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1Departament de Salut. Unitat de Salut Laboral. Ajuntament de Sabadell. Barcelona. Spain.
Objective:
[corrected] We describe a method for feasibility assessment of workplace health promotion (WHP) programs as a necessary prerequisite of any WHP program.
Methods:
A total of 167 employees from five workplace communities participated in the study. A questionnaire on the basic components of feasibility (risk factors, attitudes to workplace health promotion interventions, and social-occupational context) was administered.
Results:
Risk behaviours were common among the employees interviewed. Health promotion in the workplace was favorably viewed by 79% of subjects but reported participation would be lower. Interventions on diet and physical activity received the highest acceptance. Participation would be greatest among local administration employees.
Conclusions:
The method demonstrated its utility in obtaining useful data for designing workplace health promotion interventions.