Promoting Employee Health Through an American Cancer Society Program, the CEOs Challenge, Washington State, 2013–2015

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• Personal Author:
  Hammerback K ; Hannon PA ; Harris JR ; Kohn M ; McMillan B ; Parrish AT
• Description:
  Introduction: Evidence-based practices in the workplace can increase levels of healthy eating, cancer screening, physical activity, and tobacco cessation but are underused, even in large workplaces. This report summarizes an evaluation of the first year of The CEOs Challenge, a program developed by the American Cancer Society to promote implementation and maintenance of health-promoting, evidence-based workplace practices by large companies. Methods: Use of 17 evidence-based practices by 17 companies in the Washington State Chapter of the American Cancer Society's CEOs Against Cancer network was assessed via survey and scored from 0 to 100. Companies received a written report of their baseline performance, followed by at least quarterly consultations with American Cancer Society staff members trained to assist in implementation of these practices. Follow-up performance was measured at 1 year. Results At baseline, implementation scores were 54.8 for cancer screening, 46.5 for healthy eating, 59.8 for physical activity, and 68.2 for tobacco cessation. At follow-up, scores increased by 19.6 for cancer screening, 19.4 for healthy eating, 16.0 for physical activity, and 9.4 points for tobacco cessation. Conclusion: The CEOs Challenge is a promising approach to chronic disease prevention via the workplace. It brings together one of the nation's largest health-promoting voluntary agencies with the nation's largest employers to promote evidence-based practices targeted at the most common causes of disease and death. The program increased the adoption of these practices and was well-accepted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Health Promotion Intervention Effectiveness Medical Screening Nutrition Physical Exercise Tobacco Worker Health
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063664
• Citation:
  Prev Chronic Dis 2015 Dec; 12:E223
• Contact Point Address:
  Jeffrey R. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA; Health Promotion Research Center, 1107 NE 45th St, Suite 200; Seattle, WA 98105
• Email:
  jh7@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222228/cdc_222228_DS1.pdf
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