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Candace Collins and Cecilia Watkins, PhD. Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., STH 411, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-745-4797, candace.collins@wku.edu
Businesses that provide health care coverage for their employees are facing exscalating expenses, partially due to the health status of their employees. In order to educate employees and employers on the connection between health and productivity, worksite health promotion has become an integral part of many businesses in today's workplace.
Worksite Health Promotion students at Western Kentucky University were asked to design a worksite health promotion program for a local business. Students used a three-phase plan to develop their projects. Phase I included the needs assessment and data collection. Phase II consisted of the development and implementation processes. The final phase was evaluation of the program. While carrying out these processes, students were able to get a “real life” experience.
The presentation will specifically focus on one program that was adopted by a local business. A review of this type of class real-life experience shows that this meets the requirements of the class curriculum, while also serving the needs of the local businesses. At the conclusion of the program, the annual biomedical screenings that the company conducts at their worksite can then be compared to see the impact/outcomes of the program.
At the conclusion of the session, the participants in this session will be able to describe community student engagement and to articulate the impact that university students can have on the community as a result of that engagement.
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The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA