American Heart Association
Provided information about the Start! Walking program as well as information on becoming “Fit Friendly” certified.
www.heart.org
American Cancer Society
Includes tips and information on planning health lunch meetings, communication tools for posting health messages throughout the workplace and employee health and wellness programs, including Active for Life, Choose to Change, Freshstart and Quitline. http://www.acsworkplacesolutions.com/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Offers many worksite wellness tools, including:
Guide to Community Preventive Services – Worksite. The topics and their related interventions were selected by the CDC as priorities for worksite health promotion.
www.thecommunityguide.org/worksite/
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
A site dedicated to preventing work-related illnesses and injuries.
www.cdc.gov/niosh, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/TWH/essentials.html.
Partnership for Prevention (PfP)
Dedicated to advancing prevention as a whole is PCP’s priority. Their “Investing in Health Workplace Guide” is full of online resources. Contact them to join their efforts and to benefit from their work in creating a prevention culture in America.
www.prevent.org
Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
Includes sample surveys, reports and case studies that give insight into the challenges and ultimate benefits of implementing worksite wellness programs and links to other important resources.
https://www.welcoa.org/resources/
Healthiest Maryland Initiative
Offers a range of resources including Healthy Workforce 2010 and Beyond, sourcebook for large and small organizations.
http://dhmh.maryland.gov/healthiest/SitePages/Home.aspx