Be Hipp

Be Hipp (Be Engaged: Help Integrate Protection/Promotion) is a three-year randomized, controlled study designed to explore new approaches to worksite wellness and workstation design. This study will examine the effect of combining health protection (ergonomics) and health promotion (wellness) on absenteeism, workers compensation, height/weight measures and self-reported health parameters. The study population includes office workers who are at increased risk for upper extremity and back injury.

Participants are randomized into one of two arms. Control participants receive quarterly newsletters and intervention participants attend a monthly 30 minute small group session to explore and discuss wellness/ergonomic topics of interest to them.

All study participants complete a baseline visit and annual visits for three years. Data collection at these visits consists of height and weight measures and completion of an on-line survey.