Effective worksite tactics to improve employee nutrition

The two paths to change employee eating habits

that support the

and the

To in�uence employee eating habits at the worksite, it takes two parallel but highly related paths

population

individual.

An individual’s exposure to both

personalized support

healthy environment

are essential to foster healthy eating habits.

and a

Personalization matters because every individual has different health needs and levels of motivation.

Path

Some are motivated to change behaviors; others aren’t.

Some are missing healthy behaviors, such as eating fruits and vegetables.

Others have unhealthy behaviors, such as overeating, that they’d like to do less often.

Personalization

for example

it requires that you know an individual’s eating habits and patterns.

To personalize health support

At HealthFitness, we do this

through a health assessment.

Personalization

PersonalizationIt’s also important to assess an individual’s

motivation to change an identi�ed behavior to determine the right approach.

The assessment identi�es a person who is not eating

enough vegetables.

Through the health assessment, the

participant chooses to take a small step to eat more vegetables. This

choice is re�ected in their personalized wellness

platform in the To-Do List.

The participant and coach identify strategies

to make it easy and convenient to eat more vegetables.

The participant maps progress with these

small steps online and the coach encourages

the participant’s actions, increasing the likelihood that these new behaviors

become a habit.

personalization with worksite wellness

TAKE AN ONLINE HEALTH

ASSESSMENT

CHOOSE A SMALL STEP

WORK WITHA HEALTH

COACH

TRACKPROGRESS

TO-DO

Personalization

Example of

Learn more about how to tailor health for each participant.

Visit Persona to �nd out how.

maps a personalized path to better health based on an individual’s needs and motivation.

Persona™, HealthFitness’ proprietary behavior change model,

A population-based approach is equally important to improve employee health.

Path

Population

These are two examples of population-based approaches to nutrition, and can be a great way to start changing the environment for healthy eating.

Catering Policies

Worksite Cafeterias

Population

which approaches to nutrition to use with your speci�c population?

How do you know

A: Data

Knowing the approaches to prioritize with your population starts with data.

Data collected from individual health assessments and summarized into aggregate reports, for example, can help you customize programs to your population.

HealthAssessment

CustomProgram Report

Population

for exampleIf a high percentage of your population consumes sugary drinks, prioritize ways to reduce consumption.

We have worked with clients to adjust vending machines to include more healthy options and place high-calorie beverages on the bottom shelf, making them less visible below eye-level.

Research shows Americans now get an average of nearly 21%

of their daily calories from beverages, up from 12% in 1965. Since calories

from beverages may be less satiating than calories from food, employees

may be consuming a higher total caloric intake and not know it.*

* Source: www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2015-march/restricting-sugar-sweetened-beverages-from-snap-purchases-not-likely-to-lower-consumption.aspx#.VVz-W�Viko

Population

for exampleIf your population does not consume enough fruits or vegetables, introduce easy ways to increase consumption, such as a farmers market.

At one farmers market for a client, we also introduced food stands with low-cost, prepared meals featuring fruits and veggies, so people could grab and go.

Population

for exampleSince most populations are low on time, �nd simple ways to educate them about choices.

With one client, we send short videos through email that ask a question and give a short answer, such as:

“Does eating late at night affect weight gain?”

Population

View the interactive infographic: “Piedmont Natural Gas: Innovating a Healthy Culture.”

Best practice example

See a best practice example of how to tailor programming to a population.

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