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... Helen Eddy, assistant vice president of health and wellness for Hy-Vee, Inc., spoke about that grocery chain's campaign to improve the health of not only its employees, but also its customers and the community. Julia Halberg, chief medical officer for General Mills, Inc., described the company's multifaceted approach to promoting weight management and overall health among its employees and customers.
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From page 32...
... Hy-Vee has more than 200 registered dietitians on staff serving 225 of its retail stores and more than 200 chefs who help teach employees and customers how to cook healthy, affordable food. It offers nutrition counseling, recipes, free grocery store tours, cooking classes, education classes, health coaching, signage throughout the stores designed to encouraged healthy choices, newsletters, websites, and forums.
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From page 33...
... Subsidizing healthy foods, encouraging employees to eat the rainbow and smaller portion sizes, having healthy foods in vending machines, providing onsite fitness centers in some locations, and offering healthy holiday cooking classes are among the options the company makes available to its employees. General Mills also has onsite lactation rooms for breastfeeding women, a measure that provides for healthy babies and helps mothers lose some of their pregnancy weight.
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From page 34...
... For example, a preventive cardiologist is available to offer lipid management, a dermatologist has detected numerous melanomas over the years, optometrists check vision, and a dentist and hygienist are available for dental exams and cleaning. For the food it manufactures, General Mills has adopted an approach developed by its Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, which entails reducing unhealthy components, including fats, sugars, and salt, slowly and carefully while maintaining taste.
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From page 35...
... Accordingly, HealthPartners tested an organizational policy intervention that reduced the price of salad bar purchases in a corporate cafeteria by 50 percent, a measure that more than tripled salad bar sales.3 Policies that make the price of salads advantageous compared with other choices in corporate cafeteria settings therefore may significantly increase consumption of healthful foods, Pronk said. The third initiative Pronk described involves connecting the workplace with the larger community.
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