Local Health Departments' Capacity for Workplace Health Promotion Programs to Prevent Chronic Disease: Comparison of Rural, Micropolitan, and Urban Contexts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine local health department (LHD) contexts, capacity for, and interest in partnering with employers on workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) for chronic disease prevention.

Design

Qualitative interviews with LHD directors.

Setting

LHDs from 21 counties in 10 states.

Participants

Twenty-one LHD directors.

Main outcome measuress

Experiences and perceptions of existing partnerships, decision making, funding, data needs, and organizational capacity for WHPP partnerships with employers.

Results

We identified 3 themes: (1) LHDs see the value of partnering with employers but lack the capacity to do so effectively; (2) while LHDs base priorities on community need, funding ultimately drives decision making; and (3) rural, micropolita

SUBMITTER: Brown MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8670205 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature