Resources

Get Active produced the HealthyFoods2Worksites (HF2W) toolkit to assist employers in creating healthier environments.  By providing sample policies and resources for employees, HealthyFoods2Worksites is easy to use and implement.  

Getting Started

1. Read up

   • HF2W Complete Toolkit: Sample policies and materials to inform. Hard copies also available. Email us.
2. Explore your options

   • Conducting a Taste Test of Healthy Vending Items: How to conduct a healthy vending item taste test.

   • HF2W Employee Survey: Determining your first steps towards healthier vending.

   • Healthy Vending Employee Evaluation: Evaluating your vending samples (ex. 1).

   • Employee Survey of Healthy Vending Samples: Evaluating your vending samples (ex. 2).

   • Rating Healthy Vending Samples:Evaluating your vending samples (ex. 3).

   • Community Supported Agriculture Brochure: Everything you need to know about finding and getting box of farm fresh vegetables delivered to your worksite every week during the growing season

3. Make Cents of your Policy

   • HF2W Mini-Grant Application For a limited time, Wood County Health Department has the funds to get your new wellness initiatives off the ground. Contact Karrie Benda today at 715.421.8951 or kbenda@co.wood.wi.us!

Putting Your Policy* Together

*Don't let the word "policy" deter you from proposing healthy changes to your worksite! "Agreement" or any legal-friendly synonym can be an easy substitute.

1. Select the policy pieces of preference and edit them accordingly.

   • Worksite Food Policy Template 

   • Vending Policy Template 

   • Worksite CSA Policy Template 

   • Food Guidelines Policy Template

   • Comprehensive Worksite Food Environment Policy Template (all four elements combined in one easy to use document)

2. Select the appropriate appendices referenced in your policy template(s).

   • Appendix A: List of Healthy Caterers 
   • Appendix B: Food and Beverage Coding Summary 
3. Don't speak legalese? We can draft your policy for you! Email us.

Promotion

You've put a policy in place.  Now tell your employees about it with these tools.

• HF2W Plate: A perfect plate with perfect portions 
• Go, Slow, Whoa Foods: Follow the lights to eat right!
• Food and Beverage Coding Summary (11"x17") 
• "Healthy Vending Coming Soon!" Flyer: Post it to prepare your employees and co-workers.
• Eat Healthy at Work Brochure: Helping 9-5er's and others get their 5-a-day

Other Resources

• The Community Guide: A compilation of evidence-based strategies to promote nutrition and physical activity.
• Eat Smart Work Book: Anyone that is interested in supporting healthy eating at work.
• Weigh Less: Individuals, who want to lose weight, maintain a healthy weight or learn healthier lifestyle habits.
• Interactive Nutrition Label
• Eat Smart, Move More: Strategies, resources, information and interactive tools to help people Eat Smart and Move More. Check out this Activity Log!
• 9-to-5 Program: Provides fact sheets, brochures, and ideas for promotion.
• Active at Any Size

We will continue to add tools as they are developed so check back often!

Whether you are an employee or employer who wants help creating a healthier worksite environment contact Karrie Benda, Health Educator – Wood County Health Department, at 715.421.8951or kbenda@co.wood.wi.us for more information.