Health Promotion Overview
Evidence-Based Strategies for Occupational
Health Nursing Practice
Dombrowski, J. J., Snelling, A. M., Kalicki, M.
Workplace Health and Safety 2014;62(8):342-349.
1 Occupational health nurses are well positioned
in the workplace to implement health promotion
programs for individuals and groups. Nurses are
in a natural leadership role as they add knowledge
of evidence-based strategies for health
promotion to their solid foundation in assessment
of modifiable risk factors.
2 Evidence-based strategies include concepts,
theories, and planning models (e.g., the
Health Promotion Model, self-efficacy, Stages
of Change, motivational interviewing, federal
guidelines, the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model,
and the nursing process.
3 Strong evidence demonstrates workplace
health promotion programs reap health and
financial benefits for both employees and
employers. Program effectiveness is enhanced
by tailoring interventions to the needs of the
employee population.