title: Reducing the risk of cancer through worksite intervention.
abstract: This chapter examines existing activities reported in the literature in the areas of smoking, nutrition, and screening; explores the prominent theories of behavior change that have guided some of these activities; and presents a model for worksite cancer prevention programs that is currently being tested in a large trial. A major theme of this chapter is the need for simultaneous changes in individual behaviors and the worksite environment. For each factor (smoking, nutrition, and screening) the discussion is divided into interventions for individuals and those for the environment or organization.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion Sciences Branch, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heimendinger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ockene
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emmons
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varnes
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Eriksen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Probart
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himmelstein
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D016272:Occupational Health; D014481:United States