Toolkits
Toolkits are timesaving aids that provide customizable turn-key
solutions to help program planners plan, implement, and evaluate a
specific health promotion intervention. Before implementing any of these interventions, the toolkits should be
selected and evaluated based on the identified
needs of your employee
population.
This section contains toolkits developed by Healthier Worksite
Initiative (HWI), designated with
, and toolkits
available from other sources. The toolkits are divided into the four
pillars of the President’s HealthierUS Executive Order and a general
category:
- General Workforce Health Promotion
- Nutritious Eating
- Physical Activity
- Preventive Health Screenings
- Healthy Choices
We also have guidance on how to use and adapt HWI toolkits for your work place.
General Workforce Health Promotion
General Workforce Health Promotion
Toolkits
This section contains toolkits from CDC or other sources that address
overall program design and planning for health promotion programs in the
work place.
Nutritious Eating
The following toolkits address reducing barriers and increasing access
to foods needed to help employees make healthier food choices in the work
place.
Garden Market
Help your employees increase their fruit and vegetable intake. Learn how
to create a fresh produce market at your work site.
Other Nutritious Eating Toolkits
This section contains toolkits from CDC or other sources that are
specific to promoting nutritious eating in the work place.
Physical Activity
The following toolkits address reducing barriers and increasing access to places for physical activity in the work place.
Discount Fitness Club Network
Discover how to increase your employees’ access to places for physical
activity outside of the work place by identifying and establishing a
relationship with a nationwide discount fitness club network.
StairWELL
Find out steps you can take to encourage your employees to take the stairs
and increase their physical activity while at work.
Walkability
Use this walkability audit tool to determine how safe and attractive
the walking environment is at your work site.
Other Physical Activity
Toolkits
This section contains toolkits available from CDC or other sources that
are specific to increasing physical activity in the work place.
Preventive Health Screenings
The following toolkits address how employers can help employees obtain
preventive health services by offering screening programs in the work
place.
Mental Health Screenings
Look here for information about offering work place mental health
screenings on health topics such as depression, bipolar disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Other Preventive Health Screenings
Toolkits
This section contains toolkits available from CDC or other sources
that are specific to preventive health screenings in the work place.
Healthy Choices
The following toolkits address how employers can help employees understand their risks for disease and make healthy lifestyle choices by offering programs at the work place.
Lactation Support Program
This toolkit is designed to help employers set up a comprehensive
lactation support program for nursing mothers at the work site.
Implementing a Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative
in Your Workplace
This toolkit provides guidance for implementing a tobacco-free campus
initiative that includes a policy and comprehensive cessation services for
employees.
Other Healthy Choices Toolkits
This section contains toolkits available from CDC or other sources
that are specific to healthy choices, such as stress reduction and smoking
and tobacco cessation, in the work place.
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.
* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
Page last updated: May 22, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
