TY - JOUR
T1 - Worksite health and wellness programs in India
AU - Babu, Abraham Samuel
AU - Madan, Kushal
AU - Veluswamy, Sundar Kumar
AU - Mehra, Rahul
AU - Maiya, Arun G.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Worksite health and wellness (WH&W) are gaining popularity in targeting cardiovascular (CV) risk factors among various industries. India is a large country with a larger workforce in the unorganized sector than the organized sector. This imbalance creates numerous challenges and barriers to implementation of WH&W programs in India. Large scale surveys have identified various CV risk factors across various industries. However, there is scarcity of published studies focusing on the effects of WH&W programs in India. This paper will highlight: 1) the current trend of CV risk factors across the industrial community, 2) the existing models of delivery for WH&W in India and their barriers, and 3) a concise evidence based review of various WH&W interventions in India.
AB - Worksite health and wellness (WH&W) are gaining popularity in targeting cardiovascular (CV) risk factors among various industries. India is a large country with a larger workforce in the unorganized sector than the organized sector. This imbalance creates numerous challenges and barriers to implementation of WH&W programs in India. Large scale surveys have identified various CV risk factors across various industries. However, there is scarcity of published studies focusing on the effects of WH&W programs in India. This paper will highlight: 1) the current trend of CV risk factors across the industrial community, 2) the existing models of delivery for WH&W in India and their barriers, and 3) a concise evidence based review of various WH&W interventions in India.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.11.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 24607014
AN - SCOPUS:84895473476
SN - 0033-0620
VL - 56
SP - 501
EP - 507
JO - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
JF - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
IS - 5
ER -