National Healthy Worksite Program Site Selection

The following criteria were used to identify and select community sites:

• County level health outcomes and health risk factor data;
• Access to community-based health resources such as a community hospital, CDC and non CDC-funded state and community-based health initiatives and programs (e.g., Community Transformation Grants), and the presence of local organizations that have experience supporting workplace health programs; and
• A sufficient employer base and overall population to support the program.
• Preference was given to communities with significant health disparities and to communities that allowed for the inclusion of urban/rural localities, industry sector diversity, and demographic diversity.

Based on these criteria, the following sites have been selected with their local community director program contacts:

Somerset County, ME – Danielle Louder
Shelby County, TN – Mary Cay Oyler
Marion County, IN – Ed Pienkosz
Harris County, TX – Kendra Windisch
Buchanan County, MO – Dean Mausolf
Kern County, CA – Lisa Henning
Pierce County, WA – Sheila Pudists

 

For more information visit the site selection process [PDF - 542] including information on how employers can participate in the National Healthy Worksite Program.