Final WHP
All of the following indicate that a sub maximal test should be used for health assessment, EXCEPT:
a BMI over 25
Major diagnostic categories and number of claims per diagnostic-related groups are included in:
claims data.
Which of the following is a limitation of Health Risk Appraisals?
data are based on self-reporting
The growing number of people who have to work two jobs to make ends meet is classified as a ____________ factor.
demographic
Which of the following is not list in the textbook as a means of funding a worksite health program?
donations
All of the following should be considered when assessing a worksites' suitability for a worksite health program except:
emotional makeup of employees
The science focused on effective designs and arrangement that all employees to work effectively and safely is called:
ergonomics
Short-term funding for starting worksite health promotion initiatives provided by organizations such the American Heart Association are referred to as:
grants
The most common cumulative trauma disorder is:
low-back pain
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 P's of marketing?
production
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, American adults should engage in _________ minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.
30
Which of the following is NOT recommended for exercise precautions?
An on-site medical facility
To determine the worksite program(s) that best meet the needs and interests of the majority of employees, the wellness committee should utilized a(n):
Feasibility grid.
_____ is often used in worksite health promotion programs to organize and align objectives with a task and interventions?
Gantt chart
Which of the following is NOT a common pitfall of worksite health program evaluation?
Having all stakeholders identified
Which of the following is the correct order of the planning framework for a health fair?
Preliminary planning; health fair development; program implementation
According to the model developed by Prochaska and DiClemente, an employee who is planning a course of action is in the ____________ stages of readiness to change.
Preparation
Which of the following is NOT a tool/method that is commonly used to assess employee needs?
Reviewing individual employee medical records.
Providing indirect light to avoid glare is an effective method for reduction of cumulative trauma disorders.
TRUE
To increase response to interest survey forms, employees should be informed at least ______ before form distribution.
TWICE
"A combination of educational, organizational, and environmental activities designed to improve the health and safety of employees and their families," is the definition of:
Worksite Health Promotion
_________ accounts for more workers' compensation claims than any other issue in the workplace.
_________ accounts for more workers' compensation claims than any other issue in the workplace.
WHP for a small businesses should include all of the following EXCEPT:
a flexible format
Which of the following is NOT a common, cost-effective technique for prescreening employees?
a health risk assessment
The use of the Nicoderm patch for smoking cessation is:
a type of nicotine replacement therapy.
The first Employees' Assistance Programs were designed to address:
alcoholism
All of the following regarding employees experiencing high levels of financial stress are true EXCEPT:
all of the responses are true regarding employee financial stress.
A small employer may need to rely on volunteers to assist with its worksite health promotion activities. The following are desired qualities of a volunteer EXCEPT:
being very fit and sports minded.
On-site worksite health programs have been shown to be more effective when:
company has more than 500 employees
An integrated system of customized programs, policies, incentive, activities, and health care services provided to all workers, not just employees with high-risk profiles is referred to as:
comprehensive health management
Research suggests that nicotine replacement therapy is most effective when combined with:
continuous counseling
Which of the following is NOT a commonly cited reason for worksite health programs?
correct employee work conditions
The sharing of health-related costs between employer and employee is known as:
cost sharing
According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT included in plans for launching a worksite health program?
developing a budget
All of the following are common channels/methods of survey distribution, EXCEPT:
direct mail to place of residence
Which of the following is NOT a common reason for outsourcing worksite health programs?
employer knowledge
A vision statement is action oriented.
false
All forms of Health Risk Appraisals / Assessment are self-report.
false
Annual growth of the United States gross domestic product increases at a greater rate than annual health care costs.
false
Based on employee surveys regarding stress, financial concerns are the number one cause of stress for most employees.
false
Because all worksites within a company use the same policies and procedures, it is not necessary to visit every worksite when implementing or managing a worksite health program.
false
Employees of small businesses are more likely to be offered worksite health promotion activities. One reason this is true is because small employers are more likely to treat their employees like members of a family.
false
Employees' stress levels are not related to productivity errors.
false
Fitness center-based worksite programs encourage employees to explore a broad range of life issues such as financial wellness and spirituality.
false
Health promotion activities and incentives should be focused primarily on the individual dimension of health behavior
false
High-risk employees are more likely to participate in a worksite health program than low-risk employees.
false
It is illegal to allow full-time employees to participate in a worksite health program, but exclude part-time employees.
false
It is possible to write measurable program goals in the absence of baseline data.
false
Major diagnostic category data are useful for understanding employee needs because the data are specific in nature.
false
Maternity and/or paternity leave are considered controllable (scheduled) absences.
false
Multisite worksite programs are easy to manage as long as the same policies and procedures are used at all worksites.
false
Receiving money for achieving a fitness goal is an example of an intrinsic reward.
false
The American Association for Worksite Health Promotion is responsible for regulation of worksite environments in the United States.
false
The clinical phase of a prenatal health worksite programs focuses on educating women about substance use, fetal development, and labor.
false
The most common health-related risk factor reported by the Society for Human Resource Management is smoking.
false
To reduce cost, worksite health programs are always limited to a single location.
false
When using the S.M.A.R.T. framework for setting goals and/or objectives, the "M" stands for MODIFIABLE.
false
When using the S.M.A.R.T. framework for setting goals and/or objectives, the "R" stands for RELIABLE.
false
To assess the most efficient use of existing facilities, worksite program planners should use a(n):
feasibility grid
Key decision makers in upper administration are more likely to be interested in _________ goals.
financial-related
Allowing room for fluctuating costs in a worksite health program budget is referred to as:
flexibility
Which of the following is NOT a common method used to gather information of employees' interests related to a worksite health program?
focus groups informal conversations Interest survey forms
Which of the following is NOT commonly cited as an obstacle to implementing worksite health programs by small businesses?
having employees who are disinterested in having a worksite health program
Research indicating a strong relationship between employee health, absenteeism, and workers' compensation claims resulted in the worksite health promotion concept of:
health and productivity management
All of the following assumptions inform employers establish worksite health programs, EXCEPT:
health benefits of worksite health programs lead to reduced health care costs. health benefits of worksite health programs lead to better employee productivity. worksite health promotion programs reduce modifiable risk factors.
Many employers use financial incentives to motivation employee participation. Employers have largely focused financial incentives on:
high-risk employees.
Which of the following is NOT a common element of nutrition programs?
hiring personal chefs to cook for employees at work.
The approach to worksite wellness that emphasizes exploring a broad range of life issues including mind-body healing, relationships, and spirituality are referred to as:
holistic
An effective GANTT diagram will (pick the best answer).
identify tasks using action verbs be color coded and use a bar-chart format. -identify tasks using action verbs and indicate who is responsible for completing the task
Hidden costs paid for by employers and employees with health insurance to compensate for patients without health insurances is called
illegal cost shifting cost sharing
Information about all of the following employee or company attributes can be used to make a strong business case for a worksite health program, EXCEPT:
individual employee health records
Readiness to change levels, participation time preferences, and preferred communication channels are common elements of:
interest survey forms
Which of the following is NOT a common benefit of integrating an Employee's Assistance Program into a company?
it helps employees earn extra income
Short e-mails containing healthful tips for employees are called:
mail-bites
Which of the following intervention goal criteria refers to the ability of evaluators to attach a statistical value to an outcome variable?
measurability
A statement that reflects a clear philosophy, purpose, and goals is called a:
mission statement
A common evaluation technique used in worksite health programs, the one group pre-test and post-test design, is considered a _____________ design
non-experimental
Which of the following is NOT a major component of lower-back health programs?
offering incentives to return to work more quickly.
Which category of evaluation focuses on long-term impact of a worksite program on outcome variables such as reduction in absenteeism?
outcome
"To help establish quantifiability, a program goal needs to contain a(n):
outcome variable
To help establish quantifiability, a program goal needs to contain a(n):
outcome variable
Which of the following is NOT a common strategy used to increase exercise among employees?
paying employees to exercise
Which category of evaluation focuses on short-term changes in desired outcomes such as reduction in smoking among employees.
process
Which category of evaluation focuses on what happens during a program and specific aspects that may need attention or adjustments.
process
____ are considered stepping stones to help achieve program goals.
program objectives
All of the following methods can be used to highlight the benefits of a worksite health program, EXCEPT:
provide specific predictions of expected reductions in cost from a worksite health program
When an evaluation design does not allow the evaluator to account for all variables that may have impacted outcome variables, the design is considered:
quasi-experimental
A worksite health program planner can study similar programs and their results to help determine if a program goal is:
realistic
Which of the following intervention goal criteria refers to the high likelihood that an intervention will affect the desired outcome variable?
realistic achievability
All of the following are considered productivity benefits associated with healthy employees EXCEPT:
reducing the number of vacation days used by employees
Cumulative trauma disorders are disorders that result from:
repeated use of the same body part.
In the study by Anderson and colleagues regarding employees of the Daimler Chrysler Corporation, which of the following was NOT identified as a risk factor that significantly increased health care use and cost?
smoking obesity high blood pressure
The most common injury or illness reported in private industry is:
sprains and strains
According the study conducted by the Lewin Group and Families USA:
state employee health care insurance premiums rose over 40% employee health care premiums increased by 25% average individual wages increased by 15%
Which of the following is responsible for the most lost productivity among employees?
substance abuse
The set of questions applied by the Internal Revenue Service to evaluate independent contractors is called
the 20 Factor Test
An employer with fewer resources available for a WHP program may need to be a little more creative to design and manage the program. The employer may be able to receive personal assistance with the WHP program from all EXCEPT:
the local library
Which group of employees has little interest in their health and often delay lifestyle changes until a major crisis.
the resisters
With regard to a worksite health program, the "product" is:
the worksite health program
Research indicates that small business owners are interested in worksite health programs, but
they think the activities will be expensive. they think the activities will interfere with work tasks productivity. they think it will increase injuries they it will require them to purchase health insurance for their employees. None
A vision statement describes the "preferred future."
true
An employer may be liable for an employee's injury if the employer benefits from the employee's attendance in the program he/she was injured in.
true
Arranging for a local health club to perform pre-exercise screenings is an effective means to reduce the cost of screening.
true
Because stakeholders likely have different interests in various aspects of a worksite health program, it is important that the evaluation plan include all stakeholder interests in evaluation goals.
true
Determining a sufficient timeframe for worksite program interventions is important because without a definite deadline, measurement of progress is less meaningful.
true
Employees just beginning a worksite health program are more likely to need extrinsic rewards early in the program.
true
Ergonomics research has demonstrated that changing body positions throughout the day is an effective method for preventing repetitive stress injuries
true
Exploring suitable outdoor areas for lunch-time walking is an affordable small-scale option for small business' worksite health programs.
true
For evaluation data to be valuable to stakeholders, the evaluator must present results in language that is understandable to a layperson.
true
In general greater life-expectancy rates correspond with rising health care costs.
true
In regards to worksite health programs, scope refers to the range or breadth of program offerings.
true
It has been shown, that by offering discounted prices on heart-healthy meals can increase heart health among employees.
true
It is helpful for smaller companies to use existing personnel to "fill gaps" that exist in worksite program personnel.
true
Members of a wellness committee should review health risk appraisal data when identifying employee health-related problems.
true
Mental health problems are one of the most common employee health risks as ranked by American business leaders:
true
More emphasis can be placed on the supportive factors for overall health and happiness, not just risk factors for illness or disease, when there is a shift in focus of traditional health promotion to a more holistic approach
true
Ninety-five percent of all employees work within a company or firm with less than 500 employees.
true
Objective and compelling justification should be required before making a financial commitment to a worksite health program
true
Purchasing exercise equipment from local firms can reduce the cost of equipment.
true
Quality commercial health promotion materials are readily available and used in many worksite health programs.
true
Regarding worksite health programs, a control group is a group of employees not participating in the program, with similar characteristics to the group of employees in the experimental group.
true
Research suggests that cumulative trauma disorders can be improved through exercise.
true
Some employers incorporate employee interest questions into the health risk assessment to avoid responder fatigue.
true
Some worksite health programs offer lactation programs in which licensed nurses educated and assist mothers and mothers-to-be in breastfeeding efforts
true
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) allows employers can view employee health information in aggregate form.
true
The best way to measure a program's success is to compare program outcomes to program goals.
true
The goals, objectives, and outcomes of an evaluation of a worksite health program should be linked to the evaluation rationale.
true
The makeup of a worksite wellness committee should be similar to the makeup of the company workforce.
true
The population health management approach to worksite health promotion recognizes the need to support individual healthy behavior at the environmental level.
true
The range of variables addressed by an evaluation design is referred to as:
true
To improve profit margins, many companies have begun outsourcing their worksite health programs.
true
To increase response to health risk assessments or interest survey forms, it is good practice to send a reminder to employees close to, or on, the due date.
true
Today, many companies estimate the annual cost of providing employee health care to be equal to 50% of their business profits.
true
When determining employees' levels of interest in worksite health programs, the wellness committee should communicate through multiple channels.
true
Which of the following is NOT commonly part of a worksite health program budget proposal?
unforeseen costs
"How are we serving our customer's needs," and "Why are we offering this particular service" are questions that should be asked when developing:
vision statement
According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a goal criterion?
winnability
Which of the following is NOT a consideration when determining which type of health care assessment tool you would like to use?
worksite program developer's preferences.