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Worksite Health Promotion

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  • Worksite policies and programs may help employees reduce health risks and improve their quality of life.
  • Worksite interventions can be delivered:
    • At the worksite (e.g., signs to encourage stair use, health education classes)
    • At other locations (e.g., gym membership discounts, weight management counseling)
    • Through the employee health benefits plan (e.g., flu shots, cancer screenings)

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers
Interventions with on-site, free, actively promoted vaccinations Recommended
Interventions with actively promoted, off-site vaccinations Insufficient Evidence
Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations among Non-Healthcare Workers
Interventions with on-site, reduced cost, actively promoted vaccinations Recommended
Interventions with actively promoted, off-site vaccinations Insufficient Evidence
Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback (AHRF) to Change Employees’ Health
AHRF used alone Insufficient Evidence
AHRF plus health education with or without other interventions Recommended

Related Task Force Recommendations & Findings

The following interventions are related to worksite health promotion and also can be found on the associated topic pages.

Preventing Chronic Disease
Skin Cancer Prevention: Education and policy in outdoor
occupational settings		 Insufficient Evidence
Diabetes Prevention and Control: Self-management education
at the worksite		 Insufficient Evidence
Obesity Prevention: Worksite programs to control overweight and obesity Recommended
Promoting Physical Activity
Point-of-decision prompts to encourage use of stairs Recommended
Creation of or enhanced access to places for physical activity
combined with informational outreach activities 		Recommended
Deceasing Tobacco Use in Worksite Settings
Smoke-free policies to reduce tobacco use among workers Recommended
Incentives and Competitions to Increase Smoking Cessation
Incentives and competitions when used alone Insufficient Evidence
Incentives and competitions when combined with
additional interventions		 Recommended



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

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