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Description of Resource:

Worksite programs intended to improve diet and/or physical activity behaviors are recommended to improve employee weight status. This is based on strong evidence of their effectiveness for reducing weight among employees. Worksite nutrition and physical activity programs are designed to improve health-related behaviors and health outcomes.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Heart Disease and Stroke

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

HDS-10.1, HDS-9.1, HDS-1

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

Community Preventive Services Task Force. A recommendation to improve employee weight status through worksite health promotion programs targeting nutrition, physical activity, or both. Am J Prev Med [Internet]. 2009 Oct [cited 2013 Mar 21];37(4):358-9. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/obesity/RecommendationImproveEmployeeWeightStatusWorksiteHealthPromotionProgramsTargetingNutritionPhysicalActivityorBoth.pdf

Tags:

Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Effect Behavioral Change, Business & Private Sector, Government & Policymakers, Healthcare, Behavioral & Social, Informational & Educational, Environmental & Policy, Primary Prevention, Employers & Employees

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/a-recommendation-to-improve-employee-weight-status
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:56:41.0