LightenUP - using environmental approaches to prevent and manage obesity

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  • Della, L, DeJoy, DM, Goetzel, RZ, Ozminkowski, RJ, & Wilson, M. (2008) Assessing Management Support for Worksite Health Promotion: Psychometric Analysis of the Leading By Example Instrument. American Journal of Health Promotion, 2008 May-Jun;22(5):359-67.

  • Pratt, CA, Lemon, SC, Fernandez, ID, Goetzel, RZ, Beresford, SA, French, SA, Stevens, VJ, Vogt, TM & Webber, LS. Design Characteristics of Worksite Environmental Interventions for Weight Control and Obesity Prevention. Obesity, Volume 15, No 9, pg 2171-2180, September 2007.

  • Selko, A & comments from Gary Billotti, Health Strategy Implementation Leader at The Dow Chemical Company. Are healthcare costs making you sick? Manufacturers are discovering that a healthy workforce is a cost-effective workforce. IndustryWeek: Prescription for Survival: How to Control Healthcare Costs, January 2008, http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=15503

  • Hirschman, C & comments from Cathy Baase, M.D. The Dow Chemical Company. A Healthy Bottom Line. Human Resources Executive, January 2008, http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=59865158

  • Armour, S & comments from Karen Tully, Global Health-promotion Leader with The Dow. Chemical Company. Corporate Cafeterias go the green, healthy route. USA TODAY, February 07, 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2008-02-07-cafeteria-healthy_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

  • Goetzel RZ, Tully KJ. Changes to workplace encourage healthy lifestyle: Fight obesity at work. Managed Healthcare Executive, April 1, 2009, http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/mhe/Exclusives/Changes-to-workplace-encourage-healthy-lifestyle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/590438

  • Goetzel R Z, Bowen J, Ozminkowski RJ, Kassed, C, Roemer, EC, Tabrizi MJ, Short M, Wang S, Pei X, Bowen H, DeJoy DM, Wilson MG, Baker K, Tully K, White JM, Bilotti GM, Baase CM (2009). Case Study: Introducing Environmental Interventions at The Dow Chemical Company Aimed at Reducing Overweight and Obesity among Workers. Book chapter in American College of Sports Medicine Worksite Health Handbook. Second Edition: A Guide to Building Healthy and Productive Companies, 336-341. Ed. Pronk N. Champaign: Human Kinetics.

  • Goetzel RZ, Baker K, Short M, Ozminkowski R, Wang S, Bowen J, Roemer EC, Craun B, Tully K & Baase C. First-Year Results of an Obesity Prevention Program at The Dow Chemical Company (2009). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 51(2): 125-138.

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