Evaluation of the exercise intervention with the "Back School" education program in a Brazilian company of cigars: a case study.
The purpose of this study was to assess the benefits of an exercise program associated to the educational phase of the "Back School Program" in the quality of life of workers from a cigar factory. This is a case study conducted over four months with three activities a week, two times a day, with the third day devoted to educational activities, focusing on healthy lifestyle, correct posture, postural orientations, daily living and work activities, work motivation, and other issues.
Faculdade Adventista da Bahia, Brazil. sanziar@gmail.com
Sânzia Bezerra
SB
Ribeiro
Djeynefer Silveira
DS
Wagmacker
Lilian Becerra
LB
de Oliveira
D001938:Brazil; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D019460:Tobacco Industry; D062789:Tobacco Products