A concentration in Health Promotion and Behavior equips you with a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of health and the skills necessary to direct programming efforts at influencing or facilitation health-related behavior, advocating public health policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action and reorienting health services in order to improve quality of life.

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Welcome to the Workplace Health Group

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Who we are

The Workplace Health Group (WHG) is a multidisciplinary research group founded by professors David DeJoy and Mark Wilson, in the College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.

What do we do?

The Workplace Health Group conducts research on workplace health and organizational effectiveness. This work is fostered through multi-disciplinary collaboration and partnerships with business and industry.

In addition to scientific investigation, the Group disseminates research findings to clinicians, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, and employer and employee groups to promote the health and safety of working people; encourages and facilitates graduate education; and participates in service and outreach programs and activities

How can you contact us?

Workplace Health Group
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior
300 River Road
216 Ramsey Center
Athens, GA 30602-6522
706-542-4328 (office)
706-542-4956 (fax)

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The Workplace Health Group recently received a $1.2 million dollar grant from the Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety to test the adaptation of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in a worksite setting . DPP is a 24-week weight management program, proven effective in clinical trials and one worksite, aimed at reducing caloric intake and increasing energy expenditure. <more>

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Upcoming Events

29th International Congress on Occupational Health March 22-27, 2009 Capetown, South Africa World Health Care Congress April 14-16, 2009 Washington DC CDC Division of Diabetes Translation Conference April 21-24, 2009 Long Beach, California Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting April 22-25, 2009 Montreal, Quebec American Occupational Health Conference April 24-29, 2009 San Diego, CA 12th World Congress on Public Health April 27 – May 01, 2009 Istanbul, Turkey 5th International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases: “New Paradigms for New Systems of Work: A Challenge for the Quality of Work Life” September 27-30, 2009 Cracow, Poland Work, Stress, and Health Conference November 5-8, 2009 San Juan, Puerto Rico