Create a Healthier Workplace
Obesity is one of the most pressing yet overlooked challenges impacting today’s workforce. Our Obesity and the Workplace Employer Workbook equips organizations with the tools, data, and strategies needed to address obesity as a chronic disease, reduce weight-related stigma, and support employee well-being through comprehensive policies, culture change, and benefit design.
Whether you’re just starting or ready to enhance your workplace efforts, this resource will guide you in building a supportive, stigma-free environment that improves health outcomes and boosts organizational performance.
Additional Resource:
The Weigh Forward, Novo Nordisk
Section 8: References
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