Clinical Review
Measuring Wellness in a Staff Health Promotion Program
Fed Pract. 2006 November;23(11):50
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Elaine M. Der, MHS, APRN, BC, FNP, Martha Buffum, DNSc, APRN, BC, CS, and Carol Ceresa, MHSL, RD
Ms. Der is a nurse practitioner in the personnel health department, Dr. Buffum is the associate chief nurse for research, and Ms. Ceresa is the chief of the clinical nutrition section, all at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
Worksite wellness programs can play a significant role in improving employee health. These investigators tracked the effects that one such program had on participants at a VA medical center.