title: Workplace health promotion implementation, readiness, and capacity among midsize employers in low-wage industries: a national survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe workplace health promotion (WHP) implementation, readiness, and capacity among midsize employers in low-wage industries in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of a national sample of midsize employers (100 to 4999 employees) representing five low-wage industries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Employers' WHP implementation for both employees and employees' spouses and partners was low. Readiness scales showed that employers believe WHP would benefit their employees and their companies, but they were less likely to believe that WHP was feasible for their companies. Employers' capacity to implement WHP was very low; nearly half the sample reported no capacity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Midsize employers in low-wage industries implement few WHP programs; their responses to readiness and capacity measures indicate that low capacity may be one of the principal barriers to WHP implementation.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion Research Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Research Center, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. peggyh@uw.edu
authors.forename: Peggy A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garson
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hammerback
authors.forename: Carrie J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sopher
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clegg-Thorp
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004493:Education; D005522:Food Services; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D016272:Occupational Health; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration