Recommended Strategies

Gain leadership commitment and support
Adopt employee health and wellness as an organizational strategy
Designate a work group or individual to be responsible for program development, implementation and evaluation
Assess employee and organizational needs
Create an environment and policies that support healthy lifestyles, examples - time for exercise/physical activity breaks, healthy snacks and beverages offered during meetings/in vending machines, showers, bicycle racks, signs encouraging use of stairs, and breastfeeding-friendly policies
Offer a variety of health promotion programs targeted to employee and organizational needs, examples - wellness messages in company communications, healthy lifestyle incentives, walking challenges, wellness coaching, and resources for nutrition, physical activity, weight management and smoking cessation
Partner with your insurer to provide health promotion resources
Collaborate with community partners to make employees and dependents aware of local healthy eating and active living resources