Lighten Up Lancaster Employer Toolkit

The workplace is the most critical envorinment for adults trying to maintain a healthy weight. All aspects of the workplace- from employee benefits to company productivity- are affected by the negative consequences of obesity in the form of healthcare dollars, sick days and employee motivation. Creating a culture of health in your workplace is the right thing to do for the well-being of all employees but is also crucial to the success of your business by lessening the negative consequences of poor employees health. Lighten Up has created an Employer Toolkit to help organizations create a healthy environment at your place of work.

The Lighten Up Lancaster Coalition Worksite Weight Management Toolkit includes:

The importance of Worksite Weight Management Programs
Creating a culture that encourages weight management
Cost Calculator
Sample organizational policies
a. Healthy Eating
b. Physical Activity
Workplace initiatives that promote healthy weight management
Resources
a. How-to develop a comprehensive workplace wellness program
b. Nutrition resources
c. Physical activity resources
d. Online assessments

Click here to access the full LULC Worksite Weight Management Toolkit.

Lighten Up Lancaster County Coalition is a group of concerned individuals, organizations and employers, in partnership with Lancaster General Health, who want to increase the number of children and adults in Lancaster County who are at a healthy weight.