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Worksite Wellness for Tompkins County
Worksite environments that support good nutrition and regular physical activity

Worksite Wellness

Healthy Living

HHW Heart Check

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Tompkins County Health Department

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New York State Department of Health


The Health Promotion Program, Tompkins County (NY) Health Department, developed and maintains this web site. (more...)

Healthy Heart Worksite (HHW) grant program & Heart Check survey of worksite wellness

  • History of this website
  • The HHW program
  • The Heart Check survey
  • THIS WEB SITE was originally developed as an information resource for Tompkins County’s Healthy Heart Worksite (HHW) program. The goals of HHW are to encourage and support new wellness programs at small (75-500 employees) worksites. The HHW program focuses solely on heart health through good nutrition and adequate physical activity.

    The Health Promotion Program at Tompkins County Health Department is leading the HHW program under contract with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). There are 21 HHW contractors statewide.

    This web site was launched in January 2001. Now, and as the site continues to evolve, the goal is to provide a resource for anyone interested in Worksite Wellness issues. In keeping with the HHW framework, this site is geared to worksites with fewer than 500 employees, and those who are new to the idea of promoting employee health through cultural and environmental changes at the worksite.

    The best information about cultural change comes from those who have tried and succeeded -- or failed -- to make change stick. As such, your feedback, questions and ideas are welcomed and encouraged. To contribute, please click here.

     Also in this section:

    The HHW program
    The Heart Check survey

     Selected pages from other sections of this site:

    The Concept of Wellness
    Our Choice
    Making Changes
    Why Worksites?
    Bottomline Benefits

    Background basics and other introductory information
    The HHW Program
    Understanding "Environment"
    Understanding "Stages of Change"
    Cultural Foundations
    Dollars and Sense