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Strategies to Improve the Implementation of Workplace-Based Policies or Practices Targeting Tobacco, Alcohol, Diet, Physical Activity And Obesity

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Systematic Review

Source: The Cochrane Collaborative

Last Reviewed: November 2018

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup, Physical Activity Workgroup, Nutrition and Weight Status Workgroup

In this Cochrane systematic review, the Cochrane Collaborative found that strategies to improve the implementation of health promotion policies and practices in workplaces probably don’t make much difference. The review included studies looking at strategies to improve the implementation of policies or practices related to: 

  • Tobacco use
  • Alcohol use
  • Nutrition
  • Physical activity 
  • Obesity

Researchers noted that the little evidence available is inconsistent and that more research is needed.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce the proportion of people aged 21 years and over who engaged in binge drinking in the past month — SU‑10
LHI label
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

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Wolfenden, L., Goldman, S., Stacey, F.G., Grady, A., Kingsland, M., Williams, C.M., Wiggers, J., Milat, A., Rissel, C., Bauman, A., Farrell, M.M., Légaré, F., Ben, Charif, A., Zomahoun, H.T.V., Hodder, R.K., Jones, J., Booth, D., Parmenter, B., Regan, T. & Yoong, S.L. (2018). Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace‐based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (11). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012439.pub2.