ATLANTA, Jun 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta have a Web Site LEANWorks!, designed to help businesses
address obesity, officials said.
"CDC LEANWorks! -- LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition
-- was developed in direct response to organizations asking CDC for help in
addressing the obesity epidemic," Dr. William Dietz, director of CDC's division
of nutrition, physical activity and obesity, said in a statement. "Specifically
they wanted to know what interventions were effective in helping employees
maintain a healthy weight."
The Web site was developed particularly for small and mid-size companies, which
typically have more limited resources to devote to obesity prevention efforts.
However, the tools and resources available on CDC LEANWorks! can benefit
companies of any size, CDC officials said.
The Web site can help employers calculate the cost of obesity for their
organizations and develop tailored approaches to help control these costs
through interventions such as fitness classes, lunchtime health education
sessions and weight management programs.
The Web site -- at www.cdc.gov/leanworks -- can also provide information and
resources to help employers plan, build, promote and assess interventions to
combat obesity. Employers can estimate return on investment -- a measure of the
cost of an intervention compared to the expected financial return of the
intervention.
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