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Jason Lang, MPH, MS
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 16, 2011
CDC Workplace Health Tools and Resources
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Learning Objectives
Describe CDC’s health promotion framework and strategy for chronic disease prevention in the workplace.
Provide examples of CDC Workplace Health information, tools, resources, and guidance
Discuss ongoing efforts to develop additional Workplace Health resources
Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reasons Employers Are Not Taking Action
Lack of:
–Resources
–Understanding of health risk/conditions and effective interventions
–Capacity
–Publicly available tools
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CDC Organizational Priorities
Mission: Collaborating to create the
expertise, information, and tools that
people and communities need to protect
their health – through health promotion,
prevention of disease, injury and
disability, and preparedness for new
health threats
Priorities
– Strengthen surveillance and epidemiology
– Improving support to states and localities
– Improving policy effectiveness, including health reform
– Better address the leading causes of death and disability
– Provide global health leadership
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Workplace Health Goals
Create the standard for what employers should do; and how to measure progress
Increase the number of employers that provide workplace health promotion programs
Improve the quality of employer efforts
– Implement cross-cutting interventions that address multiple outcomes simultaneously
– Apply existing, categorical, evidenced-based interventions in a comprehensive, strategic, and sustained fashion
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CDC’s Roles in Promoting a Healthy Workforce
Expand the science base for effective prevention approaches at the workplace
Promote action through partnerships
Monitor workplace policies, programs and practices
Provide high quality information that addresses business needs
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Expand the Science Base for Effective Prevention Approaches at the
Workplace Determine effective interventions to prevent chronic
disease that are relevant for the workplace
Translate the interventions with the most rigorous evaluations and evidence for effectiveness in workplace settings
Disseminate resources and tools to employers that address business needs
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The Guide to Community Preventive Services – (The Community Guide)
Summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote health and prevent disease
www.thecommunityguide.org
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Community Guide Worksite Reviews
Deceasing Tobacco Use in Worksite Settings (2000)
Promoting Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (2001-2007)
Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations (2008)
Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback (AHRF) (2008)
www.thecommunityguide.org/worksite/index.html
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Peer Reviewed Publications
www.cdc.gov/pcd
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A Purchaser’s Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
Developed by CDC, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH)
Recommended clinical preventive services for health benefits design
Targeted to all health care purchasers (public and private)
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Purchaser’s Guide 2.0
http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/preventive
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Physical Activity Guidelines Employer Toolkit
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Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations
http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/guidelines/food-service-guidelines.htm
Goal of the Guidelines is to assist contractors in increasing healthy food and beverage choices and sustainable practices at federal worksites
Translates the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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Partnership for Prevention
Leading by Example (LBE): Leading Practices for Employee Health Management (2007)
Investing in Health (2008)
Community Health Promotion Action Guides (2008)
LBE Resource Guide for Small and Mid-size Employers (2011)
Creating Healthy Communities through Corporate Engagement (2011)
http://www.prevent.org/Initiatives/Leading-by-Example.aspx
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Leading by Example Employer Guides
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Leading by Example: The Value of Worksite Health Promotion to Small and Medium-
Sized Employers
Small Employer Sidebars
Business Case
Wellness Strategies and Interventions
Health Management Initiative Assessment
Invitation to Join the Leading by Example Initiative
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Support for Business Cooperative Agreement
National Business Group on Health
– Employer Case Studies
– Monthly Health Tips to Members
– Purchaser’s Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into Coverage
– Tobacco: The Business of Quitting Website (http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/tobacco/)
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Support for Business Cooperative Agreement
National Safety Council
– Development and delivery of Web-based safety and health decision support tools with Information on best practices for employee health management and development of effective health and safety promotion programs
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National Safety Council Off the Job Resource
http://beyondworkplace.nsc.org
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Support for Business Cooperative Agreement
National Business Coalition on Health
– Community Health Partnerships
– Diabetes Seed Grant Program
– eValue8
– Health Risk Appraisals (HRA) at the Worksite: Basics for HRA Decision Making www.nbch.org
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School Employee Wellness Guide
Developed with Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE)
Addresses 4% of the nation’s workforce
Addresses the Employee Wellness component of the coordinated school health model
Provides a model for establishing programs and tools to implement them
www.schoolempwell.org
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Monitor workplace policies, programs and practices
CDC HealthScoreCard (HSC) Update of original Heart Check and Heart Check Lite
assessment tools
Emphasis on heart disease and stroke prevention
Approximately 100 item instrument
Assist employers in creating healthier worksites through organizational questions (program, policy, and practice) that identify best practice, opportunities, and gaps
Comprehensive in organization and content
Conduct reliability, validity, and feasibility with employers
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CHANGE Assessment ToolCommunity Health Assessment aNd Group Evaluation
Purpose of the CHANGE tool
– Capture current snapshot of the community
– Group activity/consensus building
5 Sectors: Community, Worksite, School, Community-Based Institution, and Healthcare
Modules: Demographics, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Tobacco Use, Chronic Disease Management, Leadership, & After-Schoolhttp://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/
change.htm
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Provide high quality information in Business Terms that Address Business
Needs Enhance communication by
Developing effective employer and community communication and education programs focused on the benefits of and options for health promotion and disease and injury prevention, and
Using proven marketing and social marketing techniques to promote individual behavioral and community change
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CDC Workplace Health Promotion Toolkit and Portal
www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion
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CDC LEANWorks!
www.cdc.gov/leanworks
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Healthier Worksite Initiative (HWI)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/hwi/index.htm
Began October 2002 as an internal initiative for worksite health promotion to become a part of CDC culture
Expanded to include development of tools to share information and lessons learned with other federal agencies
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Tobacco Cessation Resources
www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/implementation/topics/tobacco-use.html
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Successful Business Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit
Provides information on recommended preventive health benefits and services and worksite health promotion interventions
Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/employers_toolkit.htm
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Moving into Action Guides
Updates to 2005 guides
Target Audiences: Governors, State Legislators, Local Leaders, and Employers
Comprehensive approach through policy and legislation
Examples with sample policy language, highlights, emerging opportunities, tools and resources, and testimonials
Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/moving_into_action.htm
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National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Business Health Strategy Workgroup (BHS) Goals and Partners
To increase awareness of the benefits of quality diabetes care among employers, benefits managers and managed care decision makers
To provide employers, health plans and employees with tools and information for incorporating diabetes education programs into the workplace
To promote the value of investing in prevention
Available at: www.Diabetesatwork.org andwww.ndep.nih.gov
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Integration of Traditional Occupational Health with Health Promotion
WorkLifeA National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health Initiative
www.cdc.gov/niosh/worklife
Essential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs
Stress…At Work
Resources Page: 99 Web-Links Worth Having
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CDC Workplace Health Promotion Toolkit and Portal
www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion
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CDC Workplace Health Promotion Toolkit and Portal
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Orientation Videos
http://bcove.me/r43dob93
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Other CDC Access Portals
www.cdc.gov/workplace
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Community Health Resources Web Portal
www.cdc.gov/communityhealthresources
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Walking the Walk – CDC’s Wellness Program
Tobacco Cessation
Garden Markets
Stairwell Campaign
Fall Flu Campaign
Go Green Get Healthy
Walking Clubs
Occupational Health Clinics
Lifestyles Program
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Acknowledgements
Wendy Heaps – Office of the Associate Director for Policy, CDC
Casey Chosewood – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
Pam Allweiss – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Dyann Matson Koffman – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Tina Lankford – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Bo Kimsey – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Suzanne Mercure – National Business Coalition on Health
Tess Benham – National Safety Council
Ron Finch – National Business Group on Health
Katherine Ruffatto – Partnership for Prevention
Amy Slonim and Margaret Hawkins - AARP
