Connecting Work to Wellness

This one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, reviews how health departments can partner with businesses on prevention and health promotion.

Learning Objectives

• Understand health equity issues related to small worksites in low-wage industries and their employees.
• Describe the goals and the work of the Connect to Wellness program.
• Describe opportunities for health departments to use Connect to Wellness to engage with local employers.

Intended Audiences

Local, state, and tribal public health professionals; chronic disease specialists

Presenters

Peggy Hannon, PhD, MPH, Director, Health Promotion Research Center, University of Washington

Wendy Krause, Community Outreach Manager, Tri-Cities Cancer Center

Discussion Questions

1. What are the pros and cons for health departments of adopting a program like Connect to Wellness that addresses several different health-related behaviors?
2. In what ways could Connect to Wellness support efforts to build stronger partnerships between health departments and employers in my jurisdiction?

Resources

• Harris JR et al. Local Health Jurisdiction Staff Deliver Health Promotion to Small Worksites, Washington, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: November 14, 2019.
• Peggy A. Hannon et al. “Disseminating Evidence-Based Interventions in Small, Low-Wage Worksites: A Randomized Controlled Trial in King County, Washington (2014–2017)”, American Journal of Public Health 109, no. 12 (December 1, 2019): pp. 1739-1746.