Gold Standard Best Practices: Prevention

Physical Activity Opportunities at Work

RTI International has created a work environment that demonstrates to staff the value of physical activity, not only at work, but in everyday life. The main campus in Research Triangle Park (RTP) is home to a softball field, basketball court, disk-golf course, an onsite fitness center, as well as a 1 .67 mile trail around the perimeter of campus. The...

Wellness Walking Path 

Staff are encouraged to take a break and walk our outdoor, quarter mile Wellness Walking Path.  This short loop is close enough that staff can step away from work when they need to re-charge, yet it is short and on campus so that they can easily return to their Department if the need arises.  Inspirational quotes are posted along the way to encourage and enlighten.

The Billion-Step Challenge

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina CEO supported wellness challenges are hosted each year that engage over 50 percent of the population. For the past two years we have noticed the need for Increased physical activity In the workplace and have focused our programs around this. In 2014, the Ready Step Go! Program gave over 3,000 employees Fitbits, where...

Walk to Wellness

Each spring, Amgen organizes a global walking competition called Walk to Wellness in which complimentary pedometers are provided to all participants. To keep staff motivated throughout the eight weeks, each participating site is encouraged to create a walking map for their site and to hold weekly group walks. For example, at Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California,...

Why I Get My Mammogram

Every October Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals,Inc. conducts a four week breast cancer awareness campaign on our Ridgefield, Connecticut campus.  It runs the entire month to build momentum and awareness of Nation Breast Cancer Awareness month. We kick things off on October 1st with educational messages and end the month with mobile mammography screenings during the...

Smoking Cessation Coaches

In addition to being a smoke free campus RWJBH is Partnering with American Lung association in training 16 people within our organization to become smoking cessation coaches for our employees.  These employees will be able to help their colleagues with the behavior changes needed to quit through the Freedom From Smoking program.  This 8 week program provides...

Tobacco Cessation initiative

Our Tobacco Cessation initiative focuses on Population Health Risk Reduction Strategy, utilizes EHR to identify and refer tobacco users, offers free cessation resources for every patient using tobacco, promotes use of the Texas tobacco quit line, and impacts over 1.2 million Baylor Scott & White patients. 

The tobacco status review begins when a provider...

Nutrition Makeover

In 2010 a committee was established to provide guidance and suggestions for the wellness program. The objective was to remove a majority of fried items with a few exceptions, start a grab & go program, add a healthy grill menu, and focus all new promotions towards a healthy lifestyle. The committee started the process by introducing small changes in phases.

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80% by 2018

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women combined, but it is also one of the most preventable types of cancer. Across Vidant Health's 29 county service area, screening rates are low. For a cancer that is preventable and treatable if found early through screening, 1 out of every 3 people in North Carolina are not getting the...

Community Supported Agriculture

RTI International has made a commitment to sustaining a culture that values, enables, and supports healthy food choices, while providing access to healthy nutrition for the staff. In 2002, as part of a Golden LEAF Foundation initiative, NC State University's Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) teamed with the NC Cooperative Extension Service and RTI...

Gold Standard Pillar 1: Prevention

Tobacco-free Workplace
1.    LiDestri policy states tobacco-free workplace (including e-cigarettes) on all company property.
2.    Reimbursement to employee and/or spouse for smoking cessation treatments, this is not limited to one trial due to the fact it has been proven to require multiple attempts for success
3.    LiDestri...

Tobacco Free Worksites

BD's purpose is "advancing the world of health" and we are committed to providing a tobacco free work environment to support the health and vitality of our associates. Since 2011, BD has embraced the "Five Pillars" of the Gold Standard and is proud to provide a tobacco-free worksite for all US associates. As part of that commitment, we are excited to announce...

Tobacco Cessation Team

Hendrick Medical Center is committed to helping our employees become and remain tobacco free. We have a team consisting of a Pharmacist, Employee Wellness Navigator and a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Together this team works to provide the best possible assistance for our employees including free Tobacco Cessation counseling, free nicotine replacement products and a...

Work | Life Center

SAS’ corporate culture and benefits package tie in perfectly with the Five Pillars. The Recreation & Fitness Center offers an abundance of exercise and wellness programs. The Work/Life Center helps employees balance busy personal and professional lives. With unrestricted access to preventive services at the Health Care Center and a medical plan that pays 100 percent for...

Starting in March of 2018, Vidant Medical Center opened a brand new cancer facility. Part of the goal when opening the new tower was that the community (including employees) would see the cancer center as a place where they can learn how to prevent cancer, not just be treated for it. We added outpatient mammography and ultrasound services and started a campaign targeted toward our employees, urging them to complete...

Healthy Options at Employee Cafeterias 

Two RWJBarnabas Health sites have gone “Fryless” and have also instituted pricing structures to offer healthy food and beverages at lower prices than unhealthy options.  Vending offerings have also changed to provide 100% healthy options in these two sites. Other RWJBarnabas sites currently offer  70% healthy vending options and are following suit to ...

Musculoskeletal Health

Amgen’s wellness team provides ongoing Functional Movement Screenings (FMS) as a preventative measure for musculoskeletal issues. The FMS is a series of 7 movements and 3 pain clearing tests designed to create awareness of movement restrictions and objectively quantify the individual’s movement quality. The screen looks at the integration of 3 movement factors;...