Wellness Forum

Wellness Resources

Return on Investment Information

• Return on Investment (Prevent Disease)
• Proof Positive: An Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Wellness, 2005, by Larry S. Chapman, MPH of Summex Health Management, Seattle, WA. (Publication can be ordered by calling 206-364-3448)

Worksite Wellness Information

• The Wellness Councils of America
  • Free Resources
• Healthier Worksite Initiative (CDC)
• Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT) – Workplace Strategies
• National Wellness Institute: Offers articles and membership services
• Wellness Junction : Offers free email newsletters and reports on wellness management
• Leading by Example: Leading Practices for Employee Health Management – Addressing High-Risk Populations (Partnership for Prevention)

Sample Worksite Wellness Programs

• Be Active! Worksite Program (California 5 A Day)
• California Fit Business (Network for a Healthy California)
• Active for Life: American Cancer Society – 10 week employee wellness program
• Sample Worksite Wellness Programs: What Corporations are Doing (Partnership for Prevention)
• Start!: A free online program form the American Heart Association

Worksite Wellness Toolkits & Guides

• Healthy Arkansas: Worksite Wellness Toolkit (Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services)
• A Guide to Developing Your Worksite Wellness Program
• Planning Wellness: Getting off to a Good Start (Wellness Council of America)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

Worksite Wellness Contractors (Sonoma County)

• Northern California Center for Well-Being: (Healthy Wellness Program) offers guidance in developing worksite wellness programs and policies, onsite health assessments, and brownbag lunch lectures.
• Kaiser Permanente: Health Works Program (for businesses with 500 or more employees)

Assessment Tools

• Healthy Arkansas: Worksite Wellness Assessment Tools
• Sample Needs & Interest Survey (Wellness Councils of America)
• Check for Health: Workplace Environmental Assessment (CA Fit Business Kit)

• Gordian
• Kersh Wellness
• TRALE, Inc
• WELCOA (Wellness Councils of America)
• National Wellness Institute

Wellness Goals & Objectives

• Wellness Committees: Best Practices and Proven Strategies for Success, (Illness Program Management Advisor and WellnessJunction.com)

Policy Design & Implementation

• A Guide to Writing and Implementing a Physical Activity Policy in the Workplace (Canada’s Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

Program Design & Implementation

Walking Programs

• Walk Kit: How to Start A Walking Program (The California Center for Physical Activity)
• Guide to Establishing a Worksite Walking Club(California Fit Business Kit)
• ClubPed Walking Program: Online program that allows you to track your walking for free (American Diabetes Association)
• Walking Club Motivational Program (Healthy Arkansas)
• Safe Sun Guidelines (California Center for Physical Activity)

Promoting Stair Use

• Stairway to Health Program (Canada’s Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• StairWELL to Better Health (CDC)Guide to Improving Worksite Stairwells (CDC)
• Healthy Stairwells Tool (CA Fit Business Kit)

Smoke-Free Workplace

• Great American Smokeout: Creating a Smoke-Free Workplace (American Cancer Society)
• Northern California Center for Well-Being: Smoking cessation classes offered at the Center or at the worksite of Santa Rosa businesses

Healthy Food

• Healthy Meeting Checklist: (The Cooperative Extension Service, University of Hawaii at Monoa)
  Provides tips on how to plan healthy menus for meetings and events
• Vending Machine Standards (CA Fit Business Kit)
• Guide to Establishing a Worksite Farmer's Market (CA Fit Business Kit)
• Simple Steps to Ordering Farm Fresh Produce for the Worksite (CA Fit Business Kit)

Health Awareness

• Message in a box tool kit and Winning at work Guides for increasing diabetes awareness: American Diabetes Association (ADA)
• Face the Fats: Learn how to live fat-sensibly - American Heart Association
• Educational materials available from American Institute of Preventive Medicine
• National Health Observances - a year at a glance
• Risks of obesity test available online from American Diabetes Association
• College of Sports Medicine: Exercise guidelines, tips for meeting guidelines, and how to start an exercise program
• Strength and Stretching Chart (American Heart Association)
• National Heart and Lung Blood Institute: Educational campaigns, menu planners, recipes for heart health, and information for Latinos and African American
• National Health Information Clearinghouse: Articles, menu planners, prevention in formation and more

Lactation Accommodation

• Breastfeeding Toolkit (Center for Prevention and Health Services, National Business Group on Health)
• Breastfeeding and Healthy Living: Going Back to Work
• Supporting Breastfeeding in the Workplace (CDC)

Employee Buy-In

• Take Action (California 5 A Day)
• An Activity & Nutrition Incentive Campaign to Get Your Employees on the Go! (Wellness Councils of America)

Evaluation

• The Fundamentals of Evaluation: Why, What, How, & When You Should Evaluate Your Wellness Program (Wellness Council of America)
• Health Improvement: A Comprehensive Guide to Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Worksite programs: pages 12-13 (Center for Prevention and Health Services Issue Brief)
• Evaluating My Program: Is It Doing Any Good (Wellness Council of America)
• Communicating Your Evaluation Results: How To Make Your Findings Stick (Wellness Council of America)

Newsletters & Books

• American Journal of Health Promotion: An excellent bi-monthly professional peer review journal for health promotion professionals $99.50 subscription per year
• Health Promotion Practitioner: A very practical monthly newsletter for health promotion professionals published by Health Enhancement Systems that also provide excellent short term incentive programs
• Parlay International: Offers reproducible materials covering a wide range of health promotion and wellness topics
• Krames Communication: Publishes patient education, health promotion, safety, disease management, safety and wellness education resources
• Whole Person Associates, Inc.: Materials and resources on mental aspects of wellness including use of humor

Conferences and Training Opportunities

• World Congress: Convenes senior executives from all segments of the health industry and government to health care conferences to formulate health solutions
• American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) Annual Conference
• National Wellness Conference: Sponsors a conference for individuals seeking professional development and personal renewal.
• Institute for Health and Productivity Management: Offers training opportunities, publications, and international conferences.

Professional Organizations

• National Business Group on Health: Non-profit organization that represents large employers' perspective on national health policy issues
• Women's Health Professional