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CDC 6 Step Guide for Employers
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program has developed this 6 Step Guide to help employers begin to make heart health a priority in their workplace. If you would like a free copy of this guide, please email us . You may also download a copy here .
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Information on AEDs and Trainings
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Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are an exciting technological advancement for people who experience heart failure. Traditionally, CPR has been used to help people who have a heart attack or other type of heart failure but CPR alone is not nearly as efficient as CPR when combined with AED use.
The American Heart Association (AHA) encourages all worksites to have AEDs available for use in an emergency. Learn AHA's steps to placing an AED in your facility here. If you already have an AED, but would like information on providing AED and CPR training, check out our list of CPR and AED training and certification locations.
If you would like help in writing a policy to ensure that your AED is maintained and that your employees are trained on AED and CPR use, please contact us via email, or view sample policies below.
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| Signs, Symptoms, and Risk Factors of Stroke Educational Campaign |
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The Utah Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program has developed a Stroke Awareness Campaign designed specifically for employers to email to their employees. This is a 6 week campaign that includes evaluation of knowledge and risk factors of your employees. If you would like more information about how your company can utilize this tool, please view our introductory letter.
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| Insurance Evaluation |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created a checklist with recommendations to help you analyze your insurance benefits around heart disease and stroke and will guide you to negotiate for the benefits that would be beneficial for your employees.
It is best to complete this checklist with the help of the person who purchases insurance, a health insurance company representative and the director or CEO of the company. You can find the checklist here.
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| Lunch and Learn Class Outlines |
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| The Utah Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program has many handouts and resources available to worksites that would help them educate their employees. We have developed lunch and learn outlines as well as handouts and a list of speakers on many topics such as: controlling your high blood pressure, controlling your high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke and stroke prevention, and heart attack.
Lunch and Learn Ideas to Get Started
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| UtahWalks.org |
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UtahWalks.org is a website where your employees can register and begin to track the number of miles they walk each day. This tool is great for employee competitions where they are required to walk a certain amount of time or distance. Check out this free resource at www.utahwalks.org. For more information about UtahWalks.org, please contact: janelambert@utah.gov
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| Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion (UCWHP) |
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The Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion is a group of employers, health insurance representatives and health professionals who work together to improve the health of employees. The council focuses on all areas of health. To learn more about the council, to join the listserv or for information about their annual conference or awards program, please visit the Council's website.
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| Heart Disease and Stroke in the Workplace: Who, What, Why, and How? |
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View this presentation in PowerPoint to get ideas on how to talk to your employer
about heart health in the workplace. If you would like someone to present this information to a large group of employers please contact us via email .
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| Wellness Councils of America |
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| Wellness Councils of America provide many free resources to people interested in worksite wellness. They have examples of Employee Needs Assessments (ENAs), instructions on how to start a wellness council and much more. Visit their website for more information and to view their resources.
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| Employer Resource Guide |
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| The Utah Department of Health's Bureau of Health Promotion recently produced a guide to information and resources employers can use in developing a wellness program for employees. View the guide and find out what the Bureau of Health Promotion can offer you and your workplace. The resource guide can also help employers meet the requirements of the Healthy Worksite Award given by the Bureau of Health Promotion and the Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion. |
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- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Check Your Health
- Diabetes
- Genomics
- Healthy Utah
- Heart Disease and Stroke
- Tobacco
- Violence and Injury Prevention
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| CDC's Healthier Worksite Initiative |
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Though designed for worksite health promotion program planners in state and federal governement, planners in non-government workplaces can also find some great ideas for getting health promotion started with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Healthier Worksite Initiatve. The initiative features guidelines, tools, and tips for creating healthy worksites. Areas of focus include physical activity, nutrition, preventive health screenings and making healthy choices.
Visit this website for more information about the initiative and ideas of how to implement them in your worksite. |
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| University of Utah's Nutrition Clinic |
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| For more nutrition resources available for employers including presentations, classes, and health screenings, we encourage you to check out this website. |
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| Policies |
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One of the easiest ways to influence an employee to be healthy is to create company policies. The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program has collected several policies to help ensure health for your employees. We encourage you to take a look at the following policies and implement any and all that you feel your worksite and employees would benefit from.
The policies include:
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