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 study adds to the growing evidence that a healthy and safe workforce correlates with a company’s performance and its ability to provide positive returns to shareholders.

Tracking the Market Performance of Companies That Integrate a Culture of Health and Safety

Fabius, Raymond MD, Ronald R. Loeppke, MD, MPH, Todd Hohn, CSP, Dan Fabius, DO, Barry Eisenberg, CAE, Doris L. Konicki, MHS, and Paul Larson, MS

Journal of Occupational and 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

Tips for Sitting Less

LiDestri Foods, inc.

Prevention, Physical Activity

Tips for Sitting Less

Take a Walk break every time you get up to get coffee or water.

Take your business calls standing up!

Walk to a co-workers desk instead of emailin or calling them.

Take the stairs whenever you can.

Park farther away from your destination

Set an alarm on your cell to remind you to get up every 20-30 minutes to move!

Articles of Interest

Wellness at Work: The New Healthy Epidemic

Bridges, Nicola

Health Groups Sue FDA for Delayed E-Cig Regulation: Delay poses a threat to children's health

Boyles, Salynn

MedPage Today

Research & Evidence

Cancer Facts & Figures 2019

American Cancer Society

Don’t Forget Tobacco

Steven A. Schroeder, M.D. and Kenneth E. Warder, PhD

New England Journal of Medicine

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.

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.

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®

External Resources

Quality Treatment & Survivorship

Be The Boss over Cancer

Cancer + Careers

Cancer and Careers empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace, by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events.

Cancer in the Workplace: What Employers Can Do

Workplace Transitions for People Touched by Cancer eToolkit

Free resource to help managers support employees touched by cancer. Provides front-line managers with practical guidance from a practical psychosocial, and legal perspective.

Nutrition & Healthy Weight

Choose My Plate

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time. All your food and beverage choices count. MyPlate offers ideas and tips to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.

Fact Sheet: Diet and Nutrition

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

The NCI fact sheet collection addresses a variety of cancer topics. Fact sheets are updated and revised based on the latest cancer research.

Screening

Cervical Cancer: Screening

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

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