Table 3.

Criteria Used to Assess Worksite Health Promotion Practices for the Swift Worksite Assessment and Translation (SWAT) Project

Category	Criteria
Innovativeness	Is the practice new or different from evidence-based recommendations? Is it a substantial variation/improvement on an existing effective practice?
Data quality	How valid, reliable, and convincing are the data used by the worksite to assess healthy weight outcomes? Priority will be given to higher-quality data, especially measured (vs self-reported) height and weight.
Effectiveness	How successful is the practice in helping adults achieve and maintain a healthy body weight? Is there evidence of impact on eating patterns or physical activity? On health outcomes? On absenteeism?
Sustainability	Sustainability of health outcomes. During what period have employees maintained weight loss or healthy weight (or improved nutrition and physical activity health habits)? Program sustainability. How sustainable is the practice over time?
Public health relevance	To what degree is the practice consistent with public health ethical and practice standards (eg, noncoercive, safe)? Would the practice be appropriate to post on the CDC Web site?
Feasibility	To what extent does the practice seem feasible for replication in other worksites (especially small worksites)? What is the potential for dissemination of this practice to other settings?