Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation, and Organizational Development, Healthcare Leadership and Health Professions Education, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Dr. Andrew McCart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences. Andrew serves as the Associate Director of the Health Management Program and assists the department in working with external stakeholders. He has business degrees from Indiana University and a doctorate in Public Health, with a focus in Management, from the University of Louisville. Andrew’s teaching and research focuses include Healthcare Quality, Operations Management, Six Sigma, and Project Management. Andrew serves on the Board of Directors for the American College of Healthcare Executives, Kentucky Chapter.

Publications

• Research   
  Strategies to Support Employees with Depression: Applying the Centers for Disease Control Health Scorecard
  Author(s): Andrew McCart* and Jeffrey Nesbit
  
  Introduction: The purpose of this study is to investigate depression management programs in organizations of the Midwestern and Southern United States, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control Health Scorecard (CDC HSC). Organizations in this study represent retail/wholesale trade, professional, scientific, and technical services, transportation warehousing, and utilities, construction, educational services, and manufacturing. Methods: The CDC HSC is a 125 question, 264-point survey that covers a diverse set of workplace wellness initiatives, with categories such as stress management, organizational structure, physical activity, and tobacco control, and which provides a numerical score for each section. Participants were guided through CDC HSC to provide a quantitative baseline among respondents. During the survey, participants were enc.. View More»
  

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