Worksite Wellness

Building Healthier Workplaces: The 2026 Worksite Wellness Toolkit

The 2026 Worksite Wellness Toolkit is a practical, real-world resource designed to support employers, wellness champions, and organizational leaders in building healthier, more supportive work environments. Grounded in locally informed, evidence-based strategies, this toolkit moves beyond checklists and recognition programs to highlight real examples of policies, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes that make healthy choices more accessible for employees. Drawing on successes and lessons learned from organizations across our region, it offers adaptable ideas focused on healthy eating, physical activity, mental well-being, and workplace culture, helping worksites of all sizes take meaningful, achievable steps toward employee well-being.

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Worksite wellness is not just a buzzword, but a concept and evolving practice that an increasing number of businesses are adopting as a strategy to address high healthcare and insurance costs, productivity, recruitment, and retention. Worksite wellness is also becoming important in increasingly competitive hiring and retention environment. A prospective employee might choose a position based on the wellness opportunities offered at an organization or in the surrounding community.

Whether or not a business provides health insurance, employee health is important to consider. Employees experiencing health issues are more likely to call in sick or struggle with presenteeism when at the office compared to their healthier peers. As the average full-time worker may spend over one-third of their day at work, employers can do a lot to positively influence worker health and satisfaction. The ultimate goal of Healthy By Design is for healthy choices to become easy, and healthy habits the norm.

Resources for Worksite Wellness

The Healthy Worksite Toolkit was developed in collaboration with local leaders in the health and business sectors and is informed by both the 2019 Recognized Healthy Worksites and the 2024 Healthy Worksite Toolkit. Drawing on these past efforts and lessons learned, this resource is designed to support Yellowstone County businesses that are looking to start, strengthen, or expand their worksite wellness initiatives.