Deck 14: Workplace Wellness: Workfamily and Health Promotion Programs

Question 1

What would be strongest evidence to support a business case for family-friendly policies?

A) decrease in hypertension among participating employees
B) pre-intervention and post-intervention measures of stress and productivity
C) the proportion of employees who participated in a family-friendly program
D) improved outcomes for participants compared to a carefully matched control group

Answer 1

improved outcomes for participants compared to a carefully matched control group

Question 2

What is presenteeism?

A) looking busy at work
B) coming to work while ill
C) working during one's holidays
D) working excessive overtime

Answer 2

coming to work while ill

Question 3

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

A) wellness and fitness programs
B) nutrition and fitness programs
C) family-friendly policies and health promotion programs
D) work-family policies and employee assistance programs

Answer 3

family-friendly policies and health promotion programs

Question 4

What health problem is Lena most likely to acquire as a result of her caregiving responsibilities?

A) Type II diabetes
B) high blood pressure
C) stress-related psoriasis
D) congestive heart failure

Question 5

The newest development in health promotion has two simultaneous goals; one is increasing employees' wellbeing, what is the other?

A) reducing WCB premiums
B) reducing employee benefits costs
C) maintaining employee productivity
D) attracting and retaining highly qualified employees

Question 6

How does relaxation training help to manage stress?

A) teaches the employee to quickly quiet their mind
B) teaches the employee how to get rid of negative thoughts
C) teaches the employee how to counteract feelings with muscle release
D) teaches the employee stretches that can be done at their desk/workstation

Question 7

The notion of positive health goes beyond the elimination of symptoms.

Question 8

Despite varying in the specific details, what are the four steps that most workplace hypertension programs will follow?

A) education, screening, referral, and follow-up
B) education, counselling, monitoring, and follow-up
C) assessment, identification, treatment, and follow-up
D) screening, education, diet changes, and medication controls

Question 9

Knowledge sharing and vacation coverage are more difficult with job sharing than with job splitting.

Question 10

What is a challenge that organizations face in regards to participation in health promotion programs that they do not face when it comes to safety training?

A) Employees are not committed to better health.
B) Employees cannot be made to participate in health promotion.
C) Employees are not always aware of their existing health issues.
D) Employees will not attend programs delivered by external providers.

Question 11

What factor limits the overall effectiveness of workplace weight loss programs?

A) low interest
B) high attrition rates
C) lack of information on meal planning
D) unhealthy food choices in the workplace

Question 12

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

A) screening, education, and behavioural change
B) selection, promotion, and behavioural change
C) selection, promotion, and psychological change
D) screening, education, and psychological change

Question 13

According to the text, why are workplace wellness initiatives less prevalent in Canadian organizations than in American organizations?

A) Canadians are generally healthier than Americans.
B) Canadian companies face lower costs for employee illness.
C) Canadian shareholders do not support spending on health promotion.
D) Canadian executives are less aware of the benefits of health promotion.

Question 14

The roots of today's EFAPs can be traced back to what nineteenth century movement?

A) the social better movement
B) the human relations movement
C) the workplace welfare movement
D) the occupational alcohol movement

Question 15

What type of training might Lena benefit from to help overcome her anxiety about confronting her adult children in regards to their unrealistic expectations?

A) relaxation training
B) resilience training
C) cognitive-behavioural skills training
D) conflict management training

Question 16

What is the main benefit to Andre of being able to telecommute from home in his role as a design engineer?

A) less time at work
B) more time for projects
C) more time with family
D) more control over work

Question 17

Family-friendly programs are implemented only as secondary and tertiary interventions.

Question 18

What would be the most suitable flexible work arrangement for Kerry, who wants a work arrangement with a narrow set of tasks and where she can go to work from 8:30-1:00 p.m. every day?

A) flextime
B) job sharing
C) job splitting
D) telecommuting

Question 19

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

A) referral to in-house or community-based resources
B) treatment directed at the symptoms
C) counselling and recommendations
D) identification of high-risk individuals

Question 20

What is an essential element in ensuring the success of a workplace health promotion program?

A) supervisory training
B) on-site medical services
C) a non-unionized workforce
D) paid fitness club memberships

Question 21

Health promotion programs can increase absenteeism and benefit costs.

Question 22

Cognitive-behavioural skills training is the most effective stress management intervention.

Question 23

Family friendly policies can increase family-to-work conflict.

Question 24

Banning smoking in most Canadian workplaces has reduced the number of employees who smoke.

Question 25

An eight-week Zumba (dance fitness) or Tai chi course would be a Level III fitness program.

Question 26

Health promotion programs do little to address workplace causes of health issues.

Question 27

Meditation helps you deal directly with stress, whereas meditation helps you distance yourself from stress.

Question 28

Over 50% of Canadian employees can take advantage of flextime work arrangements.

Question 29

Drug testing is less able to detect impairment compared to alcohol testing.

Question 30

Some health conditions can reduce employee productivity by 60% in an eight-hour shift.