Taste-testing demonstrations for firefighters

Abstract

Recent statistics provide strong evidence that more American women are entering and remaining in the work force. The majority of these working women are of prime childbearing age and choose to work during pregnancy and after childbirth. This labor force trend, coupled with the increasing interest in worksite health promotion programs, raises the issue of pregnancy, lactation and the nutritional needs of working women, and how worksite health promotion programs can best respond to these needs. This article aims to provide a framework for developing worksite maternal nutrition education programs for this population. Over half of all women in the United States are currently in the labor force. Of those employed, it is estimated that 85 % will become pregnant at some point during their working lives (1). This labor force trend, coupled with the increasing interest in worksite health promotion programs, raises the issue of pregnancy, lactation and the nutritional needs of working women, and how worksite health promotion programs can best respond to these needs. This article aims (1) to present the rationale for initiating health S72 JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION VOLUME 18 NUMBER 1 SUPPLEMENT 1986