Step 1. Making the Business Case

  • Recognize the Cost
  • Discover the Value

Step 2. Partnering for Change

  • Gather Information
  • Learn from Other Employers

Step 3. Designing an Initiative

  • Set Objectives to Improve Work Site Health
  • Partner with Your Vendors
  • Draft an Intervention Plan

Step 4. Implementing Heart Healthy Interventions

  • CICV Work Site Interventions to Improve Heart Health
  • Strong Health Management Team / C-Suite Support

Step 5. Resources for Improving Work Site Heart Health

  • Business Tools and Employer Coalitions
  • Private Health Partners
  • Public Health Partners

Work Site Toolkit Home Page

CICV Web site

MACHC Home Page

   

 

Welcome to the CICV Work Site Toolkit!

This toolkit is designed for employers and human resource staff that want to replicate the Community Initiative on Cardiovascular Health and Disease’s (CICV) unique process and work site activities to improve employee heart health.

·         Overview of the Project

·         Participating Employers and Partners

Follow the steps to make your work site “heart healthy,” or you may access some of the frequently used tools for replication now.

·         Tools for Replication

The development of this Web-based tool was made possible through the generous support of  the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services - Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program.

The Community Initiative on Cardiovascular Health and Disease was made possible through the generous support of the participating employers and many groups including the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sunflower Foundation, sanofi-aventis, Astra Zeneca, and Pfizer.