C. Everett Koop National Health Awards

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:30 AM – 
10:30 AM

The C. Everett Koop National Health Awards recognize outstanding workplace health and well-being programs that are theory-based, implemented effectively, and evaluated rigorously. This session spotlights employers recognized by The Health Project as being innovators in the field having introduced significant innovation into their organization’s health and well-being programs. Innovators are chosen using the following criteria: 1) Evidence-Based, 2) Novelty, 3) Sustainability, 4) Scalability, 5) Impact on Participation/Engagement, 6) Physical, Mental, and Other Health-Related and Well-Being Outcomes, 7) Business Outcomes, 8) Impact on Policy or Practices, and 9) Impact on Outside Community.  Winners will share their stories and answer the questions: what was done; did it work; and was it worth it.

Learning Objectives
After completing this session, participants will be able to:
  1. Appreciate the various forms innovation can take in workplace programs.
  2. Learn what it takes for an organization to meet the requirements of an award-winning initiative.
  3. Describe what works to establish a culture of health at the workplace and/or in the community.
  4. Recognize the characteristics of health and well-being programs that offer good value for the money spent investing in these programs.
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Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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County of Santa Clara Health System