Worksite Health Promotion
- In the United States, there are 141 million full- and part-time workers.
- 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 |
Supporting Materials
- Logic Model
- Research Gaps
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Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the authors and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services and do not necessarily represent the official position of CDC.
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- Page last reviewed: February 10, 2009
- Page last updated: January 5, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
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