Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe findings from a survey of employees at 10 businesses participating in the ''Building Better Health: Physical Activity Challenge,'' an effort led by the Bipartisan Policy Center's CEO Council on Health and Innovation. Methods: Employers provided employees with pedometers as part of an 8-week Physical Activity Challenge (Challenge). Employees were then asked to complete a survey about their awareness of, participation in, and satisfaction with the Challenge. Results: One hundred three thousand three hundred eighty-three employees participated in the Challenge, averaging 6886 steps per day per participant. Of the 3820 respondents to an employee survey sent to all workers, 62% reported enrolling in the program, and of those, the majority reported positive impacts on health (76%), fitness (73%), and lifestyle (70%). Conclusion: A brief, workplacebased physical activity challenge can achieve positive self-reported health impacts when supported by senior management of the company.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1239-1244 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
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Results from the bipartisan policy center's CEO council physical activity challenge to American business. / Berko, Jeff; Goetzel, Ronnie; Roemer, Enid; Kent, Karen; Marchibroda, Janet.
In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 58, No. 12, 2016, p. 1239-1244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Results from the bipartisan policy center's CEO council physical activity challenge to American business
AU - Berko, Jeff
AU - Goetzel, Ronnie
AU - Roemer, Enid
AU - Kent, Karen
AU - Marchibroda, Janet
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to describe findings from a survey of employees at 10 businesses participating in the ''Building Better Health: Physical Activity Challenge,'' an effort led by the Bipartisan Policy Center's CEO Council on Health and Innovation. Methods: Employers provided employees with pedometers as part of an 8-week Physical Activity Challenge (Challenge). Employees were then asked to complete a survey about their awareness of, participation in, and satisfaction with the Challenge. Results: One hundred three thousand three hundred eighty-three employees participated in the Challenge, averaging 6886 steps per day per participant. Of the 3820 respondents to an employee survey sent to all workers, 62% reported enrolling in the program, and of those, the majority reported positive impacts on health (76%), fitness (73%), and lifestyle (70%). Conclusion: A brief, workplacebased physical activity challenge can achieve positive self-reported health impacts when supported by senior management of the company.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to describe findings from a survey of employees at 10 businesses participating in the ''Building Better Health: Physical Activity Challenge,'' an effort led by the Bipartisan Policy Center's CEO Council on Health and Innovation. Methods: Employers provided employees with pedometers as part of an 8-week Physical Activity Challenge (Challenge). Employees were then asked to complete a survey about their awareness of, participation in, and satisfaction with the Challenge. Results: One hundred three thousand three hundred eighty-three employees participated in the Challenge, averaging 6886 steps per day per participant. Of the 3820 respondents to an employee survey sent to all workers, 62% reported enrolling in the program, and of those, the majority reported positive impacts on health (76%), fitness (73%), and lifestyle (70%). Conclusion: A brief, workplacebased physical activity challenge can achieve positive self-reported health impacts when supported by senior management of the company.
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