EVALUATION OF WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION MATERIALS

THE BROAD GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN EVALUATION SYSTEM THAT IDENTIFIES, CATALOGS, AND ASSESSES THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS DESIGNED FOR USE IN WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF NUTRITION AND WEIGHT LOSS, SMOKING CESSATION, AND CANCER SCREENING. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF PHASE I INCLUDE: (1) CONDUCTING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT; (2) IDENTIFYING AND COLLECTING WORKSITE MATERIALS ON NUTRITION, SMOKING CESSATION, AND CANCER SCREENING; (3) DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS(S) TO MANAGE INFORMATION IN THE PROJECT; (4) ESTABLISHING CRITERIARELEVANT TO THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN CORPORATE HEALTH PROMOTION; (5) ASSESSING THE MATERIALS; (6) PRODUCING A CORESET OF MATERIALS; (7) DESIGNING A FIELD TEST OF THE CORE MATERIALS AND RELATED EVALUATION PROCESS; AND (8) WRITING A FINAL REPORT AND PROPOSAL FOR PHASE II DEVELOPMENT.