Managing Obesity in the Workplace

Informationen zum Autor Nerys Williams, Griselda Cooper Zusammenfassung Managing Obesity in the Workplace comprehensively examines how obesity impacts business and provides examples of action that can be taken by employers to prevent weight gain and facilitate weight loss in their staff Inhaltsverzeichnis An overview of costs of obesity! demographic changes and Government initiatives. The background and scale of problem. The medical consequences of obesity. The workplace implications of obesity on fitness for work! the use of personal protective equipment and ergonomics (the fit between worker and workplace). Prejudice and discrimination in employment and healthcare. Current management of obesity! diet! activity drugs and surgery. The workplace setting - health and safety issues! selling the concept of weight management to employers! initiatives on nutrition and activity. Workplace design to improve nutrition and physical activity including case studies. Health promotion - work task and workplace redesign and population approaches. Health promotion - the individual approach. Legal aspects of obesity and the disability discrimination act.

Product details

• Authors: Griselda Cooper, Cooper Griselda, Sudhesh Kumar, Sudhesh (Diabetes and Metabolism Warwick Medical School) Kumar, Nerys Williams, Nerys (PhD Williams, Nerys R. Williams, Williams Nerys
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2007
• EAN: 9781846190582
• ISBN: 978-1-84619-058-2
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 246 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; MEDICAL / Nutrition, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Dietetics & nutrition, Personnel & human resources management, Dietetics and nutrition, Personnel and human resources management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace