Timothy Glaros is the owner of Creative Business Consulting and is the national sales manager for Ceridan Performance
Partners' employee assistance and LifeBalance services. He specializes in program design, implementation, planning,
promotional techniques, and internal marketing. In previous positions Glaros was a manager for Control Data's Stay
Well program, which covered more than 25,000 employees in 14 major locations. In addition to being the coauthor
of the book, Managing Health Promotion Programs, Glaros has written numerous articles for such publications as
Health Education, Fitness in Business, and HK Magazine. He has also given more than 80 presentations at conferences
throughout the country.
Glaros received his master's degree in education from the University of Minnesota in 1975. Before entering the
business world, he taught health and physical education in the Mounds View (Minnesota) Public Schools. Glaros has
been an active member of Association for Worksite Health Promotion (AWHP) since 1983, serving as a regional president
and being selected as a Fellow in 1991.
Summary
Developing an effective worksite health promotion campaign just became much easier, thanks to this practical
resource. It provides 84 fresh, inexpensive, and easy-to-implement ideas that are sure to boost participation and
get results.
Health promotion expert Timothy Glaros has written this book so that individuals in charge of worksite health promotion
can concentrate on program implementation and maintenance without getting bogged down in the often difficult process
of devising program concepts. Based on his popular presentation of the same name, Health Promotion Ideas That Work
covers the full range of common health concerns and core program activities.
This user-friendly book offers ideas in
� nutrition,
� fitness,
� stress management and mental health,
� weight control,
� cancer prevention,
� family health, and
� general promotion.
Also included are ideas that are great for various holidays and seasons.
Each idea in the book is presented in an easy-to-reference layout. Plus, within each idea presented, the book lists
several applications that expand the basic concept and provides helpful tips to enhance the success of the promotion.
Health Promotion Ideas That Work is an invaluable reference for anyone who is in charge of a worksite health
promotion program, but who lacks the time, resources, or creative stamina to continually come up with effective
program ideas. It's also an excellent supplemental text for college health promotion courses.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Health Promotion Ideas
Find Your Starting Point
Plant the Seeds of Your Idea
Research Your Idea
Develop Your Program
You're Ready!
Chapter 2. Useful Program Concepts
Monthly Minutes
Exercise Journeys
Seminar Series
Theme Events
How to Use This Book
Chapter 3. Nutrition
1. Calcium Countdown
2. Chinese New Year Celebration
3. Employee Bakeoff
4. Fall Harvest Festival
5. Have a Byte to Eat
6. Nuts Are Not What They're Cracked Up to Be!
7. Restaurant Review Group
8. Salad Bar Buffet
9. Summer Salad Celebration
Chapter 4. Fitness
10. Around the World in 80 Ways
11. Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
12. Conquering Mount Everest and Other Lofty Pursuits
13. Iditasport
14. Indianapolis 500
15. Walk a Mall in My Shoes
16. National Jogging Day
17. 60-Minute Triathlon
18. Summer Time and the Living Is Easy
19. Spring Bike Tune-Up
20. Spring Training
21. Spring Wakeup Call
22. Swim the English Channel
23. Walktoberfest
Chapter 5. Stress Management and Mental Health
24. Cabin Fever Reliever
25. Don't Be a Crab
26. Humorfest
27. Relaxation Room
28. People Kneading People
29. Relax Fax
30. Sigmund Freud's Birthday Party
31. S.O.S. (Stamp Out Stress)
32. Stress Cards
33. Stress Management for Special Populations
34. Untie the Stress
Chapter 6. Weight Control
35. Are You Afraid of Your Shadow?
36. Budget Your Calories
37. Hollywood Stars
38. Pinch an Inch
39. Spring Meltdown
40. Weighting for the New Year
41. We're All in It Together
Chapter 7. Smoking Cessation and Cancer Prevention
42. Cancer Countdown
43. Celebrate Independence From Smoking
44. Fry Now, Pay Later
45. Great American Smokeout
46. New Year's Resolutions
47. Smoking Cessation Readiness Classes
48. Operation Clean Sweep
Chapter 8. Work and Family
49. Family Health Care Fair
50. Father's Day
51. Homecoming
52. Balancing the Scales of Your Life
53. Mother's Day
54. Take Good Care of Your Womb Mate
Chapter 9. Holidays and Seasons
55. Allergy Alert
56. Astrology Themes
57. Back to School
58. Be Sweet to Your Heart
59. Be Thankful for Your Health
60. Blood Pressure Buddy System
61. Discover the New World
62. For Your Benefit
63. Fresh Start
64. Healthy Holiday Gift Giving
65. Holiday Humbug
66. New Year's Resolution Bulletin Board
67. Sweetheart Seminar Series
68. The Heat Is On
69. Veterans Day Celebration
Chapter 10. General Promotional Items
70. Ask the Doc Column
71. Birthday Blood Pressure
72. Congratulations Cards
73. Elevator Resource Center
74. Extended Campus Classes
75. House Calls
76. Limited Space Health Fair
77. Placemats With Tear-Off Registrations
78. Posting Network
79. Stay Safe Saloon
80. Support Groups
81. Top Ten Excuses T-Shirt Contest
82. Voucher Systems
83. Wellness Grants
84. Your Health Is in Your Hands
