title: Work site health promotion and disease prevention.
abstract: This article provides the reader with a basic understanding of the importance of employee health promotion in a rapidly changing health care delivery system. The rationale, basic components, interdisciplinary emphasis, and future directions have been cited as important elements in successful programming. The leadership role of the primary care physician is also discussed as it relates to effective employee health promotion programs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community and Environmental Health, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Papenfuss
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D006266:Health Education / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D010819:Physician's Role; D015397:Program Evaluation