Local Health Departments' Capacity for Workplace Health Promotion Programs to Prevent Chronic Disease: Comparison of
Meagan C Brown1, Christine Kava, Betty Bekemeier
1Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Objective:
To examine local health department (LHD) contexts, capacity for, and interest in partnering with employers on workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) for chronic disease prevention.
Design:
Qualitative interviews with LHD directors.
Setting:
LHDs from 21 counties in 10 states.
Participants:
Twenty-one LHD directors.
Main Outcome Measuress:
Experiences and perceptions of existing partnerships, decision making, funding, data needs, and organizational capacity for WHPP partnerships with employers.
Results:
We identified 3 themes: (1) LHDs see the value of partnering with employers but lack the capacity to do so effectively; (2) while LHDs base priorities on community need, funding ultimately drives decision making; and (3) rural, micropolitan, and urban LHDs differ in their readiness and capacity to work with employers.
Conclusions:
Understanding LHDs' partnership capacity and context is essential to the successful implementation of WHPP partnerships with employers. Expanding these partnerships may require additional financial investments, particularly among rural LHDs.
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