Managing Obesity in the Workplace - Turning Tyrants into Tools in Health Practice, Book 3 (Paperback, 1 New Ed)

"Managing Obesity in the Workplace" comprehensively examines how obesity impacts business and provides examples of action that can be taken by employers to prevent weight gain and facilitate weight loss in their staff. A considered, evidence-based analysis of the extent of the obesity problem reveals how this public health epidemic affects all workplaces influencing fitness to work, sickness absence, discrimination and bullying.Case studies from around the world clearly illustrate the extent of the problem and offer practical, innovative and budget friendly solutions for all businesses, large and small. With a focus on nutrition, physical activity, motivation and education, this book is ideal for occupational health professionals, public health and primary care doctors and nurses, health and safety officers, and nutritionists and dieticians. Organisations promoting workplace health, including sports/exercise equipment suppliers, will find it enlightening reading, as will business owners and managers.

General

Imprint:	Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Nerys Williams • Griselda Cooper
Dimensions:	229 x 305 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
Edition:	1 New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84619-058-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Occupational / industrial health & safety Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition
LSN:	1-84619-058-4
Barcode:	9781846190582

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