Good Work!

The Good Work! Resource Kit was developed to help worksites interested in developing low-cost ways to support employee health and productivity. By providing successful techniques actually used by Maine businesses.

Hard copies of the Good Work! Kit are still available. To order copies contact Patricia Buck-Welton at patriciab@mcd.org.

Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, Introduction & Purpose

Section One

• 1.1 Making the Case for a Healthier Workplace

• 1.2 Steps to a Healthier Workplace

• 1.3 Creating a Smoke-Free Workplace

Section Two
Real Strategies Used by Maine Employers

• 2.1 Index of Success Stories

• 2.2 Nutrition Success Stories
  Nutrition Resources

• 2.3 Physical Activity Success Stories
  Physical Activity Resources

• 2.4 Tobacco Cessation Success Stories
  Tobacco Cessation Resources

• 2.5 Small Business Success Stories

• 2.6 No-Cost Success Stories

• 2.7 Healthy Lifestyle Success Stories
  Healthy Lifestyle Resources

• 2.8 Disease Prevention and Management

 

• 2.9 Drug Free Workplaces

 

• Company Profiles
  
  You may download individual Success Stories - see table at bottom.

Section Three - Appendices

• Appendix One: The Heart Check Assessment

• Appendix Two: Employee Interest Survey

• Appendix Three: Baseline Behavior Survey

• Appendix Four: Sample Work Plan

• Appendix Five: Follow-Up Behavior Survey

The success stories that follow are organized into six subsections.
Click on the Success Story below that you would like:

Nutrition

Strategy	Worksite
Fruit and Vegetable Honor System	Maine Machine Products Co.
Healthy Food Policy	Madison Paper Industries
Break Room Snacks Program	City of Presque Isle
Healthy Food Program	University of Maine at Fort Kent
Honor System Healthy Food Program	Medical Care Development
Cold Vending Machine	Maine Machine Products Co.
Healthy Snacks Program	City of Auburn
TOPS Weight Loss Program	University of Maine At Machias

Physical Activity

Strategy	Worksite
Company Walking Trails	Hussey Seating
Sit for 60, Move for 3 Policy	City of Presque Isle
Indoor Walking Trails	MSAD #11
Flextime Policy	City of Auburn
Fitness Area	Maine Machine Products Co.
Sports and Recreational Activities	City of Auburn
Walking Path	Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Physical Activity Break	Medical Care Development
8 Week Heart Challenge	City of Presque Isle
Wellness Connection Activity Area	MSAD #22
Break-time for Physical Activity	Acheron Engineering
Fitness Fanatic	Maine Machine Products
Worksite Bicycle Program	The Maine Dept of Transportation
Pedometer Program	Millinocket Regional Hospital
Power-90 Program	MMG Insurance Company

Tobacco Use

Strategy	Worksite
Clean Air Policy	University of Maine at Machias
Opportunities to Quit Smoking	Madison Paper Industries
Smoke-Free Corridor Policy	University of Maine at Farmington
Tobacco-Free Grounds	Rumford Hosptial
Tobacco-Free Campus	Hussey Seating
Tobacco-Free Workplace	Spring Harbor Hospital

Small Business

Strategy	Worksite
Bulletin Board	Eggemoggin Country Store
Honor System Healthy Food Program	Medical Care Development
Sports & Recreational Activities	City of Auburn
Fruit and Vegetable Honor System	Maine Machine Products Co.
Sit for 60, Move for 3	City of Presque Isle

No-Cost

Strategy	Worksite
Performance Objective	MSAD #11
Cold Vending Machine	Maine Machine Products Co.
Flex-Time Policy	City of Auburn
Physical Activity Break	Medical Care Development
Take a Break for Your Back's Sake	Edwards Systems Technology
Employee Orientation Policy	The Jackson Laboratory

Healthy Lifestyle

Strategy	Worksite
Supporting Behavioral Changes	City of Auburn
Wellness Calendars	Barber Foods
Employee Cholesterol Screenings	Barber Foods
Preventive Care Benefits Increase	Barber Foods
Employee Newsletter	City of Presque Isle
Take a Break for Your Back's Sake	Edwards Systems Technology

Risk Assessment and Management

Strategy	Worksite
Choose Health	Hancock Lumber
CURVES and Health Risk Appraisals	CURVES/Presque Isle
Employee Screening and Referral	The Jackson Laboratory
New Employee Orientation	The Jackson Laboratory
Mobile Health Unit	Healthy Community Coalition
Your Health-Your Choice	Kennebec Region Health Alliance

Drug Free Workplace

The Bottom Line Impact

• How Does Substance Abuse Affect A Company's Bottom Line?
• Creating A Drug Free Workplace
• Creating A Drug Free Policy

Employee Assistance Program

• How does an EAP support a Drug Free Workplace Program?
• FEE-FOR-SERVICE EAP - How Small Employers Can Afford an Employee Assistance Program

Real Strategies used by Maine Employers

• The Need and Development of a Drug Free Workplace Policy - Maine Veterinary Clinic Success Story
• Creating a Drug Free Workplace Program - Mid-State Machine Products
• Employees Benefit from a Community Assistance Program - Bucksport Bay

Education & Training Resources

Company Profiles

Profile
Acheron Engineering
Bath Iron Works
City of Auburn
Hussey Seating
Maine Machine Products
Mathews Brothers
Northeastern Log Homes, Inc. and Old Town Lumber Company
Sebasticook Valley Hospital

 

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