Healthy Arizona Worksite

Integrating health into the way the organization operates, thinks, and acts requires sustained effort on a number of fronts.

Tobacco use contributes to an extensive list of serious diseases, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular

Having high blood pressure puts your employees at risk for heart disease and stroke

High cholesterol affects 95 million Americans over the age of 20 years old

Worksites can encourage physical activity through a multicomponent approach of offering management support

Obesity-related medical expenditures, absenteeism, and reduced productivity while at work among full-time U.S. employees is estimated to cost over $73 billion annually.

Americans eat an estimated one-third of their calories outside the home, and spend almost half their food money on food they don’t prepare themselves.

Provide educational materials that address signs, symptoms, and emergency response to heart attack.

Provide free or subsidized prediabetes and diabetes health risk assessment (beyond self-report) and feedback.

Provide free or subsidized clinical assessment for depression by a provider followed by directed feedback

Provide and promote free or subsidized lifestyle coaching/counseling or self-management programs

Provide access to alcohol and other substance use screening followed by brief intervention

Have and promote a written policy related to the design of work schedules

Make adjustments to job design, when appropriate, to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.

Provide opportunities for employee input on hazards and solutions

Provide health insurance coverage with free or subsidized influenza (flu) vaccinations.

Provide and promote maternal health and breastfeeding support groups, educational classes, or consultations.

Provide health insurance coverage with free or subsidized evidence-based cancer screenings and vaccinations.