Conrad P
Department of Sociology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254.
Soc Sci Med. 1988;26(5):545-50. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(88)90387-5.
In the 1980s worksite health promotion or wellness programs have become more common in American corporations. Corporations see them as a way to control rising health care costs and to improve employee health. This paper examines participants' perspectives on participation in a health and fitness program, based on participant-observation and 35 in-depth interviews with members of one corporate program. Participants have a decided fitness-orientation (as opposed to a health-orientation), focusing on staying in shape and controlling weight. The consequences of this orientation for the promotion of health, the future of wellness programs, and the corporation are discussed.
20世纪80年代，工作场所健康促进或健康计划在美国企业中变得越来越普遍。企业将它们视为控制不断上涨的医疗成本和改善员工健康的一种方式。本文基于参与观察以及对一个企业计划的成员进行的35次深度访谈，考察了参与者对参与健康与健身计划的看法。参与者有明确的健身导向（而非健康导向），专注于保持身材和控制体重。文中讨论了这种导向对健康促进、健康计划的未来以及企业的影响。
