Exactly how your organization creates a workplace environment that promotes healthy eating, physical activity, and reduces tobacco use will depend on the unique characteristics of your organization and employee population.  

Assess how the current workplace facilities, policies, and unwritten norms support -- or discourage -- healthy behaviors. 

Gather information on the health and health-related behaviors of your employee population.  The most common method is by using a validated health risk assessment. If you don’t have data specific to your employees, you can estimate the prevalence of different health risks and behaviors within your employee population using state or national data.  Note: Information on employees’ health interests alone is not sufficient; but can be a useful supplement to health risk data and might help you set priorities.

Workplace assessment (PDF)
Gathering information on employee health behaviors (PDF)
Sample employee health behaviors and interest survey (modifiable Word doc)
Minnesota and national data on smoking, physical activity, and healthy eating (PDF)
Employee Health Management Best Practice Score Card (link to the HERO website)