Creating a Culture of Health
in Your Organization
By Don Hall, DrPH, CHES
With so much data available showing the benefits of healthy employees, why would any
organization not want to encourage better health for its workforce? After all, healthier
employees...
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Creating a Culture of Health
in Your Organization
By Don Hall, DrPH, CHES
With so much data available showing the benefits of healthy employees, why would any
organization not want to encourage better health for its workforce? After all, healthier
employees are more productive, miss less work due to illness, cost employers less for
health care, and generally have a more positive outlook on life (which carries into their
work). But if employee wellness hasn’t been given the attention it deserves at your
company, what can you do to help create a worksite culture of health?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a culture of health
in the workplace requires that employee health and safety be valued, supported, and
promoted through workplace health programs, policies, benefits, and environmental
supports. It’s management communicating the following message to employees: “This is
what we do here. Supporting employees in achieving their personal wellness goals is
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