Provide learning opportunities/education to business leaders and employers about healthy eating and active living for employees.

Sample Activities:

• Provide training on the potential return on investment with comprehensive worksite health promotion.
• Provide education on the economic costs of obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases.

Tools:

Investing in Health: Evidence-Based Health Promotion Practices for Workplaces

Successful Business Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit

Healthy Workforce 2010 – An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers Large and Small

Employer Toolkit: Reducing Child & Adolescent Obesity — Addressing Healthy Weight for Employees and Their Children

An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease

Welcoa- Building a Well Workplace

The Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding

Saving Dollars and Making Sense Management Guide

Obesity Costs Calculator

Obesity Fact Sheet

The Business Case for Breastfeeding Toolkit

Cooper Institute and CDC – Personal Empowerment Plan

Calculate the Wellness Return on Investment

Investing in Maternal and Child Health: An Employer’s Toolkit

LEANWorks! Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition