Creating Healthful Work Environments for Ethnically Diverse Employees Working in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Document Type
Article
Department
Community and Global Health (CGU)
Publication Date
1997
Disciplines
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Abstract
Worksite size is a strong indicator of worksite health promotion (WHP) and employee assistance (EAP) activity. While the majority of WHP and EAP services are provided to employees working in large organizations, the majority of the workforce is employed in worksites with fewer than 50 employees (Fielding, 1991). One of the main findings of the 1992 National Survey of WHP Activities was the identification of a pressing need to under stand how to formulate effective strategies for providing comprehensive health promotion services to those working in small and medium-size companies. The purpose of this paper is to describe an industry/community/university consortium model, which has been used to develop a non-profit, community-based, integrated behavioral health care system for traditionally underserved employee populations; particularly ethnically diverse operating-level employees working in small, medium-sized, and women and/or minority-owned businesses.
Rights Information
© 1997 The Haworth Press
DOI
10.1300/J022v13n01_02
Recommended Citation
Donaldson, S. I., & Klien, D. (1997). Creating healthful work environments for ethnically diverse employees working in small and medium-sized businesses: A non-profit industry/ community/ university collaboration model. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 13(1), 17-32.
