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Purpose This
brief survey is a tool for planning and evaluating health promotion
efforts. This short version of the Lifegain Health Culture Audit
assesses the level of cultural support for avoiding health risk
behavior. It
examines five cultural factors--values,
norms, organizational support, peer support and climate--that influence employees’ abilities to maintain positive health
practices such as regular exercise, stress management and low-fat
diets. The survey also examines those aspects of the culture that
influence unhealthy lifestyle choices such as smoking, excess drinking
and an imbalance between work, rest and play.
Features The
25-question online or paper-and-pencil survey asks employees to indicate their level of agreement
that their work group supports healthy lifestyles. The multiple-choice
survey can be completed in less than 5 minutes. A 20-page+ Lifegain Health
Culture Audit Report shares specific recommendations useful for
creating healthier and more productive cultures. And, the report
discusses the validity and reliability of survey
findings.
Sample Culture Questions Employees
are asked to indicate their level of agreement to statements that reflect a
healthy culture. Samples statements follow:
My immediate supervisor models a
healthy lifestyle.
My workplace demonstrates its
commitment to supporting healthy lifestyles through its use of resources such as
time, space and money.
People in my work unit are taught
skills needed to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
In my work unit, people are rewarded
and recognized for efforts to live a healthy lifestyle.
My work unit has a positive outlook
(for example, people enjoy their work, celebrate accomplishments, adopt a
"we can do it" attitude and bring out the best in each other).
My immediate coworkers support one
another's efforts to adopt healthier lifestyle practices.
In my immediate work unit, it is
normal for people to follow safety precautions at work
(including practicing good lifting techniques and organizing the work
environment to avoid injury).
A Wellness
Management journal article provides a firsthand account of how the Lifegain
Health Culture Audit benefited the wellness program of Arlington County,
Virginia.
Related
Products Results from the Lifegain Health Culture Audit Short
Version can be presented in a workshop that discusses culture change recommendations.
A
longer and customized version of the Lifegain Health Culture Audit is available
to assess cultural support for health behavior and for wellness goals such
as healthy fun, mutual respect and full potential. The longer survey also
includes a health behavior profile that assesses individual health practices and
lifestyle improvement goals. This customized instrument also asks about program
interest, barriers to participation and program satisfaction. Results can be
broken down by demographic and employment groups.
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Order Information
$3,000 per report. Please call for pricing if you will be
entering more than 1,000 surveys. You have three ordering
options: mail, fax or phone. Mail or fax our Healthyculture.com Order Form.
For phone orders call (800) 800-3004. Outside the U.S., call
(802) 862-8855. Forms of payment include VISA, MasterCard
and check made payable to the Human Resources Institute,
LLC.
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