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Wellness-Annotated Bibliography
Agron, Peggy et al. “School wellness policies: Perceptions, barriers, and needs among school leaders and wellness advocates.” Journal of School Health 80.11 (2010): 527-535. Print.
Agron and Peggy and other authors wrote a journal on polices of school wellness in the year 2010. They also included information about the various perceptions that underlie wellness its barriers and the various needs that advocates of the course and leaders possess. The purpose of the journal was to assess the level of wellness among adolescents to avoid obesity while in school. They provide different policies that they feel are effective in dealing with the problem of obesity among adolescents in schools.
The authors are trying to answer questions that pertain to the opportunities, barriers, implementations, evaluations and perceptions of all the policies set by schools’ board members, leaders and advocates of wellness programs. They are also trying to investigate the nutritional levels of students and their levels of activity while in their institutions of learning. This is done with a view of understanding the stakeholders’ collaboration and acceptability of various wellness tools that are available.
The authors argue that all stakeholders in different learning institutions have a mandate of ensuring policies and tools that can enhance the overall health of their students. They also argue that school wellness programs are essential and should be used by all stakeholders in the education system to ensure proper health status of the students.

The concluding remarks of the authors is that without prior testing of various tools of wellness the issues that underline adolescent obesity can never be eradicated from the school system. Their assumptions are that those that are usually closer to students are their teachers and other leaders in institutions because they spend most of their time with the students. According to them issues of adolescent obesity can be dealt with amicably if there is collaboration between school leaders and the nutrition fraternity.
Baicker, Katherine, David Cutler, and Zirui Song. “Workplace wellness programs can generate savings.” Health affairs (Project Hope) 29.2 (2010): 304-311. Print.
The article denotes the benefits of ensuring workplace health for purposes of reducing costs. The authors who did their project in the year 2010 correspond to numerous spending that is seen in the health sector. They argue that there is a need to ascertain workplace wellness to ensure improved health and reduced costs. they make use of meta-analysis model to show how increased benefits can reduce the amount of money spent on healthcare. According to Katherine, Cutler, Song and Baicker costs associated with health care can reduce by a dollar margin of $3.27 for every single dollar that is spent on programs of wellness. They make assumptions of absenteeism and deduce that due to poor health organizations can spend $2.73 more for every single dollar spent.
However they do not show the applicability of the process fully thereby requiring more research to the topic covered. Return on investment explains that adoption of such explicit programs can lead to wellness and reduced costs associated with health. They try to answer the question on how savings can be generated after making use of different health programs in organizations. The authors conclude by saying that when more money is spent on wellness programs organizations can be sure to have high net profits in the long run. The work is not well researched hence the need to have more research on the topic to provide concrete evidence that can be used by organizations in their quest to increase their profit margins. However, the article can be used in class situations to arouse the minds of students’ and make them embark on further research work.
Jack, Gavin, and Joanna Brewis. “Introducing organizational wellness.” Culture and Organization 2005: 65-68. Print.
Jack, Joanna and Gavin wrote an article on the wellness nature of organizations and indicated that through wellness people in such places often have goodness, happiness, mental stability and hygiene within themselves. The article was written in the year 2005, and it tries to join wellness and the wellbeing of the body and an individual as a whole. They wrote the article after speaking to 150 delegates from 23 countries in Spain. Their article centers on the need for organization workers to always maintain high health standard to avoid being unhappy, overweight, unstable and unattractive for purposes of increasing their corporations yield. The information is given to company leaders who are given pointers on how to maintain and encourage health behaviors among their staff members.
In line with the title of the article which states says introduction of organizational wellness, the authors are trying to answer questions that pertain to the long term benefits of maintaining organizational wellness despite their cultural practices. The authors assumption is that when organizations health is maintained there are high chances of generating more profits and reducing absenteeism among workers. They conclude that through wellness programs and tools which can be introduced by managers, workers can be able to cultivate a healthy environment which can lead to high yields and profits.
The article is well researched and timely because of the many problems faced by organizations. The delegates can be aware of the need to increase their profits through worker wellness protection programs. It can also be used in classroom projects and render various benefits that are associated with the topics on wellness and health as a whole.
Meyer, Jochen et al. “Wellness interventions and HCI.” ACM SIGHIT Record 2012: 51-53. Print.
Meyer and Jochen wrote an article on the interventions of wellness through the use of different technological applications. The article was presented in the year 2012, and was for the view that there is a need to make people avoid medical care through wellness programs and tools. According to them ensuring health status of individuals in the society can make them avoid seeking medical assistance and still stay healthy and productive. They seek to answer various questions on the need of using different wellness intervention methods as opposed to current provisions. They did this by bringing together different practitioners and researchers through a workshop to ascertain the synergies, challenges and opportunities that are available while using the new anticipated applications of wellness. The authors conclude that the areas of intervention and planning through the use of technological tools need to be adopted to ensure systematic transfer of information about wellness and health.
The article is well researched and timely because of the current wave of technological improvements around the globe. The new advancements can reduce the levels of unhealthiness and ensure wellness to all human beings within a short period. The article can be used for class purposes without any problem to further the research on wellness and wellbeing.
Miller, G, and L T Foster. “Critical synthesis of wellness literature.” Health Promotion February (2010): 1-32.
Miller and Foster explain wellness from a holistic perspective and inquire to understand the concepts that underlie the health position of individuals. Through their work which was recorded and documented in the year 2010, they argue that people nowadays put more emphasis on wellbeing, but little is mentioned on how to achieve it in the long run. To make readers understand their concepts the authors make reference to the people of Colombia and how they desire wellness as opposed to its means. They conclude by saying that wellness can only be achieved by individuals if they desire to follow after the prescribed tools and programs that are essential for wellbeing.
The article is timely and can readily be used by students in doing their research work in class. It brings vital information that regards the need to follow after various programs to achieve a specific goals or objective. It however does not define and indicate the critical part of wellness as outlined in their topic.
Myers, Jane E., Thomas J. Sweeney, and J. Melvin Witmer. “The Wheel of Wellness Counseling for Wellness: A Holistic Model for Treatment Planning.” Journal of Counseling & Development 78.3 (2000): 251-266.
The journal by Witmer, Myers, Sweeney and Thomas which was presented in the year 2000 talks about the holistic model which is essential for treatment. The authors confirm that counseling sessions during and after illness can be critical and vital for all victims. This will ensure safety and healthy people who understand various tenets that are set by wellness programs. The introduction of the model assists readers to understand the various ways by which wellness can be gained outside the spectrum of health institutions. Health workers and leaders need to be in the forefront when counseling sick individuals in the society. This will help increase productivity and overall health within the society as a whole. The authors conclude by saying that through different wellness programs and tools the issues of sickness can be eradicated with ease.
The article is well presented and researched and can be used by students while making reference to the various wellness models that are applicable in the society. The authors however need to include other models to make their prescribed choice understood better.

Works Cited
Agron, Peggy et al. “School wellness policies: Perceptions, barriers, and needs among school leaders and wellness advocates.” Journal of School Health 80.11 (2010) : 527-535. Print.
Baicker, Katherine, David Cutler, and Zirui Song. “Workplace wellness programs can generate savings.” Health affairs (Project Hope) 29.2 (2010) : 304-311. Print.
Gelbman, Alon. Health and Wellness Tourism. 2009.
JACK, Gavin, and Joanna BREWIS. “Introducing organizational wellness.” Culture and Organization 2005 : 65-68. Print.
Meyer, Jochen et al. “Wellness interventions and HCI.” ACM SIGHIT Record 2012 : 51-53. Print.
Miller, G, and L T Foster. “Critical synthesis of wellness literature.” Health Promotion February (2010) : 1-32.
Myers, Jane E., Thomas J. Sweeney, and J. Melvin Witmer. “The Wheel of Wellness Counseling for Wellness: A Holistic Model for Treatment Planning.” Journal of Counseling & Development 78.3 (2000): 251-266.