ERIC Number: EJ904124
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 11
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Community College Employee Wellness Programs
Thornton, L. Jay; Johnson, Sharon
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v34 n12 p966-976 2010
This paper describes the prevalence and characteristics of employee wellness programs in public community colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). A random sample of 250 public community colleges accredited by SACS was mailed a 46-item employee-wellness program survey. The survey solicited program information regarding funding, activities offered, program administration, participation rates, and incentives. The results indicated that the majority of the employee wellness program administrative bodies were either the health and physical education departments or wellness committees. The main coordinators of the wellness programs were either part-time directors within the institutions, wellness committees, or full-time directors within the institutions. Of the institutions surveyed, 27 out of 64 (42.2%) offered employee wellness programs. The findings indicate that the prevalence of employee wellness programs in public community colleges accredited by SACS is below previous research findings in community colleges and universities and do not meet the national health goals of employee health promotion prevalence set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Health Education, Physical Education, Health Promotion, Committees, Community Colleges, Incidence, Program Administration, Wellness, Surveys, Incentives, Employees
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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