Comprehensive worksite wellness programs can reduce employee health risks and generate $3-$6 savings on medical costs for every $1 spent.
Create a plan: Contact Access Health to gain access to Healthy Maine Works - a free online toolkit from Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Review the Good Work Resource Kit for information on the link between a healthy worksite and the bottom line, key elements of successful worksite programs, specific low or no-cost strategies from a variety of Maine employers, and resources to support worksite wellness initiatives.
Contact Access Health to schedule a free employee presentation. Popular topics include:
- Healthy Eating Tips
- Eating Healthy on a Budget
- Making the Connection between Stress and Food Choices
- Healthy Maine Walks (trails, walks in our area)
- In a Heart Beat (signs and symptoms of heart attack)
- Thinking about Quitting Tobacco? Tools to help
- Talking to Your Kids (or grandkids) about the dangers of tobacco or alcohol
- How healthy are you? Review of free health tools available to all Mainers
Encourage employees to visit KeepMeWell.org - a free tool to find out what you can do to improve your health and stay well.
www.welcoa.org: Includes multiple resources including PowerPoint presentations, online health management, health observances and incentive campaigns.
www.healthymainepartnerships.org/MCVHP: the Maine Cardiovascular Health Program provides multiple resources about worksite wellness including information about Healthy Maine Works.
Visit our Tobacco page to support a smoke-free work environment.
