Workplace Obesity Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). CDC's LEAN Works!: A workplace obesity prevention program. Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/leanworks

Finkelstein E. A. Rebelkom I. C. , & Wang G. (2003). National medical expenditures attributable to overweight and obesity: How much, and who's paying? Health Affairs. Retrieved from http://contenthealthaffairs.org/content/early/2003/05/14/hlthaff.w3.219.short

Finkelstein E. A. Trogdon J. G. Cohen J. W. , & Dietz W. (2009). Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: Payer- and service-specific estimates. Health Affairs, 28(5), 822–831.

Hellmich N. (2009, November 17). Rising obesity will cost U.S. health care $344 billion a year. USA Today. Retrieved from www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2009-11-17-future-obesity-costs_N.htm

Katz D. L. O'Connell M. , & Yeh M. C. (2005). Public health strategies for preventing and controlling overweight and obesity in school and worksite settings: A report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54(RR-10), 1–12.

Linnan L. Bowling M. , & Childress J. (2008). Results of the 2004 National Worksite Health Promotion Survey. American Journal of Public Health, 98(8), 1503–1509.

Partnership for Prevention. (2005). Leading by example: Improving the bottom line through a high performance, less costly workforce. Retrieved from www.nysdiabetescampaign.org/userfiles/Improving-the-Bottom-Line.pdf

Wisconsin Department of Health Services. (2006). Worksite resource kit to prevent obesity and related chronic diseases: Why have a workplace wellness program? Retrieved from http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/pdf_files/Worksite%20toolkit/step1.pdf