Manager Support for Wellness Champions: A Case Study for Consideration and Practice Implications
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Background Wellness champion networks are deemed an important component to workplace wellness programs. By encouraging colleagues to engage in healthy behaviors, champions can help improve employee health and well-being outcomes, while reducing healthcare costs and increasing productivity. However, little evidence exists regarding factors that impact the effectiveness of a wellness champion. This study examined the relationship between employee engagement in a workplace wellness champion program and the direct manager's support of the wellness champion role. Methods A descriptive study was conducted with a 15-item cross-sectional survey that was developed and disseminated to 470 wellness champions at a large academic institution. Survey questions addressed manager/supervisor support for the wellness champion, manager/supervisor support for faculty and staff direct reports participating in wellness activities, and demographic questions. Findings One hundred and ninety-nine (42%) wellness champions responded to the survey and responded to at least half of the questions. Wellness champions who reported a high level of manager support for their role were more likely to have high levels of engagement in communicating wellness initiatives ( p = .0004), motivating and encouraging colleagues ( p p = .04). Conclusion/application to practice Findings suggested that support wellness champions received from direct managers was a key determinant to their level of engagement in efforts to…
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- Authors
- Mitchell, L., Amaya, M., Battista, L., Melnyk, B., Andridge, R., & Kaye, G.
- Affiliations
- Huntington Bank
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Amaya, Megan
- Venue
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-11-11
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 100-108
- ISSN
- 2165-0799 (ISSN-L)
- 2165-0969
- OpenAlex
- W3103170096
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 1.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Workplace Health & Safety (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Keywords
- workplace health, manager support, employee engagement, employee health and well-being, workplace health promotion, supervisor support, employee motivation, academic institutions
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Universities, Organizational Culture, Occupational Health, Workplace, Organizational Case Studies
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