Workplace Wellness Resources

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Wellness Council of America
www.welcoa.org
Worksite Health Promotion is good business!  As North America's premier resource for worksite wellness, the Wellness Council of America is dedicated to helping organizations of all kinds build and sustain results-oriented wellness programs.  Check out Welcoa’s website for free resources that will help you design and/or expand your Worksite Wellness Program.  Free reports available at Welcoa include the following and more:

• Welcoa’s Seven Benchmarks of Success
• Implementing Wellness Programs in a Small Business Setting
• The Well Workplace Workbook
• The Essential Elements of an Operating Plan

• Well Workplace Checklist
• Big Steps for Small Businesses: 10 Health Promotion Programming Ideas Every Small Business Should Consider

Healthy Workforce 2010: An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers, Large and Small
www.prevent.org/images/stories/Files/publications/Healthy_Workforce_2010.pdf
“There are two reasons for using the Healthy People 2010 worksite health objectives.  The first is humanistic; knowing that providing a safe and healthy work environment is the right thing to do.  The second is practical.  Executives must manage the bottom line.  And since approximately 50% of injury and illness costs are lifestyle-related – and thus controllable – health promotion provides significant opportunities to improve productivity and reduce cost.” (Steve Fleming, Director, HSE&R Engines and Systems, Honeywell)  Check out this resource to help guide you as you develop or expand your wellness program.

Investing in Health: Proven Health Promotion Practices for Workplaces
www.prevent.org/workplaceguide
Partnership for Prevention® developed Investing in Health: Evidence-Based Health Promotion Practices for the Workplace to provide employers with guidance that can improve employee health by controlling tobacco use, promoting cancer screening and early detection, and encouraging physical activity and healthy eating.
More specifically, guidance is provided on how to:

• Increase physical activity through social support and the workplace environment
• Improve nutrition through social support and the workplace environment
• Implement tobacco-free policies
• Offer proven tobacco-use treatment benefits through your health plan
• Improve access to telephone quitlines for tobacco users
• Encourage employees to get screened for cancer
• Work with your health plan to increase cancer screening rates

Investing in Health translates evidence-based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services into easy-to-follow action steps that will enhance employee productivity, help employers manage healthcare spending, and improve employee morale.
Web links to additional resources and tools are provided to assist with planning and implementing healthier workplace practices.

Leading by Example: Leading Practices for Employee Health Management by the US Chamber of Commerce and Partnership for Prevention
www.prevent.org/LBE/LBE_USCC_FullBook.pdf
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Partnership for Prevention are proud to have developed this guide as a powerful tool for employers. Real examples and strategies from employers of every size demonstrate the business case for investing in employee health. By sharing promising approaches to managing employee health, businesses can learn from each other. The health care cost cri­sis is not an issue to be left to HR departments or middle managers to solve. It should be a top-level issue for every company.