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Your Job Can Make You Healthier

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Your job can make you fat, but it can also help make you healthier. Unfortunately, many wellness plans are like our own NewYear’s resolutions:  They’re enthusiastic and bold, but they fizzle out.
You can see below how easy it is for your workplace to become healthier by design and how your company can  help.        

Want to hear about updates and new discoveries?

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How could my job make me healthier?

Here's a few examples of how some companies have made it easier for employees to be healthier.  
A Healthier by Design Workplace
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The scorecard in the back shows if your company is working for your health or unknowingly against it.
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Small changes that gave Google an edge

Here's a video of how some simple changes made a quick improvement in Google's free-food cafeterias.
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Tell your boss how

Here's how you can let your boss know what they can do to get started. 
Dear HR & Wellness Director . . .
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From Google to the government, we have helped workplaces become healthier by design.  If you'd like to learn how to improve what's   going on with your own company, join our "Works for Me" mailing list, or write us a note.

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