General Toolkit

Employers can play a pivotal role in reducing cancer incidence and premature death. Healthier employees and healthier bottom lines can be achieved by providing evidence-based prevention and early detection services and encouraging employee engagement. By providing access and encouraging participation, more lives – and more money - can be saved.

Employers of all sizes, from diverse industries, and across geographies that have earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation are making a difference.

Are You Ready?

Access your readiness to begin the online application. Download Print version here.

Gold Standard Application Guide:

Use this guide to structure your approach to completing the online application. Download Print version here.

Application Download for Review

For reference only. The CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ application must be submitted online.

Gold Standard Organizations

This pilot study underscores the importance of partnerships among businesses, public health advocacy organizations, and political leaders whose shared goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of Americans and enhance the global competitiveness of domestic enterprises.

Results From the Bipartisan Policy Center's CEO Council Physical Activity Challenge to American Business

Berko, Jeff MPH; Goetzel, Ron Z. PhD; Roemer, Enid Chung PhD; Kent, Karen MPH; Marchibroda, Janet MBA

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

At 3M, we take the health of our employees very seriously and provide programs to help them maintain good health. It is fundamental to 3M’s vision of improving every life. We are honored to be recognized by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, and it is an affirmation of the impact we are having on our employees’ lives.

James L. Bauman

Executive Vice President, 3M Electronics & Energy Business Group

3M Austin Center

General Best Practices

Activity and Exercise at Work

RWJBarnabas Health

Prevention, Physical Activity

Activity and Exercise at Work

RWJBarnabas Health encourages exercise by rewarding employees for participating in activities and/or joining a Fitness center. To help reinforce this message, we have 5 affiliated Fitness and Wellness Centers and 3 onsite fitness centers in our system. Discounted rates are also offered for these and other commercial centers throughout New Jersey. We have a running club, Golf Club and Swimming club. Our sites sponsor stair climbing and walking challenges throughout the year and employees are rewarded for participating.

Articles of Interest

Survivorship movement helps people learn to live well with cancer

Snapp, Janet; Dori Klemanski

STAT

NCI’s Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller to receive 2017 Lasker Award

Research & Evidence

Key issues surrounding the health impacts of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and other sources of nicotine

Drope, J., Cahn, Z., Kennedy, R., Liber, A. C., Stoklosa, M., Henson, R., Douglas, C. E. and Drope, J

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Proportion and Number of Cancer Cases and Deaths Attributable to Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors in the United States

Farhad Islami, MD, PhD; Ann Goding Sauer, MSPH; Kimberly D. Miller, MPH; Rebecca L. Siegel, MPH; Stacey A. Fedewa, PhD, MPH; Eric J. Jacobs, PhD; Marjorie L. McCullough, ScD, RD; Alpa V. Patel, PhD; Jiemin Ma, PhD, MHS; Isabelle Soerjomataram, MD, PhD, MS

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Brochures/Reference

Manager's Kit

After you’ve told your manager about your diagnosis, it will help to have a framework for discussions about your job. Understand that your manager will probably be worried for you — and for the company. The best antidote is information, which is why we created this kit. It contains need-to-know laws relating to cancer in the workplace; successful workplace strategies; tips for dealing with your HR department; and more. We recommend detaching this page and sharing the rest of the kit with your manager. Additional resources for both you and your employer can be found at cancerandcareers.org.

From Evidence to Practice: Workplace Wellness that Works

Employers know that keeping employees healthy is good for both the employees themselves and for the productivity and profitability of the business. However, most employers do not know precisely how to create a healthy workplace or healthy workforce. This workplace health promotion guide for employers fills that need: using the latest scientific evidence combined with expert opinion from business leaders, this guide offers easy to use, real world recommendations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of workplace health promotion programs. Employers can use this guide to implement best and promising practices in their workplaces, thereby maximizing the impact of their program and the benefits to employees and business alike.

Prepared by: Institute for Health and Productivity Studies Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health In collaboration with Transamerica Center for Health Studies®

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies

If you have cancer, you may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Clinical trials are a treatment option for many people with cancer. This book explains cancer treatment clinical trials and gives you some things to think about when deciding whether to take part. This booklet is for people with cancer, their family, and friends.

External Resources

Tobacco-Free Workplace

Smoke-free & Tobacco-free Places

Public Health Law Center

This section explores policy options for employees to make their workplace smokefree and legal options for employees who remain exposed to secondhand smoke on the job.

Creating a Smoke-free Workplace

American Cancer Society

A smoke-free workplace is good for everyone. Get tips for creating a healthier environment in your workplace.

Employers concerned about their employees may be able to improve their health and help them be more productive by creating tobacco-free workplaces. Many state and local governments now require workplaces to be smoke-free. Making your workplace completely tobacco-free can have an even greater impact. Both tobacco user and non-user employees may be helped by such policies.

Screening

Mammograms

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Mammograms can be used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. This type of mammogram is called a screening mammogram. Screening

Community Outreach

Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities

U.S. Surgeon General

Step It Up! recognizes the importance of physical activity for people of all ages and abilities. It calls on Americans to be more physically active through walking and calls on the nation to better support walking and walkability.

Nutrition & Healthy Weight

Diet and Physical Activity