Healthy Weight: Information for Worksites

Worksites can help employees eat smart and move more….and decrease their health costs and improve productivity! Worksites play a major role in obesity prevention, as many adults spend half of their waking hours on the job. The rising cost of employee health care has been a major challenge to employers, giving them a vested interest in the health of their employees.

What you should do

Offer opportunities for employees to adopt healthy eating habits

• Use CDC’s LEAN Works toolkit to develop and implement worksite policies and programs;
• Ensure employees have healthy food options;
• Implement Fresh to You, a worksite produce market;
• Provide policy and environmental supports for breastfeeding mothers;
• Apply for a Breast-Feeding Friendly Workplace Award.

Offer opportunities for employees to be physically active

• Use CDC’s LEAN Works toolkit to develop and implement worksite policies and programs;
• Offer times during the work day for physical activity breaks; (more)
• Encourage using the stairs if possible; (more)
• Implement the Shape Up RI worksite competition;
• Refer to the worksite workbook. (more)