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2019 CoreNet: Our Next Now: Work Experiences for Continuous Learning

Melissa Jancourt CID, LEEP-AP
Cristina Banks, PhD
2019
2019 CoreNet Global Summit Topic: Our Next Now: Work Experiences for Continueous Learning Contents About this study Key findings

2019 HWES: The Built Environment. Chou Hall

Courtney Chandler
2019
Healthy Work Environments Summit

The Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces (ICHW) partnered with University Health Services for the planning and execution of the Healthy Work Environment Summit held at UC Berkeley in June 2019. A total of 120 attendees were welcomed to the event.

Goals of the day included:

Develop a shared understanding of how communities can redesign work environments to foster greater health and wellbeing.

Identify health in all policies (HiAP) and built environment efforts that would have the greatest impact at campus and...

2018 NIOSH: Applications of a Needs-Based Model of Healthy Workplaces to Field Settings: The Role of the Built Environment

Isabelle J. C. Thibau, MPH
Carolyn Winslow, PhD
Cristina Banks, PhD
2018
2018 NIOSH Total Worker Health Conference Topic: Applications of a Needs-Based Model of Healthy Workplaces to Field Settings: The Role of the Built Environment Contents Wellness program study findings Link between built environment and need satisfaction Examples from focus groups Strategies for overcoming barriers related to the built environment

2018 CIHC: Total Worker Health

Cristina Banks, PhD
2018
2018 CIHC Sacramento March Topic: Total Worker Health Talk Summary We need to create healthy workplaces so that workers can thrive and do their best work for the long term. Work environments affect worker health—both physical and mental. Worker health affects job performance, engagement, job satisfaction, absenteeism, and turnover. Toxic workplaces do NOT improve organizational profitability or performance.

2018 NIOSH: Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces: A Different Perspective

Cristina Banks, PhD
2018
2018 NIOSH Total Worker Health Conference Topic: Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces: A Different Perspective Contents ICHW Mission We are... Creating "Blue Zones" within Organizations Healthy Workplaces Basic Needs Healthy Workplaces Vision Roles Operationalized

2018 APS: Workplace Health Promotion and Wellness Programs (Poster)

Carolyn Winslow, PhD
Isabelle J. C. Thibau, MPH
Cristina Banks, PhD
2018

Workplace wellness programs generally show low participation rates, and smaller organizations face unique challenges when implementing such programs. Accordingly, the purpose of this mixed method study was to generate a comprehensive list of individual- and organization-level factors that may influence wellness program adoption and participation within small and medium organizations. We adopted the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) model (Bakker & Demerouti 2007) to serve as our guiding theoretical framework.

2018 APA: How to Increase Wellness Program Adoption and Employee Participation

Cristina Banks, PhD
2018
2018 APA Invited Talk Topic: How to Increase Wellness Program Adoption and Employee Participation: Using Principles of Psychology Talk Summary Wellness Programs cannot be treated as a single entity. Wellness Programs differ along several important dimensions—leadership support is the most important. Adoption of Wellness Programs can increase when there is a good “fit” with organizational. Participation rates can increase when there is a match between employee needs and wellness program characteristics. Treat wellness program adoption like good employee selection.

2017 USE: Strategies for Increasing Participation Rates in Wellness Programs

Cristina Banks, PhD
Isabelle J. C. Thibau, MPH
2017
2017 Understanding Small Enterprises (USE) Strategies for Increasing Participation Rates in Wellness Programs Contents The problem with participation rates Framework for increasing motivation to participate What works: Focus Group Study Learnings from the Focus Group Study Recommendations for increasing adoption of wellness programs in small to medium-sized organizations Recommendations for increasing participation rates

2018 CoreNet: The Future is Gen Z

Melissa Jancourt CID, LEEP-AP
Caitlin DeClercq, PhD
Cristina Banks, PhD
2018
2018 CoreNet: What's Next? Exploiting Uncertainty Topic: The Future is Gen Z: Anticipating Changes in Office Design and Real Estate Strategies Contents Introducing Gen Z The Research What We've Learned Implications Report Out