Planning Resources
There are a variety of planning models that can be used to guide your workforce health promotion (WHP) program from planning to implementation to evaluation. These examples below are not meant to be comprehensive, but rather give WHP planners a place to start. (S Indicates information available in Spanish.)
Federal
Resources
Federal Occupational
Health (FOH)
This service unit within the Department of Health & Human Services’
Program Support Center works in partnership with federal organizations
nationally and internationally to design and deliver comprehensive
solutions to meet their occupational health needs.
Guide
to Community Preventive Services*
This guide provides systematic reviews on various aspects of WHP that help
employers and organizations an evidence base to determine which available
approaches are effective in promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing
disease, and increasing the number of people who receive appropriate
preventive counseling and screening.
Healthier Feds — Employee Health Services Handbook
Published by the Office of Personnel Management, this handbook can help
federal agencies meet the President's objective of creating a healthy
workforce. Addresses employee health, physical fitness, and assistance
programs.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)S
This CDC center is the nation’s principal source of health statistics.
NCHS provides statistical information about America’s health that can be
used to guide actions and policies to improve the health of people.
Non-Federal
Resources
Creating Healthy States: Building Healthy Worksites*
(PDF-242k)
A report by the National Governor’s Association that examines how states
can benefit by investing in the health of the public sector workforce.
Health Improvement: A Comprehensive Guide to Designing, Implementing, and
Evaluating Worksite Programs*
(PDF-167k)
A guide from the National Business Group on Health that provides guidance
on WHP program planning.
Healthy Workforce 2010: An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for
Employers, Large and Small*
(PDF-853k)
Uses the objectives of Healthy Workforce 2010 to explain how and why a
company should be involved in health promotion for its employees.
Leading by Example* (PDF-7.1Mb)
Publication highlights CEOs that “lead by example” by making health
promotion and disease prevention a part of their business strategy, to
achieve success through optimum employee performance and management of
health care costs.
A Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into
Coverage*
(PDF-2Mb)
A Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into
Coverage is an important resource on preventive services. Developed in
collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National
Business Group on Health (NBGH), the Purchaser's Guide translates clinical
guidelines and medical evidence, providing large employers with the
information they need to select, define, and implement preventive medical
benefits such as colorectal cancer screening and tobacco use treatment.
Workforce Health Promotion Information and Resource Kit*
(PDF-68k)
The University of California Irvine Health Promotion Center has prepared
this kit for owners and managers of small and medium-sized businesses to
help develop a workplace that actively and effectively promotes the
health and well-being of employees.
Wellness Councils of America: Key Resources*
Provides a list of manuals and books that can help guide the development
of WHP programs.
Selected
Books
American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM). (2003). Worksite Health Promotion Manual. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Chenoweth, DH. (1998). Worksite Health Promotion. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Committee to Assess Worksite Preventive Health Program Needs for NASA Employees. (2005). Integrating Employee Health: A Model Program for NASA. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
Green, LJ & Kreuter, MW. (1999). Health Promotion Planning: An Educational Approach (3rd ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Co.
O’Donnell, MP. (2002). Health Promotion in the Workplace (3rd ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar.
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: January 2, 2008
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
