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BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS This section of the "Nutrition at the Worksite" Supplement to the Journal of Nutrition Education provides reviews, summaries, and listings of materials pertinent to health promotion and nutrition programs in workplace settings. The topics covered include: health promotion and education in general; worksite health promotion; and adult nutrition education for disease prevention and risk reduction. In preparation of this section, we found that few worksite-specific nutrition education curricula currently exist. However, many ofthe materials developed for community settings are easily adapted for workplace use. In addition, this is not meant to be exhaustive but rather a sampling of resources available for worksite nutrition educators, with emphasis on identifying materials that readers may not be familiar with. Readers can obtain the materials listed here by directly contacting the sources listed after the titles. We have not included any proprietary materials which are available only through registration for commercial programs. Inclusion of any book or materials in this section does not imply endorsement by the Society for Nutrition Education. Reviews are the opinion of the reviewer when signed. Unsigned summary statements are provided by the editorial assistants and guest editor when materials are not reviewed. Development of this section was coordinated by Editorial Assistants Janet Seay and Barbara Linton. The assistance and advice of Sarah A. Berkowitz, Journal Reviews Editor, was invaluable throughout its preparation. K. Glanz, Guest Editor
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BOOKS L - PROFESSIONALIREFERENCE ] Behavioral Health: A Handbook of Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention, Matarazzo, J. et aI., 1984. From John Wiley and Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NY 08873, 1245 pp., hardcover, $75. The title of this book suggests a rather ambitious undertaking, both for its authors and its readers. Written by more than 140 prominent researchers and practitioners, this book combines practical techniques for health promotion with overviews of some relevant theories in application to health promotion activities. Its intent is to provide the reader with a thorough reference for strategies for health promotion, and not to be a repository of theory unlinked to practice. Much of the book is devoted to major lifestyle issues in chronic disease prevention: exercise; healthful diet; smoking prevention; blood pressure control; dental health; safety; and prevention of alcohol abuse. Additional sections link educationallbehavioral strategies for effective intervention to these lifestyle issues and, further, place them in a variS76
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ety of settings-including worksite, school, community, and medical care settings. The book concludes with a review of issues involved in training for health promotion. This book is an excellent resource for health educators and behavioral scientists engaged in designing health promotion programs. It earns a prominent place in the library of the reader who has a need for a broad base of strategies related to those risk factors that command the greatest portion of our limited health promotion resources. Unfortunately, its bulk and cost are likely to prevent its use as an academic text or as a reference for practitioners working in just one of the areas covered. Michele M. Demak, M.P.H., Office of Consumer Health Education, Dept. of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Hutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Corporate Health Management, Fielding, J. E. From Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., Reading, MA 01867, 416 pp., hardcover, $29.95. This book provides a comprehensive overview of medical issues affecting the workplace and discusses approaches to controlling costs. It covers
health benefits, cost containment through utilization review and second opinion surgery programs, health care competition, mental health and Employee Assistance Programs, and disability and workers' compensation. One section of the book is devoted to disease prevention and health promotion, within the context of corporate health management strategies. This book is by a leading expert in the area of worker health and will give health and nutrition educators a broad understanding of health care and cost containment in business and industry. The Hardy Executive: Health under stress, Maddi, S. R., and S. C. Kobasa, 1984. From Dow-Jones Irwin, 1818 Ridge Rd., Homewood, IL 60430, 131 pp., hardcover, $19.95. This book reports on a study of business executives and reviews elements that enable professionals to combat stress, including lifestyle, personality type, social support, and health care practices. The most important resource for resisting stress that the authors identify is a personality style they define as "hardiness." They present several case studies of executives at Illinois Bell. This book may be useful backVOLUME 18 NUMBER 1
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BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ground reading for professionals working in business and industry health promotion programs. Health Education Planning: A diagnostic approach, Green, L. W., et al., 1980. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palto Alto, CA 94301, 306 pp., hardcover, $21.95. This book describes an approach to health education planning known as the PRECEDE Model. The model is based on the assumption that healthrelated behaviors are determined by multiple factors, and that these factors must be considered in planning effective strategies and programs to encourage health improvement. This book and the PRECEDE Model are in wide use among health promotion and education providers working in many settings. Health Promotion in the Workplace, O'Donnell, M. P., and Ainsworth, T., 1984. From John Wiley and Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NY 08873, 736 pp., hardcover, $36. A valuable tool for all elements of health promotion and wellness, this text offers a state-of-the-art compilation for developing a corporate health promotion program from start to finish. Topics included are the health promotion concept; program design; assessment and evaluation for fitness, nutrition, and stress management; program content on nutrition, stress, fitness, and substance dependence; program administration; and the role and impact of external institutions. The text is designed so that it can be a resource for any member of the health promotion team. The extensive use of charts, graphs, and tables offers a pragmatic approach to each phase of wellness. An interesting approach to corporate involvement and endorsement of health promotion is offered in the last section of the text which includes interviews with chief executive officers of companies that presently have wellness programs. Costs, fees, and overall economic issues are covered in addition to a "how to" section on selling programs to CEO's. The text is well researched and includes extensive resources and bibliographies. It provides both basic and indepth information for CEO's, health promotion coordinators, nutritionists, psychologists, and aspiring workplace health promotion consultants. Anyone with an interest in corporate health proVOLUME 18
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motion would find this book an invaluable tool. Joy Armillay, R.D., Ed.D., Nutritionist, Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 116 So. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Healthy People in Unhealthy Places: Stress and fitness at work, Pelletier, K. R., 1984. From Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. 225 pp., hardcover, $16.95. This book addresses the effects of work-related stress and toxic hazards in the workplace. It addresses ways to make the workplace healthier in this age of the new fitness revolution. Two appendices list health promotion resources and some existing corporate health promotion programs. This book is intended for professionals in the worksite setting and can serve as a reference for other health promotion activities. Managing Health Promotion in the Workplace, Parkinson, R. S., et al., 1982. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301,314 pp., hardcover, $24.95. Parkinson's concise volume is divided into three sections: guidelines, examples of company programs, and background papers. The guidelines describe the components of a health promotion program and emphasize the need to define objectives and conduct evaluation. The authors briefly discuss activities aimed at affecting awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Six different evaluation designs are presented, ranging from simple record keeping to the full-blown evaluation research project. These suggestions encourage use of some evaluation measures even though simple protocols may be unable to answer scientific questions about program effects. There is a useful addendum that gives questions and guidance for assessing program providers and their services. The second section describes the health promotion programs of seventeen large corporations. More modest programs in smaller companies are not included. The background papers add depth and perspective to planning health promotion activities. This book was the first major volume on this topic and is thus a significant work. However, some of the background papers are now 6
years old and readers should be careful to also seek more up-to-date references. This volume provides a wealth of useful information for all who are involved in planning and conducting worksite health promotion activities. The authors have done a superb job of presenting complex information in a readable, practical way. Following their guidance should make the planning of worksite health programs easier and more sound. Joyce A. Nettleton, D.Sc., R.D., Nutrition Consultant, 35 Tower Road, Lexington, MA 02173.
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Diet and Exercise: Synergism in health maintenance, 1982. From Book and Pamphlet Fulfillment OP-163, American Medical Association, Box 10946, Chicago, IL 60610,177 pp., softcover, $12., add $1.50 sales tax for IL and NY residents. Evaluation of Health Promotion and Education Programs, Windsor, R. A., et aI., 1984. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, 366 pp., hardcover, $18.95 (California residents add sales tax) plus $1.50 postage and handling. Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education and Health Promotion, Green, L. W., and F. M. Lewis, 1985. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301,425 pp., hardcover, $23.95. Wellness at Work, Cunningham, R. M., 1982. From Blue Cross Association, 676 St. Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611,137 pp., softcover, $7.95.
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A Practical Planning Guide for Employee Health Promotion Programs, The Health Planning Council, Inc., 1982 (revised). From The Health Planning Council, Inc., 995 Applegate Rd., Madison, WI 53713, 42 pp., softcover, $4. Employers who are thinking of starting a health promotion program will find this booklet an excellent step-bystep guide. It provides an overview of every aspect of a program and gives the rationale for each component. The guide begins with an explanation of the philosophy and benefits of worksite health promotion. It then describes how to assess a company's illness-related costs and health promotion needs, and how to develop a health policy. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION
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BOOKS L - PROFESSIONALIREFERENCE ] Behavioral Health: A Handbook of Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention, Matarazzo, J. et aI., 1984. From John Wiley and Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NY 08873, 1245 pp., hardcover, $75. The title of this book suggests a rather ambitious undertaking, both for its authors and its readers. Written by more than 140 prominent researchers and practitioners, this book combines practical techniques for health promotion with overviews of some relevant theories in application to health promotion activities. Its intent is to provide the reader with a thorough reference for strategies for health promotion, and not to be a repository of theory unlinked to practice. Much of the book is devoted to major lifestyle issues in chronic disease prevention: exercise; healthful diet; smoking prevention; blood pressure control; dental health; safety; and prevention of alcohol abuse. Additional sections link educationallbehavioral strategies for effective intervention to these lifestyle issues and, further, place them in a variS76
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ety of settings-including worksite, school, community, and medical care settings. The book concludes with a review of issues involved in training for health promotion. This book is an excellent resource for health educators and behavioral scientists engaged in designing health promotion programs. It earns a prominent place in the library of the reader who has a need for a broad base of strategies related to those risk factors that command the greatest portion of our limited health promotion resources. Unfortunately, its bulk and cost are likely to prevent its use as an academic text or as a reference for practitioners working in just one of the areas covered. Michele M. Demak, M.P.H., Office of Consumer Health Education, Dept. of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Hutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Corporate Health Management, Fielding, J. E. From Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., Reading, MA 01867, 416 pp., hardcover, $29.95. This book provides a comprehensive overview of medical issues affecting the workplace and discusses approaches to controlling costs. It covers
health benefits, cost containment through utilization review and second opinion surgery programs, health care competition, mental health and Employee Assistance Programs, and disability and workers' compensation. One section of the book is devoted to disease prevention and health promotion, within the context of corporate health management strategies. This book is by a leading expert in the area of worker health and will give health and nutrition educators a broad understanding of health care and cost containment in business and industry. The Hardy Executive: Health under stress, Maddi, S. R., and S. C. Kobasa, 1984. From Dow-Jones Irwin, 1818 Ridge Rd., Homewood, IL 60430, 131 pp., hardcover, $19.95. This book reports on a study of business executives and reviews elements that enable professionals to combat stress, including lifestyle, personality type, social support, and health care practices. The most important resource for resisting stress that the authors identify is a personality style they define as "hardiness." They present several case studies of executives at Illinois Bell. This book may be useful backVOLUME 18 NUMBER 1
SUPPLEMENT 1986
BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ground reading for professionals working in business and industry health promotion programs. Health Education Planning: A diagnostic approach, Green, L. W., et al., 1980. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palto Alto, CA 94301, 306 pp., hardcover, $21.95. This book describes an approach to health education planning known as the PRECEDE Model. The model is based on the assumption that healthrelated behaviors are determined by multiple factors, and that these factors must be considered in planning effective strategies and programs to encourage health improvement. This book and the PRECEDE Model are in wide use among health promotion and education providers working in many settings. Health Promotion in the Workplace, O'Donnell, M. P., and Ainsworth, T., 1984. From John Wiley and Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NY 08873, 736 pp., hardcover, $36. A valuable tool for all elements of health promotion and wellness, this text offers a state-of-the-art compilation for developing a corporate health promotion program from start to finish. Topics included are the health promotion concept; program design; assessment and evaluation for fitness, nutrition, and stress management; program content on nutrition, stress, fitness, and substance dependence; program administration; and the role and impact of external institutions. The text is designed so that it can be a resource for any member of the health promotion team. The extensive use of charts, graphs, and tables offers a pragmatic approach to each phase of wellness. An interesting approach to corporate involvement and endorsement of health promotion is offered in the last section of the text which includes interviews with chief executive officers of companies that presently have wellness programs. Costs, fees, and overall economic issues are covered in addition to a "how to" section on selling programs to CEO's. The text is well researched and includes extensive resources and bibliographies. It provides both basic and indepth information for CEO's, health promotion coordinators, nutritionists, psychologists, and aspiring workplace health promotion consultants. Anyone with an interest in corporate health proVOLUME 18
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motion would find this book an invaluable tool. Joy Armillay, R.D., Ed.D., Nutritionist, Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 116 So. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Healthy People in Unhealthy Places: Stress and fitness at work, Pelletier, K. R., 1984. From Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. 225 pp., hardcover, $16.95. This book addresses the effects of work-related stress and toxic hazards in the workplace. It addresses ways to make the workplace healthier in this age of the new fitness revolution. Two appendices list health promotion resources and some existing corporate health promotion programs. This book is intended for professionals in the worksite setting and can serve as a reference for other health promotion activities. Managing Health Promotion in the Workplace, Parkinson, R. S., et al., 1982. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301,314 pp., hardcover, $24.95. Parkinson's concise volume is divided into three sections: guidelines, examples of company programs, and background papers. The guidelines describe the components of a health promotion program and emphasize the need to define objectives and conduct evaluation. The authors briefly discuss activities aimed at affecting awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Six different evaluation designs are presented, ranging from simple record keeping to the full-blown evaluation research project. These suggestions encourage use of some evaluation measures even though simple protocols may be unable to answer scientific questions about program effects. There is a useful addendum that gives questions and guidance for assessing program providers and their services. The second section describes the health promotion programs of seventeen large corporations. More modest programs in smaller companies are not included. The background papers add depth and perspective to planning health promotion activities. This book was the first major volume on this topic and is thus a significant work. However, some of the background papers are now 6
years old and readers should be careful to also seek more up-to-date references. This volume provides a wealth of useful information for all who are involved in planning and conducting worksite health promotion activities. The authors have done a superb job of presenting complex information in a readable, practical way. Following their guidance should make the planning of worksite health programs easier and more sound. Joyce A. Nettleton, D.Sc., R.D., Nutrition Consultant, 35 Tower Road, Lexington, MA 02173.
Other Titles
of Interest
Diet and Exercise: Synergism in health maintenance, 1982. From Book and Pamphlet Fulfillment OP-163, American Medical Association, Box 10946, Chicago, IL 60610,177 pp., softcover, $12., add $1.50 sales tax for IL and NY residents. Evaluation of Health Promotion and Education Programs, Windsor, R. A., et aI., 1984. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, 366 pp., hardcover, $18.95 (California residents add sales tax) plus $1.50 postage and handling. Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education and Health Promotion, Green, L. W., and F. M. Lewis, 1985. From Mayfield Publishing Co., 285 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301,425 pp., hardcover, $23.95. Wellness at Work, Cunningham, R. M., 1982. From Blue Cross Association, 676 St. Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611,137 pp., softcover, $7.95.
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PROFESSIONAL/REFERENCE .-J PLANNING GUIDE
A Practical Planning Guide for Employee Health Promotion Programs, The Health Planning Council, Inc., 1982 (revised). From The Health Planning Council, Inc., 995 Applegate Rd., Madison, WI 53713, 42 pp., softcover, $4. Employers who are thinking of starting a health promotion program will find this booklet an excellent step-bystep guide. It provides an overview of every aspect of a program and gives the rationale for each component. The guide begins with an explanation of the philosophy and benefits of worksite health promotion. It then describes how to assess a company's illness-related costs and health promotion needs, and how to develop a health policy. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION
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