Technische Univ., Diplomarbeit--München, 2002.

Powerful, entrenched health care stakeholders played a major role in limiting the health reform initiative of the Government of Saskatchewan in the 1990s. The politics of the decade was dominated by the fiscal crisis which prompted the government to embark on health care reform at the same times as it limited the scope of the reform. The narrative of Saskatchewans health reform efforts showed that the government focused on the politics of health care, specifically the need to manage the diverse and often competing interests of health care stakeholders. It also reveals the dynamic between the stakeholders, the press and public opinion. As health stakeholders expressed their concerns about health care reform, the press and the public became more critical and the government backed away from its commitment to health reform.

Powerful, entrenched health care stakeholders played a major role in limiting the health reform initiative of the Government of Saskatchewan in the 1990s. The politics of the decade was dominated by the fiscal crisis which prompted the government to embark on health care reform at the same times as it limited the scope of the reform. The narrative of Saskatchewans health reform efforts showed that the government focused on the politics of health care, specifically the need to manage the diverse and often competing interests of health care stakeholders. It also reveals the dynamic between the stakeholders, the press and public opinion. As health stakeholders expressed their concerns about health care reform, the press and the public became more critical and the government backed away from its commitment to health reform.

This thesis deals with wellness section of Wellness Hotel Frymburk. The aim is to analyze existing products of wellness services,recommendations for further development based on actual world trends. Another important task is the comparison of accommodation facilities in the designated location offering wellness services. There will be also included analysis of customer needs and their satisfaction with the current portfolio offer of wellness services. The information will be discussed with the hotel management.

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Abstract: This research explores management of strategic wellness in Finnish companies by adding a qualitative perspective to the previous research and by filling gaps related how wellness is measured and which categories of wellness management have the most effect on the financial performance, customer interaction, business processes, and learning & growth of a company. The wellness categories are connected to balanced scorecard categories based on criteria: wellness categories need to have quantitative measurements and they need to be connected to BSC improvements. The study is done via interviewing company representatives through semi-structured interviews. The results were analysed with the help of previous research related to wellness management and the balanced scorecard. The main theories used in this research are based on strategic wellness management and the Balanced Scorecard. The sample studied for this research consists of Finnish companies of different sizes and industries, limited to office work. The findings show that companies are interested and motivated in measuring and managing wellness of their employees. The biggest issues are related to the setting of realistic and achievable wellness goals, and the measurements in many areas of wellness management make it difficult measure the exact effects in different performance aspects, and what exactly causes these effects. The only wellness management category which has proper quantifiable measurements which makes its outcomes measurable with the BSC are the wellness processes. From the perspective of BSC categories, the most impact from wellness processes was seen under the learning and growth category. This research fills some gaps in knowledge of what wellness management can cause in a company.

Magister Commercii - MCom / Higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide are faced with complex changes and challenges. Employees at these institutions are also faced with even greater demands and obstacles. Academics often work under pressure and fail to achieve balance in their work and other life activities as they strive to meet their job demands. As a result, the academic employee’s well-being may suffer. As the job demands of academics escalate, the level of support and other resources that academics receive appears to decline. Other resources include staffing, support from management, and spaces and places for wellness. When such support is limited or missing, the ensuing stress, burnout, and ill health affect the well-being of academics. Therefore, it is important for universities to invest in a holistic wellness programme formulated specifically to meet the needs of their employees.

The objective of this DNP project was to highlight the significant impact of health promotion in older adults. As of January 2011, Medicare covers an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), which is a result of the Affordable Care Act. The AWV allows patients the benefit of receiving covered wellness and preventive care services. Through surveys this project explored what healthcare providers and patients know about the Medicare AWV and what barriers and/or challenges they have experienced with the AWV. The responses to the surveys revealed that providers have misconceptions about the Medicare AWV and some of the patients did not know that Medicare part B offers a covered annual wellness visit. There were several barriers identified by both patients and providers and these barriers will be discussed and explored in this paper.

Using Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) in Organizations as a theoretical framework, this dissertation analyzed the diffusion process of the federally mandated School Wellness Policy (SWP) in three separate studies. Beginning with a content analysis of the SWP mandate's legislative history using the constant comparative method, the first manuscript evaluated the policy Initiation process to provide context for the creation of the original mandate. Next, the researcher conducted a systematic literature review to organize and analyze the current literature on SWP implementation. The third manuscript presented a qualitative case study of one local school district's experience implementing the School Wellness Policy. Interviewing school personnel such as teachers, school nurses, PE teachers, and cafeteria mangers provided key insight to processes involved in policy implementation at the local level. Three key findings emerged from the study: 1) a lack of research on the clarifying stage of the policy diffusion process, 2) the limitation of policy alone in addressing child obesity, and 3) an opportunity for health promotion researchers to engage in policy research. This study is unique because it analyzed the complete diffusion process of the SWP policy, beginning with policy decision making by legislators on the federal level and ending with policy implementation efforts by school district personnel on the local level. Public attention to the child obesity epidemic has grown significantly in the last decade. However, increased awareness is not necessarily indicative of change or improvement of the problem. In the case of the School Wellness Policy (SWP), the federal government attempted to mandate change in the school environment as a way of combating the child obesity epidemic. Although public policy can be effectively used to facilitate change, policy alone is incapable of solving problems as vast and complex as the child obesity epidemic. The SWP has resulted in changes to the school environment; but, this study showed that a societal shift (change across all private and public sectors) is necessary for long term success in combating child obesity.

In today's world of work, change can be seen as a given. For companies to not only survive but to thrive, they need resilient and healthy employees. Healthy employees can deal more effectively with stress, which result from increases in work overloads, work pressure and job insecurity. They are more productive, deliver higher work output, and cope better with higher work demands. Studies show that people, who maintain a healthy lifestyle through regular exercise and healthy eating, have much fewer weight-related medical expenses, and are thus generally in better health. Poor health, on the other hand, results in higher absence from work, lower productivity and lower morale. This has a snowball effect in organisations, because the absence of unhealthy employees exacerbates the stress and work overload of those employees who are present at work and, in turn, negatively impact their morale. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a physical wellness programme (referred to as a Corporate Wellness Programme or CWP) on employee absenteeism and motivation within a specific company. The evaluation was conducted using a mixed method approach. It was performed on the pilot study of the CWP. Hundred and thirteen people participated on a voluntary basis. The programme ran over six months (December 2008 to May 2009). A health risk assessment (HRA) includes glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol tests and a body mass index (BMI) and was conducted on all the participants before they embarked on the programme, as well as after completing the programme. The pre- and post-tests of the health risk assessment were statistically compared to evaluate whether participation in the programme affected the physical health of the participants. After the programme, focus group discussions were held with a sample of 36 of the 113 participants to assess their experience of the programme. Absenteeism data were used as an indirect measure to determine the impact of the programme on absenteeism. The results from the health risk assessments indicated that the systolic blood pressure and cholesterol levels were significantly lower after the programme. From the focus group discussions it appeared that participants reported less absenteeism from work due to illness. They further reported an improvement in their mood, attitude toward work, sleeping patterns, eating habits and sense of overall wellbeing during participation in the programme. Based on the results of health risk assessments, it seems if the CWP had some positive impact on employee state of wellness. Copyright 2010, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Du Preez, H 2010, The impact of a Corporate Wellness Programme on employee wellness, motivation and absenteeism, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02222012-115232 / > C12/4/191/gm / Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Human Resource Management / unrestricted