Obesity/Weight Management Employer Survey and Interview Project

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ApproachNBCH, CDC, and NSC developed a work group thatoversaw design and implementation of this project.NBCH led this project, with input and review from workgroup members throughout all stages. The workgroupdeveloped a survey and two interview guides (onefor employers indicating that they had a program inplace and one for those with no program) to assessthe business/employer community’s needs, interests,opportunities, and challenges relating to workplaceobesity prevention. The target population includedsmall to mid-size employers and those who work withthese employers — business health coalition leaders.The survey included a set of questions to surveyemployers and NBCH coalition leaders with an emphasison small employers with 1 to 500 employees andmedium-size employers with 501 to 1000 employees.The questions focused on four main domains:Employer demographics;E What information about workplace obesity andprevention is of most value to employers;E Information sources and communication channelsfor information about workplace obesity andprevention; andE Community partnerships.A set of questions was drafted and tested with a smallsample of business coalitions and employers beforefinalization. The survey was announced via materialssent to NBCH and NSC members, including materialsfor NBCH members to send to their members. Thesurvey was then released to all NBCH and NSC membersusing member email contact information from NSC orNBCH. NBCH and NSC sent reminders as follow up topotential participants. Both NSC and NBCH tailoredcommunications to their specific memberships.Findings and observations from the survey informeddevelopment of two interview guides for usein nine telephone interviews to gather more indepthinformation about topics from the survey.More specifically, the purpose of the interviewswas to address in more detail issues related to theorganization’s perspective on obesity prevention andcontrol in the workplace. The interviews were aimed atgathering additional information about the structure ofemployer obesity programs, communications, messagesand information, and partnerships. Survey respondentsvolunteered for the telephone interviews through aquestion on the survey affirming their willingness toparticipate and providing contact information.The survey responses were used to select a diversegroup of interviewees based on employer size,industry, geographic location, and whether or not theyhad indicated having an obesity program. The nineinterviewees represented seven employers (two fromone employer representing safety and human resourcesin separate interviews) and one coalition. Volunteerswere contacted via email to set up appointments fortelephone interviews. The draft summaries of eachconversation were shared with the correspondinginterviewee for any corrections or additions, with editsincorporated into final summaries for each interview.The workgroup reviewed both the survey results andthe interview summaries to identify the findings andthemes for a framework for this summary report.6National Business Coalition on Health
Findings DiscussionFindings from the survey and interviews are describedin this section of the report under the four majorcategories, with details for each question in theAppendix.E Employer demographics,E Information about workplace obesity and preventionthat is of the most value to employers,E Information sources and communication channelsfor information about workplace obesity andprevention, andE Community partnershipsHighlights and discussion of these are shown in thefollowing sections with accompanying figures to providethe survey results in charts for comparison and contrast.Demographics and CurrentObesity ProgramsThis section provides results and findings that addressemployer size and industry type, current status andtime in place for any existing worksite obesity and/orobesity prevention programs, elements that comprisethe program, and employer readiness to take action —for current or new initiatives. Sections include:E Respondent Job CategoriesE Employer SizeE Employer Industry TypesE Existence of Workplace Obesity and PreventionProgramsE Length of Time Obesity Program in PlaceE Elements of Wellness ProgramsE Employer Readiness to Take ActionRespondent Job Categories. The survey was designedto capture a diversity of participants and to help identifythose individuals within companies who are most directlyinvolved and have the most knowledge about theirworkplace health and wellness programs. Not only wouldthese individuals be in the best position to address theissues relating to obesity prevention and control in theworkplace, but would also be the likely target audiencesfor new information or products aimed at engagingemployers around the topic of healthy weight.Survey respondents represented a number ofdifferent positions and a broad range of job levelsand categories, with most relating to either safety orhuman resources. Respondents’ job titles reflected thediversity of the industries, personnel, and companysize. For example, one “president,” several “medicaldirectors,” a “journeyman lineman,” an “aircraftmaintenance crew chief,” and “union safety liaison”were among the responses.Results show a mix of respondents heavily weightedto those with environmental health and safetyresponsibilities (see Appendix A). Actual jobObesity/Weight Management Employer Survey and Interview Project 7
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