Exam 14: Workplace Wellness: Workfamily and Health Promotion Programs

Which of the following is considered a health promotion program?

Cognitive behavioural skills training should be provided to only managerial-level positions due to the complexity of it.

EFAPs fall in the category of family-friendly policies.

Drug and alcohol testing programs are illegal in Canada.

Compare and contrast the three approaches to stress management programs in terms of their focus on thoughts, emotions, or behaviour.

Behavioural change is one category of worksite health promotion programming.

Which of the following occurs when using a compressed workweek as a family-friendly program?

What is the second step in most secondary-level worksite health promotion programs?

List the two overall recommendations and give examples for any four of the specific recommendations for organizations from the long-running national study on work-life balance in Canada.

Trudy feels considerable pressure. Her grown children expect her to help them care for her grandchildren, her mother requires daily visits, and she is still working full time. She wants to change the way she thinks about these pressures in her life. What type of programming would help Trudy think differently about the stressors she faces?

Stephanie and Patrick are new parents who live and work for organizations in Halifax. Which of the following statements best describes their maternity and parental leave opportunities?

Flextime programs are also known as telecommuting.

Describe the seven essential elements required to develop a successful health promotion program.

What are flexible work arrangements that permit employees to have variable start and finish times to their work day?

Ten years ago, the brand-new IT company where you started your career in HR as a technical recruiter was full of people in their early twenties with few commitments. However, because of the company's success in retaining its employees, the company now has a workforce comprised of many employees, including yourself, in their child-bearing and child-rearing years and already experiencing health issues associated with the rapid growth of the company. You are now the Director of Human Resource Management for the entire company. Explain how you would put together a business case to convince the founders of the company to invest financially and give their support to family-friendly and health promotion programs.

Which two broad categories of initiatives can companies use to promote well-being at work?

Lifestyle programming/health promotion programs can be classified into which three categories?

Lena wants to have Tuesdays off so that she can take her elderly father to his doctor appointments without losing any income. Which flexible work arrangement should she discuss with her supervisor?

Which of the following was NOT identified as a best practice in developing and implementing successful health promotion programs?

Haruo and Katya are grade 2 teachers. They are taking part in a family-friendly program offered at their school. Haruo teaches the grade 2 class on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Katya teaches the class on Tuesday and Thursday. Which of flexible work arrangement are they using?