TY  - JOUR
T1  - 'heart at work' campaign encourages healthier living
AU  - Goldsmith MF
Y1  - 1985/09/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1985.03360110012002
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1422
EP  - 1425
VL  - 254
IS  - 11
N2  - Applying "prevention technology" to save lives by teaching employed Americans how to avoid heart attacks and strokes is the aim of the American Heart Association's new "Heart at Work" program.The heart association lists among benefits that they expect may accrue to companies adopting the program improved quality of work, reduced absenteeism, reduced turnover, reduced insurance claims, and a more attractive environment for recruiting new employees. For those workers, the association says, the program will provide support in making positive life-style changes, let employees know their company cares about them, and help create an environment where employees care about each other.The program, which is available through the association's affiliates and local components in all 50 states, is based on a handsomely presented set of materials and action plans targeted at four primary and secondary risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The idea is to encourage workers to control blood pressure,
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1985.03360110012002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1985.03360110012002
ER  -