Magister Public Health - MPH / The Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) is one of the tools developed to achieve the objectives of the South African National Drug Policy. Occupational health (OH) services are largely in the private sector and usually provide an element of Primary Health Care in addition to Occupational Hygiene, Medicine and Nursing. The aim of this study was to determine the challenges of implementing the Essential Drugs Programme into Occupatinal Health settings in the Port Elizabeth and East London areas. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. Respondents cited the evidence-based approach to management of clients as a motivating factor for adopting the EDP in Occupational Health clinics. / South Africa

Needs assessment--Cost analysis--Modeling--Pilot studies--Sample programs--Training programs--Communication.

Needs assessment--Cost analysis--Modeling--Pilot studies--Sample programs--Training programs--Communication.

The study was designed to identify current levels of corporate health promotion and nutrition activities and to highlight the need for continued health promotion activities, in particular nutrition education, throughout corporate America.Five hundred surveys were mailed to the Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. One hundred and twenty-one were completed, yielding a 24% sample for analysis.The wellness/health promotion activities reported to be a part of corporate wellness programs included exercise, nutrition education, CPR training, stress management and intramural sports. It appeared that size of the corporation influenced the nutrition promotion provided at the worksite. There appeared to be no difference between CEO support or lack of support to the wellness/health promotion program and the variety of health promotion activities. It was apparent that having a nutrition consultant resulted in greater and more varied nutrition health promotion activities at the worksite, and that in the future, America's Fortune 500 companies will need to hire a nutrition professional to disseminate nutrition and health promotion information at the worksite. / Institute for Wellness

En stor del av dagens sjukskrivningar beror på psykisk ohälsa och fysisk inaktivitet och har blivit ett folkhälsoproblem. Stress beror av relationen mellan individ och miljö, där individens självuppfattning och verklighetsupplevelse är av betydelse för upprätthållandet av välbefinnande. Stress uppkommer av flera olika orsaker, stressorer, vilka skiljer sig människor emellan. Fysisk aktivitet har visat sig ha en positiv inverkan både i att förebygga och behandla stress och företagssköterskan kan genom hälsorådgivning ha en betydande roll för yrkesverksammas fysiska aktivitetsutövande. Syftet med studien var att beskriva den fysiska aktivitetens betydelse för den upplevda stressnivån bland anställda inom ett kommunalt energi- och vattenbolag. Kvantitativ metodik med enkätundersökning användes, där 34 av 39 personer valde att medverka. Resultatet analyserades med beskrivande statistik och det visade sig finnas indikationer på att de äldre arbetstagarna var mest stressade. Yrkesverksamma som ägnade en stor del åt mycket ansträngande fysisk aktivitet upplevde mindre stress. Studien visade även att en majoritet av dem som bedömdes vara stressade var stillasittande. Fysisk aktivitet tycktes också medförda positiva upplevelser som en bättre självkänsla och en mer positiv syn på livet. Det finns behov av ytterligare studier för att säkrare slutsatser ska kunna dras. / Many of today’s sick leaves are caused by psychological illness and lack of physical activity has become a public health problem. Stress is depending on the relation between the person and the environment, where self-perception and experience of reality are important for maintaining well-being. Causes of stress, stressors, can be many and vary from individual to individual.  Physical activity has shown to have a positive effect in both preventing and treating perceived stress and the occupational nurse can, through health counselling, have an important role to play in changing exercising habits among workers. The purpose of the study was to describe the physical activity’s importance for the experienced stress level among the employees of a municipal energy and water company. Quantitative method with questionnaires was used, where 34 of 39 workers chose to participate. The result was analyzed with descriptive statistics and indicated that the older employees were the most stressed. Workers who devoted much time to intense exercising experienced less stress. The study also showed that the vast majority of workers who were stressed were sedentary. Physical activity seemed to give positive experiences like better self-esteem and a more positive way of looking at life. Further studies would be needed for more definitive conclusions.

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 68 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-68).

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.Med.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1981.

Thesis (M Nursing (Advanced Practice))--University of South Australia, 1996

Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1946.

Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1946.