Table 2.

Number of WCW Focus Groups and WCW Participants Addressing Themes Related To Healthy Behaviors at Work^a

	# of groups addressing theme	# of people addressing theme
Supports to Healthy Eating
Access to healthy food	4	8
Coworkers	3	4
Onsite nutrition information	4	5
Job characteristics & benefits	2	2
Supports to Physical Activity
Coworker support	3	4
Access to fitness opportunities	3	7
Physical layout of facility	2	3
Job characteristics (involves active movement)	2	2
Supportive manager	1	1
Barriers to Healthy Eating
Low access to healthy foods	4	9
Work demands	3	11
Coworkers	3	4
Barriers to Physical Activity
Low/no access to fitness opportunities or equipment	3	8
Work demands	4	7
Job characteristics	1	2
Unsupportive manager	1	1
Wellness Programming
Education on different disease and health topics	4	10
Health education materials	2	6
Employer-sponsored wellness activities	4	8
Employee-lead wellness activities and programs	2	2
Access to fitness opportunities and related programs	2	6
Having programs at different times throughout day	3	7
Incentives
Freebies or discounted items	4	6
Points rewards system	4	9
Administrative role models	1	2
Worksite policy changes	2	7
Suggested Evaluation Measures
Observations of the environment	4	9
Objective measures (weight, blood pressure, etc.)	4	7
Human resources data	3	5
Subjective measures	2	4

^aWhite-collar worker (WCW). WCW responses based on total of 4 full-length focus groups done and 18 focus group participants.