Related Tools/Resources
CDC's LEAN Works! Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition is a FREE web-based resource that offers interactive tools and evidence-based resources to design effective worksite obesity prevention and control programs, including an obesity cost calculator to estimate how much obesity is costing your company and how much savings your company could reap with different workplace interventions… more
We Can!™ or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time… more
HealthyDiningFinder.com —is a FREE online resource to help your employees make healthier choices at restaurants. The site identifies healthier dining choices and corresponding nutrition information (calories, fat, fiber, etc.) at thousands of restaurant locations nationwide – fast food, casual dining, etc. New restaurants are added regularly. Fliers, descriptions and other free materials are available to introduce this resource to your employees. Site was developed by health professionals with partial funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyle Awards — Business Group recognizes 63 large employers as winners of 2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyle Awards — demonstrating strong employer commitment to workplace health and wellness programs…more
Addressing Obesity in the Workplace: The Role of EmployersThe Milbank Quarterly, Volume 87, Issue 1 Reducing employee obesity remains one of the most effective ways employers can reduce their overall health care costs and promote employee health and wellness. This article describes obesity's cost impact to an employer, highlights company experiences (Northeast Utilities, General Mills, Baptist Health South Florida, and Texas Instruments) in combating unhealthy lifestyles, and provides suggestions to policymakers to further support worksite weight management programs…more
Weighty Matters — Data from Dr. Kenneth Thorpe documenting the staggering costs associated with obesity and calling on Congress to make important tax changes to encourage employees to participate in employer-sponsored health and wellness programs…more
National Business Group on Health Member-only Tools/Resources
Wellness Impact Scorecard — This scorecard was developed to assist employers in understanding levels of achievement in improving health, the strengths and weaknesses of their programs and to help them benchmark against the programs of other employers. The scorecard asks you a series of questions regarding the wellness initiatives your company currently offers. Based on the information inputted, you will receive customized reports that highlight the strengths of your programs as well as guidance on where your programs could be improved…..more
Promoting Healthy Weight Through Healthy Dining at Work Toolkit — The Promoting Healthy Weight Through Healthy Dining at Work Toolkit is a collection of materials to help employers assess and improve their cafeteria, vending and catering offerings…more
Weigh Your Options — Weigh Your Options: Guide to Starting a Weight-Management Program in Your Company is a collection of materials to help employers start incorporating weight management into health improvement programs….more
Improving Employee Health in Six Steps — Outlines a set of six steps that can be used as a blueprint for making prevention and health improvement part of the culture of your company…more
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