Strong support from the highest level of leadership is essential to your success in creating a culture of health within your workplace. Look for support from a leader who is respected by and can influence other leaders. (It’s not necessary that he or she be the fittest executive within your organization.) You will be relying on this culture-of-health champion to advocate for changes that you recommend and to ensure the organization allocates adequate resources (staff, time, and money) to maintain and improve the workplace policies, physical environment, and social norms. The book below, Working Well: Minnesota Companies Improving Health, includes inspiring stories of companies that have leaders committed to their cultures of health.

Gaining leadership support (PDF)
Sample timeline and milestones (Modifiable Word doc)
Working Well: Minnesota Companies Improving Health