Comparing 2 National Organization-Level Workplace Health Promotion and Improvement Tools, 2013-2015.
Creating healthy workplaces is becoming more common. Half of employers that have more than 50 employees offer some type of workplace health promotion program. Few employers implement comprehensive evidence-based interventions that reach all employees and achieve desired health and cost outcomes. A few organization-level assessment and benchmarking tools have emerged to help employers evaluate the comprehensiveness and rigor of their health promotion offerings. Even fewer tools exist that combine assessment with technical assistance and guidance to implement evidence-based practices. Our descriptive analysis compares 2 such tools, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Worksite Health ScoreCard and Prevention Partners' WorkHealthy America, and presents data from both to describe workplace health promotion practices across the United States. These tools are reaching employers of all types (N = 1,797), and many employers are using a comprehensive approach (85% of those using WorkHealthy America and 45% of those using the ScoreCard), increasing program effectiveness and impact.
Prevention Partners, 88 Vilcom Center Dr, Ste 110, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Email: amy@forprevention.org.
Amy
A
Meador
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jason E
JE
Lang
Prevention Partners, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Whitney D
WD
Davis
Carter Consulting, Inc, Atlanta, Georgia.
Nkenge H
NH
Jones-Jack
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Qaiser
Q
Mukhtar
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Hua
H
Lu
CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia.
Sushama D
SD
Acharya
Prevention Partners, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Meg E
ME
Molloy
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