M5A2The Healthy Workplace

Assignment 2: The Healthy Workplace
Due to your background in sport and exercise psychology, the human resources department of a small company that employees approximately 100 workers has contacted you for assistance. The human resources director is concerned that several employees are sitting at workstations for extended periods and receive very little activity while at work. She recently attended a workshop where she learned that a lack of exercise could contribute to increased absenteeism as well as symptoms of depression, decreased motivation, and work productivity. While at the workshop, she learned of two programs—Get Moving and Step by Step—that she is considering implementing for the company’s sedentary employees. She has asked you to design a brief Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of 8–12 slides that she can present to her manager for consideration of a similar offering at their company.

Select a program from the following list and read the associated article:

Program: Get Moving
Article: Irvine, A. B., Philips, L., Seeley, J., Wyant, S., Duncan, S., & Moore, R. W. (2011). Get moving: A web site that increases physical activity of sedentary employees. American Journal of Health Promotion, 25(3), 199–206. (ProQuest Document ID: 855380952)
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Program: Step by Step
Article: Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Loughren, E. A., Duda, J. L., Fox, K. R., & Kinnafick, F. (2010). “Step by step”. A feasibility study of a lunchtime walking intervention designed to increase walking, improve mental well-being and work performance in sedentary employees: Rationale and study design. BMC Public Health, 10(1), 578–578. (ProQuest Document ID: 902192155)
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Develop an 8–12-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

Analysis of 2–3 sources of research that support the positive effects of exercise on mood and any other factors that would improve workplace performance
A brief overview of the program that you have selected
Your recommendations for the program that you have selected

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.pptx.
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsAnalyzed and presented 2–3 sources of research that support the positive effects of exercise on mood and any other factors that would improve workplace performance.60Developed a brief overview of, and developed recommendations for, the selected program.52Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.16Total:128