. Tetrick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre:
ISBN:

Employee health and wellness are important for employees, their families, and their organizations. We review the literature on both stress management interventions in organizations and workplace health promotion and wellness programs, from the lens of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions as well as the framework provided by the job demands-resources model ( Bakker & Demerouti 2007 ). Stress management interventions tend to be ameliorative, often focusing on restoring resources that have been depleted by the work environment, whereas workplace health promotion and wellness programs tend to be more preventive, enhancing job and personal resources for all employees. There appears to be a trend toward incorporating stress management as a component of workplace wellness programs, with these programs taking more of a primary or secondary intervention approach than a tertiary approach. In addition, although organization-level interventions are still relatively rare, there is growing evidence that organizational interventions, especially when combined with individual-level interventions, can be quite effective in promoting a positive, healthy work environment. We conclude the review by offering suggestions for future research and some considerations for the design and evaluation of future interventions.

Teacher, Take Care

Teacher, Take Care
Author: Richelle North Star Scott
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2022-12-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 177492031X

Teaching can be a highly satisfying profession, but it can also be overwhelming. Stress management. Self-care. Mental well-being. Mindfulness. These words have become all too familiar, but what do they actually mean for you? And how can they help without adding to your to-do list? All teachers have different experiences and different needs. Through stories by diverse educators, this professional resource invites you to try different wellness strategies, explore varying perspectives, and consider new ideas of what it means to “be well.” Grounded in servant leadership and a holistic model, each chapter connects to Indigenous perspectives of wellness through remarks from Elder Stanley Kipling and Knowledge Keeper Richelle North Star Scott.

Integrating Health Promotion and Mental Health

Integrating Health Promotion and Mental Health
Author: Vikki Vandiver
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0195167724

Mental health systems are in a crucial transition period, thanks to the increasing prominence of health promotion theory and a corresponding shift toward emphasizing wellness and empowerment, holistic and family-friendly design, and empirically supported treatment. Such changes demand adjustments to mental health education, and re-education, to maintain a common ground among students, specialists, and providers. The first book of its kind, Integrating Health Promotion and Mental Health presents a seamless framework for approaching contemporary mental health problems.In this informative and engaging text, healthcare expert Vikki L. Vandiver shows how mainstream mental health services can realistically begin to utilize health promotion principles. Vandiver begins by approaching the need for mental health reform based on stakeholder perspectives and providing an overview of the history and practice of health promotion, leading into a discussion of how health promotion practices can be incorporated into evidence-based mental health treatments, particularly those for women with co-morbid health and mental health conditions and children with mental health needs. Finally, Vandiver offers an articulate summary and critique that sheds light on how mental health administrators can incorporate health promotion concepts and practices in their organizations in a strategic, culturally competent manner.Driven by theory and the most recent data, Vandiver's writing is also eminently accessible; the pages are rich with conceptual diagrams, case examples, and testimonies from mental health consumers. Integrating Health Promotion and Mental Health will help specialists, researchers, and students alike in fields such as public health, nursing, social work, health psychology, psychiatric rehabilitation, and counseling to comprehend the basics of health promotion and how they can lead to new and more effective practice models.

Creating Healthy Workplaces

Creating Healthy Workplaces
Author: Caroline Biron
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317158520

The contributions in Creating Healthy Workplaces include a number of interventions that relate the efforts undertaken by researchers and organizations together, to reduce stress and improve the mental and physical health of employees through positive change initiatives. Those working in the field of occupational stress have received criticism that too much emphasis has been placed on negative issues and that positive initiatives have been largely ignored. With the growing influence of the positive movement, this book explores the implications of using a positive approach as opposed to a stress management one and compares the types of interventions they each require. From a positive perspective, there is a need to understand the characteristics of healthy, thriving, and flourishing people and organizations. This book explores the implications of using a positive approach as opposed to a stress management one. Some of the interventions described in Creating Healthy Workplaces target individuals and their attitudes and behaviours, others target workplace relationships, work units and the wider organization. Outcomes such as reduced occurrences of smoking, obesity, depression, elevated blood pressure, accidents and workplace injuries, presenteeism, absence and staff turnover are reported. The factors associated with the success of these interventions are identified and advice is given as to how interested individuals and organizations might proceed to develop worksite interventions on their own.

Creating Healthy Workplaces

Creating Healthy Workplaces
Author: Professor Cary L Cooper CBE
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1409443108

Creating Healthy Workplaces includes interventions that relate the efforts undertaken by researchers and organizations to reduce stress and improve the mental and physical health of employees through positive change initiatives. Those working in the field of occupational stress have received criticism that too much emphasis has been placed on negative issues and that positive initiatives have been largely ignored. This book delves into both the positive and the stress fields and compares the types of interventions each entail. Some of the interventions described target individuals and their attitudes and behaviours, others target workplace relationships, work units and the wider organization. Outcomes such as reduced occurrences of smoking, obesity, depression, elevated blood pressure, accidents and workplace injuries, absence and staff turnover are reported. The factors associated with the success of these interventions are identified and advice is given as to how you might proceed to develop worksite interventions of your own.