Worksite Wellness

Helping people exercise more and eat well

Worksite Wellness

Worksite Wellness Resources

Helpful Websites

Newsletters

Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Plan (CDP&CP)

What are Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Plans?

Technical Assistance from the Prevention Center for Worksite CDP&CP Strategies

Stages of Change for Worksite Wellness

Employee Interest Survey

Health Risk Assessment

Mother Friendly Worksite Initiative

Chronic Disease Self Management Classes

Tobacco Cessation Community Resources

Diabetes PHD (Personal Health Decisions)

Mid-Maine Worksite Wellness Collaborative

Mission: The Mid-Maine Worksite Wellness Collaborative builds worksite wellness capacity in local businesses through best practice strategies.

Vision: Every worksite in the Mid-Maine area has a healthy and productive workforce supported through proactive worksite wellness.

A list of available resources offered throughout the Kennebec Valley region will be posted soon.

Worksite Wellness Resources

Keeping Healthy People Healthy

Maine Worksite Wellness Council: Worksite Health Promotion Best Practice Model

Ergonomics for Computer Workstations

Stretches You Can Do In Your Office

Helpful websites

Good Work! The Good Work! Resource Kit was developed to help worksites interested in developing low-cost ways to support employee health and productivity. By providing successful techniques actually used by Maine businesses.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Healthier Worksite Initiative

This site addresses workforce health promotion (WHP), a topic that is receiving a lot of attention in workplaces today. Well-constructed and well-run programs can reduce costs to the employer and improve employee health and morale.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Division of Workplace Programs site offers a variety of topics and resources related to substance abuse in the workplace including drug testing, general drug-free workplace programs, young adults in the workplace, federal drug-free workplace programs, prevention research and interventions and workplace health, wellness, and safety http://www.workplace.samhsa.gov/

http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/Health/physicalactivity/Sites/Worksitekit.htm

The Wisconsin Worksite Wellness Resource Kit is a tool to assist worksites with implementing strategies that have been proven to be effective. The kit provides information to implement a broad range of strategies or programming: some will require very little or no resources while other strategies may require considerable resources. The kit shows you ways to get started and make a difference in the health of your employees, regardless of the size of your worksite and its available resources.

Diabetes at Work

http://www.diabetesatwork.org/diabetesatwork/ is a FREE, easy-to-use tool that helps businesses identify the potential impact of diabetes in their workplace and provides them with resources for creating education programs. It includes interactive assessment tool, lesson plans, resources for diabetes support group planning, case studies, employer showcase presentations and experiences from large and small employers on implementing programs including return on investment.

Physical Activity @ Work Bringing Physical Activity into the Workday Improve your workplace by bringing physical activity into the workday. This user-friendly website helps employers, employees, workplace wellness coordinators and human resources advisors encourage physical activity @ work. http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/workplace/

Workplace Health, a department of MaineGeneral Medical Center, has been the premier local provider of occupational health services to employers in the Kennebec Valley for more than fifteen years. Workplace Health delivers the highest quality of patient care and customer service through a wide range of worksite-focused health programs and services. Our goal is help Maine companies to remain competitive in today's tough economy by reducing costs associated with employee injuries and improving productivity. http://workplacehealth.mainegeneral.org/

Newsletters

http://www.aicr.org/

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is the cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention and educates the public about the results. You can click on the above link and subscribe to the free e-newsletter.

http://www.wellsource.com/resources/mhc.htm

Health research is abundant with information that can improve quality of life and prevent disease. This free newsletter will bring you the latest health guidelines and information to enhance your health promotion plans and the health of your employees.

Free material included:

Healthcare cost news and issues
Free healthcare PowerPoint® downloads
Healthy eating recipes
Latest wellness trends

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Contact Info

Waterville 861-5275 or 873-0686, Augusta 621-3741, Gardiner 588-5012,

Skowhegan 474-7473 ext. 204, or Pittsfield 487-3890 ext. 114

Mailing Address:
30 Chase Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901

Move More is a community group in Kennebec and Somerset Counties that helps people be more physically active and eat well.

Move More serves the towns of Oakland, Belgrade, Waterville, Clinton, Fairfield, Benton, Winslow, Rome, China, Vassalboro, Sidney and Albion in Northern Kennebec County; Augusta, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Pittsfield, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Richmond, Skowhegan, Vienna, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winthrop in Southern Kennebec County; and Anson, Athens, Bingham, Brighton (plantation), Cambridge, Canaan, Caratunk, Carmel, Central Somerset Clinton, Cornville, Corinna, Detroit, Dixmont, Embden, Etna, Harmony, Hartland, Highland (plantation), Jackman, Levant, Madison, Mercer, Moose River, Moscow, Newport, New Portland, Norridgewock, Palmyra, Pleasant Ridge (plantation), Pittsfield, Plymouth, Ripley, Skowhegan, Smithfield, Solon, St. Albans, Starks and Stestson in Somerset County.