The Power of Intervention and Prevention
"The effects of introducing relatively low-cost environmental and ecological interventions in the workplace show great promise for curbing overweight and obesity among workers."
Ron Goetzel, Ph.D
Principal LightenUP Investigator, Emory University
Research Professor of Health Policy and Management
"I believe we need a sustained focus on prevention to maintain and improve the health of our people. Prevention has the power to make a real and lasting difference in our individual quality of life. Additionally, our analysis shows that prevention can reduce our direct and indirect health related costs. Our profit potential is inextricably linked to the capability and performance of our employees..."
Andrew Liveris
President and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
"Good health is good business and we are proud of the role LightenUP has played in our efforts to continuously build and reinforce Dow's culture of health. The study gave us another important channel to inspire employees to make a commitment to lifelong health improvement."
Catherine Baase, M.D.
Global Director of Health Services, The Dow Chemical Company
"The LightenUP Program has made me more aware of healthy choices and has been instrumental in getting me to begin walking at least two miles, 3-4 days a week."
Dow Employee Survey Response
Welcome to LightenUP
Learning About LightenUP
LightenUP is a groundbreaking five-year health study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to identify innovations. The Dow Chemical Company employees were provided greater access to healthy foods, health education materials, leadership training, physical activity and weight-management programs, health assessments and individual consultations, and online behavioral change programs...Details Related Tools
LightenUP is a groundbreaking five-year health study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to identify innovations. The Dow Chemical Company employees were provided greater access to healthy foods, health education materials, leadership training, physical activity and weight-management programs, health assessments and individual consultations, and online behavioral change programs...Details Related Tools
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LightenUP Tools and Resources
This quick-start LightenUP communication toolkit includes proven materials that allow you to begin educating your employees about the program and simple steps they can take to better manage their health and weight.
Findings from LightenUP will help other organizations implement successful programs more quickly and avoid interventions that are not likely to be successful.
