The Work@Health program complements, amplifies, and expands state-based efforts to engage employers in building effective, comprehensive, evidence-based workplace health programs.

Work@Health is an evidence-based program that trains employers to develop and implement health promotion strategies to reduce chronic disease and injury risk and improve productivity in the workplace. Work@Health also certifies Train-the-Trainers and Master Trainers to deliver the Work@Health curriculum and technical assistance to employers.

Goals of Work@Health:

• Increase employers’ level of knowledge and awareness of workplace health program concepts and principles
• Increase the number of evidence-based workplace health programs, policies, and practices in place at participating employers’ worksites
• Promote peer-to-peer community-based employer cooperation and mentoring

Benefits to trainers:

• Increased knowledge of comprehensive worksite health programming
• Enhanced capacity and skills to deliver trainings
• Opportunities to leverage existing chronic disease programs and expertise within the worksite
• Access to technical assistance from NACDD and CDC, ongoing professional development, and a cadre of trainers for peer-to-peer support