tures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) thus won't off-gas toxic chemicals. While these efforts may take time to execute and be embraced by the targeted population, the

Americans pay a heavy price for their unhealthy lifestyle habits. Employers, while not ultimately responsible for our individual health, can do a better job to support our good health versus sabotage it. Below is a simple checklist to help you determine how healthful your workplace is. The more items checked off, the more health supportive the company is:

Vending machines offering junk food containing large amounts of sugar, refined carbohydrates, trans fatty acids, and sodium are nowhere to be found. Whole fresh fruits and vegetables (organic when possible), whole grain breads and bagels, high-quality herbal teas and filtered water are served at meetings instead of a box of doughnuts or bagels and cream cheese.

At least one healthy, veg-friendly meal option is offered at company-sponsored events and in the employee cafeteria. Hydrogenated oil-laden, non-dairy coffee creamers which contain trans fatty acids, proven to have a deleterious effect on one's cholesterol, have been replaced with healthier options (organic soy or dairy cream).

Natural coffee filters are used in place of bleached filters which contain dioxins, one of the most toxic chemicals known and suspected to cause cancer. There's a scale on-site so employees can monitor their weight. Educational literature such as Healthy Dining Chicago is inserted in paycheck envelopes, found in lunchrooms or posted on bulletin boards.

Employee benefit plans are designed to stress prevention and cover costs for smoking cessation programs, exercise classes, visits to dietitians and massage therapists. Employees are encouraged to bike to work and provided a safe place to store their bicycles while working and an on-site shower.

On-site health screenings are offered and community health fairs well publicized. Employees spend their day in ergonomically-friendly workspaces. Stairways are left open and well lit to inviting employees to forgo the elevator and take the stairs on a daily basis. On-site lunchtime lectures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) thus won't off-gas toxic chemicals. While these efforts may take time to execute and be embraced by the targeted population, the l

found. Whole fresh fruits and vegetables (organic when possible), whole grain breads and bagels, high-quality herbal teas and filtered water are served at meetings instead of a box of doughnuts or bagels and cream cheese.

At least one healthy, veg-friendly meal option is offered at company-sponsored events and in the employee cafeteria. Hydrogenated oil-laden, non-dairy coffee creamers which contain trans fatty acids, proven to have a deleterious effect on one's cholesterol, have been replaced with healthier options (organic soy or dairy cream).

Natural coffee filters are used in place of bleached filters which contain dioxins, one of the most toxic chemicals known and suspected to cause cancer. There's a scale on-site so employees can monitor their weight. Educational literature such as Healthy Dining Chicago is inserted in paycheck envelopes, found in lunchrooms or posted on bulletin boards.

Employee benefit plans are designed to stress prevention and cover costs for smoking cessation programs, exercise classes, visits to dietitians and massage therapists. Employees are encouraged to bike to work and provided a safe place to store their bicycles while working and an on-site shower.

On-site health screenings are offered and community health fairs well publicized. Employees spend their day in ergonomically-friendly workspaces. Stairways are left open and well lit to inviting employees to forgo the elevator and take the stairs on a daily basis. On-site lunchtime lectures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) thus won't off-gas toxic chemicals. While these efforts may take time to execute and be embraced by the targeted population, the

aced with healthier options (organic soy or dairy cream).

Natural coffee filters are used in place of bleached filters which contain dioxins, one of the most toxic chemicals known and suspected to cause cancer. There's a scale on-site so employees can monitor their weight. Educational literature such as Healthy Dining Chicago is inserted in paycheck envelopes, found in lunchrooms or posted on bulletin boards.

Employee benefit plans are designed to stress prevention and cover costs for smoking cessation programs, exercise classes, visits to dietitians and massage therapists. Employees are encouraged to bike to work and provided a safe place to store their bicycles while working and an on-site shower.

On-site health screenings are offered and community health fairs well publicized. Employees spend their day in ergonomically-friendly workspaces. Stairways are left open and well lit to inviting employees to forgo the elevator and take the stairs on a daily basis. On-site lunchtime lectures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) thus won't off-gas toxic chemicals. While these efforts may take time to execute and be embraced by the targeted population, the

ng cessation programs, exercise classes, visits to dietitians and massage therapists. Employees are encouraged to bike to work and provided a safe place to store their bicycles while working and an on-site shower.

On-site health screenings are offered and community health fairs well publicized. Employees spend their day in ergonomically-friendly workspaces. Stairways are left open and well lit to inviting employees to forgo the elevator and take the stairs on a daily basis. On-site lunchtime lectures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) thus won't off-gas toxic chemicals. While these efforts may take time to execute and be embraced by the targeted population, the

tures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) thus won't off-gas toxic chemicals. While these efforts may take time to execute and be embraced by the targeted population, the long-term benefits are certain and worth the investment!