Does the idea of changing your food and physical activity policies make your head spin?  Passing obesity prevention policies is not as hard as you think, but you want to make these changes thoughtfully. . . . 

Google has always led the nation with its innovative and creative ideas in business and technology, and now they are aiming to help make the workplace a healthier place with healthy eating initiatives.  WorkHealthy America recommends similar ideas and helps you create policies which will help sustain these initiatives. . . .

We recently took a look at how well you, the WorkHealthy America subscriber, performs when you attend more web or in-person training events. Turns out that showing up DOES make a difference...

You’ve done tremendous work to change your policies, rework your food environment, add new benefits, but maybe you feel like your employees are not engaged in wellness. Sometimes the solution is simple. . . .

 We know that offering employees the highest quality of preventive care leads to improved health. But how can you work effectively with your insurers to make sure you’re benefits package meets the real needs of your employees?

Every June, NC Prevention Partners celebrates another amazing year of prevention at our Annual Meeting, celebrating the organizations across the state who have put prevention first, whether they are schools, hospitals, state agencies or private businesses. This year we want to celebrate YOUR progress with our Trailblazer and Gold Awards for WorkHealthy America participants. 

You may be asking yourself what is the best thing we can do to improve our health, what would have the biggest return on investment? EXERCISE!  Little things can help every employee get up and be more active.

  What a year of training we have for you!

 Thank you to the more than fifty hospitals in NC who have opted to renew their license to WorkHealthy America^SM! Starting in July, 2012, WorkHealthy America^SM will also map the progress of all subscribers, including state and local governments, schools, non-profits and private businesses.  Are you ready for the map? 

 

 

 

 

 

On January 31, from 2-3 p.m. EST, NC Prevention Partners will conduct a webinar on how to manage data and improve wellness programs.

We have mapped hospital progress for five years, showing where hospitals are in their efforts to get A’s in Tobacco or Nutrition. We recently updated and automated those maps, and are now beginning the same initiative with all businesses in WorkHealthy America. In July, 2012, we will launch these NEW WorkHealthy maps, and recognize your success and progress. 

This fall, Be Active North Carolina, Inc. issued a great challenge to school staff across the state to get active. More than 300 staff from 19 elementary, middle and high schools took on the challenge. Read on for tips on how to run a successful wellness challenge and find out who won! 

NC Prevention Partners has new recognition maps for NC hospitals excelling in wellness programs.

On December 13th, NC Prevention Partners hosted a WorkHealthy America^SM webinar and learned all about the success stories in worksite wellness in NC schools.

 by Anne Thornhill

 

Every day NC Prevention Partners is changing lives. WorkHealthy America is an integral part of helping us to meet our mission. We are grateful to you for your commitment to the wellness of your employees. Many of you are part of this community of learning through the generosity of sponsors.  If you would like to consider giving back and helping us to continue to work with others to push the highest bar of health and wellness. . . 

 

 by Anne Thornhill

This is a time of year for looking back on the year past, celebrating our accomplishments, and planning for the year moving forward. And setting resolutions, of course 

 by Anne Thornhill

The holidays are a time when wellness takes a backseat to celebrations and decadence. 

 

 NC Prevention Partners has recognized the Laurens County Health Care System as the first hospital in South Carolina to

 

 meet its Gold Apple standard.

 We are planning for 2012 and we need your input-- what types of web-based trainings do you want? Share your thoughts!

 WorkHealthy subscriber JPS is recognized as one of 2011 Best Accounting Firms to Work for. Think it has anything to do with their stellar wellness environment?

Last Tuesday, October 25th, we held an interactive webinar on Staff Physical Activity Challenges.  The schools that attended gave us great ideas for how to make these fitness challenges fun and successful.  Read more to find out!

 

  

On Tuesday, October 25th, NC Prevention Partners' Hospital Advisory Team met at the North Carolina Hospital Association in Cary. Administrators and staff from hospitals and other public health leaders gathered to hear about the recent successes of NC Prevention Partners.

 Most worksites have done something to give their employees access to physical activity, but employees need opportunity as well as access. 

 The assessment function of WorkHealthy America is the best way to get the most tailored and focused recommendations to help your organization promote the healthiest employees. 

 New tools and resources for maintaining a Culture of Wellness. 

Mission Hospital, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Broughton Hospital, Wake Forest Baptist Health, and Palmetto Health all convened at NC Prevention Partners' Prevention Academy in Asheville on September 22nd.

 Obesity is affecting one out of three Americans, but employers can make a difference, according to a recent Centers for Disease Prevention and Control video.  A recent RTI International study found that NC could save 9.9 percent on overall medical costs and 13.1 percent on Medicaid costs if all obese people in the state were normal weight. Employers can do more to help employees lead healthier lives while at work and when they go home. WorkHealthy AmericaSM has the resources to help you to transform your workplace to be one in which the easy choice is the healthy choice!

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The classes of 2013—Alamance, Asheville, Charlotte and Greensboro, are gathering to learn from each other and from WorkHealthy AmericaSM, all in the tranquil beauty of the Health and Wellness Center at UNC-Asheville on September 22.  Come see the leaves change, learn from your peers about their success, and discover how WorkHealthy AmericaSM can help you transform your workplace to be one where wellness is the default.

All WorkHealthy AmericaSM subscribers are invited to attend the Asheville Prevention Academy at no cost. Register now!

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 WorkHealthy America^SM just got a small makeover, with two dozen new and improved tools throughout our toolboxes. New tools include evaluation resources and communication checklists for tobacco-free environments, guides to creating physical activity policy, and a healthy food environment audit.  Interested in launching a physical activity campaign? Come to the launch of our new physical activity campaign guide! More is coming – look for a brand new Culture of Wellness toolbox in early October. Register now for our overview of the new toolboxes!

 

 WorkHealthy America ^SM is the tool for leaders to enhance and implement the most effective wellness environment for employees.