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Literature Cited

Ergonomics and Wellness Study

The Art of Implementing a Great Worksite Wellness Program in a Small Business Setting
David Hunnicutt, President, Wellness Council of America
2008

Grassroots Ergonomics: Initiating an Ergonomics Program Utilizing Participatory Techniques
D.M. Zalk, University of California, Hazards Control Department, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Annals of Occupational Hygiene 45 (2001)

Development and Evaluation of an Observational Method for Assessing Repetition in Hand Tasks
Wendi A. Latko, et al., The University of Michigan Center for Ergonomics
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 58 (1997)

Health Promotion in the Workplace - The Merging of the Paradigms
A. Yassi, Canada Research Chair in Trans-Disciplinary Health Promotion, Department of Healthcare and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia
Methods of Information in Medicine 44 (2005)

Participatory Methods Effective for Ergonomic Workplace Improvement
Kazutaka Kogi, Institute for Science of Labour, Kawasaki, Japan
Applied Ergonomics 37 (2006)

Measuring Participatory Strategies: Instrument Development for Worksite Populations
Laura A. Linnan, et al., Brown University
Health Education Research 14 (1999)

The Strain Index: A Proposed Method to Analyze Jobs for Risk of Distal Upper Extremity Disorders
J. Steven Moore, Arun Garg, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 56 (1995)

Preventive Cardiology Study

Impact of Worksite Wellness Intervention on Cardiac Risk Factors and One-Year Health Care Costs
Richard V. Milani, MD, and Carl J. Lavie, MD
The American Journal of Cardiology 104(10): 1389-92 (2009)

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