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A review of corporate-based wellness programs for general health promotion and prevention of type II diabetes mellitus
| Title: | A review of corporate-based wellness programs for general health promotion and prevention of type II diabetes mellitus. |
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| Name(s): |
Hemmings, Jodian R., author Blanks, Robert H., Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Science |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2014 | |
| Date Issued: | 2014 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 86 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This research focuses on obesity and other major risk factors for chronic diseases such as Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, and Stroke. Worksite wellness programs have been successful in this realm of health promotion and disease prevention for heart disease and stroke, but their effectiveness in treating diabetes has been uncertain partially due to poor patient compliance, lack of stress reduction strategies, poor diet and lack of persuasive health education on the risk of being obese. Published peer-reviewed articles were reviewed, coded and analyzed to determine best practices, using a modified systematic review approach. The findings from these studies yield results that were used to develop a new employer-sponsored wellness program that is in accordance with the recently passed Affordable Care Act. | |
| Identifier: | FA00004201 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Behavior modification Employee assistance programs Health promotion Medicine, Preventive Non insulin dependent diabetes -- Prevention obesity -- Risk factors Preventive health services Psychology, Industrial Social responsibility of business United States -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Links: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004201 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004201 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
