Employee health promotion: organizational correlates and community resources.

Abstract

This article reports data from a random sample survey designed to estimate the extent of employee health promotion activities in Texas. Factors, resources, and barriers which might be associated with the adoption of these activities also are examined. The respondents reported more traditional health and safety activities than those dealing with health promotion. Alcohol and drug abuse activities were, in some cases, also more prevalent than health promotion activities. Employers, however, intended to offer more health promotion activities in the future than other types of activities. Voluntary health agencies were the community resources most frequently used by the respondent organizations. Cost and other barriers were explored as were perceived rationales for programs. The types of outside assistance most desired by the respondents were consistent with an information-gathering stage of implementation.