Santa Clara County CPPW Obesity Prevention Initiative: Two Op-Ed Articles Featured in the San Jose Mercury News
Two important partners with Public Health Departments’ Communities Putting Prevention to Work Obesity Prevention Initiative, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Working Partnerships USA, recently submitted op-eds to the San Jose Mercury News.
Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) represents more than 375 Silicon Valley employers. On June 6 SVLG announced the launch of “Let’s Move Silicon Valley Businesses” at its Health Happens in the Workplace event. This represents a new effort to motivate regional businesses to implement cost saving workplace wellness programs for employees and their families to tackle the obesity epidemic.
Working Partnerships USA is a social change organization founded by labor and community groups to develop and advocate for policies, including health, that benefit the local community.
To read the full Op-Ed articles in the Mercury News click on the links below.
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Tim Guertin and Robert K. Ross: Workplace health programs pay big d...
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Tags: CA-Santa Clara County, California, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Activity
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