Changes in the prevalence and characteristics of Ontario workplace health programs: 1989 to 2003

Scott Macdonald; Richard Csiernik; Pierre Durand; T. Cameron Wild; Steven Dooley; Margaret Rylett; Samantha Wells; Jodi Sturge

doi:10.1300/J490v22n01_04

Changes in the prevalence and characteristics of Ontario workplace health programs: 1989 to 2003

Scott Macdonald, Richard Csiernik, Pierre Durand, T. Cameron Wild, Steven Dooley, Margaret Rylett, Samantha Wells, Jodi Sturge

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Little is known about changes over time in Ontario workplace health programs. In this paper, changes were examined in the prevalence and characteristics of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), drug testing programs (DTP) and Health Promotion Programs (HPPs) in Ontario from 1989 to 2003. Methods: Results from a representative survey of worksites with 100 or more employees conducted in 2003 were compared with the results from two other similar surveys conducted in 1989 and 1993. Results: The percentage of Ontario worksites with EAPs increased markedly from 28.2% in 1989 to 66.8% in 2003 (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-64
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J490v22n01_04
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Drug testing
Employee Assistance Programs
Health promotion
Substance abuse
Workplace

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