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Increase the proportion of worksites that offer nutrition or weight management classes or counseling.

Target: 85 percent.

Baseline: 55 percent of worksites with 50 or more employees offered nutrition or weight management classes or counseling at the worksite or through their health plans in 1998–99.

Target setting method: 55 percent improvement.

Data source: National Worksite Health Promotion Survey, Association for Worksite Health Promotion (AWHP).

Worksites, 1998–99

Offer Nutrition or Weight Management
Classes or Counseling

Worksite Size

Worksite or Health Plan

Worksite

Health Plan

Percent

Total (50 or more employees)

55

28

39

50 to 99 employees

48

21

39

100 to 249 employees

51

29

37

250 to 749 employees

59

44

42

750 or more employees

83

70

50