title: Associations between the worksite environment and perceived health culture.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recognition regarding the importance of health culture in the worksite health promotion literature is growing; however, little empirical evidence exists to guide programmatic or research efforts. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the health supporting structural features of the workplace and perceived health culture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one worksites with culture data from 2467 employees from Western New York.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Heart Check (HC) and Lifegain Health Culture Audit (LHCA) were used to assess worksite environment and worksite health culture, respectively.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pearson r was used to examine the associations between HC factors and LHCA mean scores. Multiple linear regression was used to predict LHCA mean scores from selected HC factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adjusting for age and gender, several significant correlations between HC and LHCA scores were identified, ranging from r = .54 (p < .05) to r = .72 (p < .001). The HC Environmental Structure factor (HCES) and HC Communication factor (HCC) were significantly correlated to LHCA scores (r = .55 and r = .72, respectively; p < .01) but not to each other. A regression model combining HCES and HCC was found to be predictive of LHCA score (R(2) = .69, p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modifiable components of the worksite environment are strongly and positively related to employee perceptions of the worksite health culture.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Social and Preventive Medicine, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. choebbel@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoebbel
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Golaszewski
authors.forename: Mya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dorn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017132:Workplace