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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jan;52(Suppl 1):S22–S28. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c7512c

Table 1.

Intervention, Checklist Items and Summary Indices: Worksite Environment

Construct Intervention strategy or construct Examples Related subscale of EA checklist
Organizational Level
 Policies • Worksite commitment • CEO letter to sustain the promoted behaviors into company routine Existence/sponsorship of weight control or physical activity programs

 Structures • Regular Employee Advisory Board meetings • Participation in planning worksite wide events /

 Resources • Worksite engagement • Explicit involvement with human resources and senior management Existence/sponsorship of weight control or physical activity programs

Environmental Level
 Social norms • Encourage support system • Healthy Challenge /
• Week-long stairway campaign Stair signage

 Awareness building & maintenance • Constant inescapable messages • Posters, flyers Information Environment
• Company email reminders /
• Worksite wide events /

 Resource availability • Reference Center • Kiosk /
• Topic Boards • Alternatives to vending machine snacks Vending machine options

Individual Level
 Regular cues for behavior change • Posters, flyers • Bike flyer Bike and rack counts

 Self-assessment & feedback • Goal setting • Website /
• CHIPS • Self-help manual /

 Skill building • Teach simple skills & reward behavior change • Self-help manual /
• Participation in worksite-wide events /