Organizational-level determinants of participation in workplace health promotion programs: a cross-company study

Despite the plentiful evidence of the positive effects of physical activity on both physical health and general well-being, a significant share of the world’s population is not active enough. In an attempt to reach a high share of the population, public health authorities encourage employers to promote physical activity at the workplace, where most adults spend a significant amount of time. This research is highly relevant for companies that consider implementing a workplace health promotion programs (WHPP) as it provides insights on how to design such a program in a way that maximizes participation levels. Furthermore, it contributes to the advancement of research, as we are the first to analyze data of a fitness platform company that is interacting as intermediary between members and a variety of fitness outlets – a business model that is currently disrupting the fitness industry. Lier LM et al. (2019) Organizational-level determinants of participation in workplace health promotion programs: a cross-company study. BMC Public Health. 19: 268. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6578-7. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. Sections of the Background and Conclusion are presented in the Podcast. Access the full-text article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427860/