To achieve positive return on investment in health promotion programs, "you have to walk up the ladder," said Dr. Ron Goetzl, vice president of applied research at Thomson Reuters, during his Forum ...

Patrick A. Wilson, Emily M. Cherenack, Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Gary W. Harper and The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions Although a growing number of psychosocial health ...

Analysis of studies of worksite wellness programs suggested mixed impact on health-related behaviors and cost, with insufficient evidence regarding absenteeism and mental health. Sources were PubMed, ...

A health promotion program—sometimes known as a wellness program—is a type of employee benefit that encompasses the various efforts companies make to promote and maintain their employees’ health.

The Department of Public Health offers science-based undergraduate programs that prepare individuals to become public health professionals, health care managers, and researchers working to create a ...

Ryan M. Lee, Jessica D. Rothstein, Jessica Gergen, Drew A. Zachary, Joyce C. Smith, Anne M. Palmer, Joel Gittelsohn and Pamela J. Surkan Supermarket-based interventions are one approach to improving ...

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Behavior Science and Promotion provides the training and experience necessary for graduates to become independent researchers and practitioners in health ...

Health Behavior Science is the study of how individual (e.g., race, age, disability, knowledge), social (e.g., peer-groups), and environmental (e.g., access to parks, worksite wellness programs) ...