CDC partners with 104 employers for National Healthy Worksite Program
Initiative aims to prevent chronic disease, improve worker productivity, control health costs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will work with employers in eight counties across the nation in a National Healthy Worksite Program -- a new initiative aimed at reducing chronic disease and building a healthier, more productive U.S. workforce.
CDC Director, Tom Frieden, M.D. M.P.H. said the program gives employers the tools they need to create effective programs. “Employers can increase productivity, cut health care costs and reduce the burden of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and other health problems in their workforce by making it easier for employees to be physically active, eat healthy foods, and not smoke.”