[Employees attitudes to workplace health promotion programs for cancer prevention].
OBJECTIVE
[corrected] We describe a method for feasibility assessment of workplace health promotion (WHP) programs as a necessary prerequisite of any WHP program.


METHODS
A total of 167 employees from five workplace communities participated in the study. A questionnaire on the basic components of feasibility (risk factors, attitudes to workplace health promotion interventions, and social-occupational context) was administered.


RESULTS
Risk behaviours were common among the employees interviewed. Health promotion in the workplace was favorably viewed by 79% of subjects but reported participation would be lower. Interventions on diet and physical activity received the highest acceptance. Participation would be greatest among local administration employees.


CONCLUSIONS
The method demonstrated its utility in obtaining useful data for designing workplace health promotion interventions.
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Departament de Salut. Unitat de Salut Laboral. Ajuntament de Sabadell. Barcelona. Spain.
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Garau
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace