Developing Two Culture of Health Measurement Tools: Examining Employers' Efforts to Influence Population Health Inside and Outside Company Walls. Issue 12 (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kent, Karen B.; Goetzel, Ron Z.; Roemer, Enid Chung; McCleary, Katherine; Henke, Rachel Mosher; Head, Michael A.; Fabius, Raymond
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 60:Issue 12(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Business case -- community health -- corporate social responsibility -- culture of health -- well-being -- workplace health promotion -- workplace wellness; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001438
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: The aim of the study was to develop tools that quantify employers' investment in building cultures of health (COH)—inside and outside company walls. Methods: Two COH instruments were developed through literature reviews and expert consultation. The first focused on internal culture of health (COH-INT), that is, programs, policies, and attributes of the physical and social environments that support employees' health and well-being. The second focused on external culture of health (COH-EXT), that is, programs, policies, and environmental supports that promote communities ' health. We administered these tools to 32 employers and examined instrument reliability, distribution of scores, and correlation between the two instruments. Results: Both tools demonstrated adequate reliability. COH-EXT scores changed minimally over the 3-year study timeframe. There was little correlation between the COH-INT and COH-EXT scores. Conclusions: More research is needed to further develop and validate COH-EXT instruments. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text