Workplace Health Promotion (WHP)
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Policy Resources
Workplace health promotion (WHP) is a coordinated set of activities and strategies at the workplace to encourage the health and safety of all employees.
Evidence shows that well-designed and well-executed WHP programs, founded on evidence-informed principles, can achieve positive health and financial outcomes. As of 2013, 41 states had enacted some type of law to encourage and support WHP.
Shareable Resources
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Infographic: Top Reasons to Create a New Pathway for a Safer and Healthier Workforce
- CDC Workplace Health Resource Center video: “Show and Tell”
- CDC National Healthy Worksite Program Case Studies: “Employers in Action”
