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Nutrition

Healthy school lunch box containing brown sandwich with cheese, cherry tomatoes, mandarine and grapes

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.1 Workplaces can either help or hurt our efforts to eat well, be active, and improve our health. Each year, healthier diets could save American society almost $114.5 billion (2012 dollars) in medical expenses, lost productivity, and lost lives.2

Best Resources

(3 pts on CDC Scorecard)

Food and Beverage Access

Make most (more than 50%) of the food and beverage choices available in vending machines, cafeterias, snack bars, or other purchase points healthy food items.

  • Healthy Meetings Toolkit (Arizona Department of Health Services)
  • Healthy Workplace Food and Beverage Toolkit (American Heart Association)
  • Guidelines for Offering Healthy Foods at Meetings, Seminars & Catered Events (University of Minnesota)
  • Eat Smart Healthy Meeting Guide (Eat Smart, Move More NC)

Visible Nutritional Information

Provide visible nutritional information (beyond standard food labels) on sodium, calories, trans fats, or saturated fats for foods and beverages sold in worksite cafeterias, snack bars, or other purchase points.

  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

Food and Beverage Signage

Identify healthier (or less healthy) food and beverage choices with signs or symbols.

  • Healthy Food Service Guidelines (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Subsidized or Discounted Healthy Foods

Subsidize or provide discounts on healthy foods and beverages offered in vending machines, cafeterias, snack bars, or other purchase points.

Better Resources

(2 pts on CDC Scorecard)

Healthy Food and Beverage Policy

Have and promote a written policy that makes healthier food and beverage choices available in cafeterias or snack bars.

  • Sample Healthy Foods Policy (PDF and Word Files)
  • The CDC Guide to Strategies to Increase the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Healthy Eating Guideline Policy (Wellnes AtoZ EatWELL)

Interactive Education

Provide and promote interactive educational programming on nutrition.

  • Eat Smart Workbook (Eat Smart Move More)
  • Eat Healthy (AZ Health Zone)

Lifestyle Coaching//Counseling or Self-Management

Provide and promote free or subsidized lifestyle coaching/counseling or self-management programs that equip employees with skills and motivation to set and meet their personal nutrition goals.

Good Resources

(1 pt on CDC Scorecard)

Healthy Vending Policy

Have and promote a written policy that makes healthier food and beverage choices available in vending machines or other vending outlets.

  • Cafeterias and Vending Facilities: Healthy Food in the Federal Workplace (U.S. General Services Administration)

Healthy Eating at Company Events Policy

Have and promote a written policy making healthy food and beverage choices available in break rooms, during meetings, conferences or company sponsored events when food is served.

  • Guidance on Meetings and Events (American Heart Association)
  • Checklist and Evaluating Catered Meals and Meetings (American Heart Association)
  • Guidance by Food Category (American Heart Association)

On-Site/Nearby Farmers Market

Offer or promote an on-site or nearby farmers market or other arrangement where fresh fruits and vegetables are sold.

Healthy Eating Education Materials

Provide educational materials that address healthy eating.

  • Healthy Recipes (AZ Health Zone)

Designated Food Facilities (preparation, storage, consume)

Provide employees with food preparation/storage facilities and a place to eat.

Promote Water Consumption

Promote and provide access for increased water consumption.

  • Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day? (Mayo Clinic)
  • Drink Water Poster (OSHA)

Food and Beverages for Purchase

Provide places to purchase food and beverages.

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About the Healthy Arizona Worksite Program

The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program (HAWP) is a statewide program that provides Arizona employers with training, technical assistance, tools, and resources to design, implement, and evaluate worksite wellness initiatives. HAWP also works to create linkages between Arizona businesses engaging in healthy worksite efforts so they can learn from each other and share experiences.

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