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Workplace Health in Kentucky: A Statewide Comparison

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  • Gretchen Macy

    (Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA)

  • Jacqueline Basham

    (Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA)

  • Cecilia Watkins

    (Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA)

  • Vijay Golla

    (Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78224, USA)

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to assess the state of Kentucky’s workplace health promotion and occupational safety and health programs, to ensure the ability to comprehend any possible trends over the past six years in the state’s progress in offering workplace health promotion and health protection programs, to compare the results of this survey with the 2013 Kentucky state-wide assessment, and to identify gaps in Kentucky’s workplace health promotion and occupational safety and health based on Total Worker Health ® (TWH) concepts. Using Qualtrics research software, the Workplace Health in America assessment was sent to companies located in Kentucky and having 10 or more employees. Participants were identified using Dun and Bradstreet’s Hoover’s database. The results showed that, as with the 2013 survey, larger workplaces significantly were more likely to offer workplace health promotion programs than smaller companies (X 2 = 24.30; p < 0.001). However, more companies (78%) reported offering programs compared to the 2013 assessment (49%). Given the results of the current study as compared to the statewide assessment conducted in 2013, Kentucky’s WHP is moving in a positive direction; yet, there is still much to be done. There remains a strong need to provide cost-effective and accessible resources for all elements of TWH to small workplaces.

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  • Gretchen Macy & Jacqueline Basham & Cecilia Watkins & Vijay Golla, 2021. "Workplace Health in Kentucky: A Statewide Comparison," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5473-:d:558483
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