Goal:

Create healthy work environments for employees throughout businesses in Garrett County.

Strategy Description:

Healthiest Maryland Businesses is a statewide movement to create a culture of wellness-an environment that makes the healthiest choice the easiest choice. It is a "grasstops" social marketing campaign aimed to engage leadership in promoting wellness within their sphere of influence. This initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy workforce, recruit business leaders who will incorporate health policies in the workplace, publicly recognize their commitment and success, and improve their bottom-line.

Level of Change:

Policy

Primary Focus Area:

Chronic Diseases and their common risk factors: lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use

Data Category Tag:

GCHD Health Education and Outreach

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Estimated Implementation Date:

2015-07-01

Estimated Completion Date:

2019-09-30

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Moderate

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Moderate

Potential Community Benefit:

High

Health Equity:

Research:

http://www.healthiestmdbusinesses.org http://www.cdc.gov/workplacepromotion