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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Obesity: Worksite Programs

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: February 2007

Workgroups: Nutrition and Weight Status Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends worksite programs to improve employees’ diet or physical activity and reduce their weight. These programs are designed to improve health behaviors and results, and they can be used alone or as part of a comprehensive worksite wellness program. They include at least 1 of these components:

  • Information and education, like lectures or written materials 
  • Activities intended to change thoughts and social factors, like behavioral counseling or rewards and reinforcement 
  • Changes that make it easier for all employees to make healthy choices, like making healthy foods more available or providing health club memberships
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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the proportion of adults with obesity — NWS‑03
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of worksites that offer an employee physical activity program — ECBP‑D04
Developmental
Increase the proportion of worksites that offer an employee nutrition program — ECBP‑D05
Developmental

Suggested Citation

1.

Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2007). Obesity: Worksite Programs. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/obesity-worksite-programs