CDC WORKSITE 

HEALTH SCORECARD 

 

2018 Employer Profle 

The CDC ScoreCard is a tool to help 

employers assess whether their health 

promotion programs are based on the 

best evidence for improving employees’ 

health and wellness. 

https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/initiatives/ 

healthscorecard/index.html 

For the past four years, the Mississippi 

State Employee Wellness Program (SEWP) 

has used the CDC Worksite Health 

ScoreCard to assess workplace wellness 

activities among its state agencies, boards, 

and commissions. The CDC ScoreCard has 

been a valuable assessment and planning 

tool in our efforts to promote workplace 

wellness activities that help employers 

create a culture of wellness.

 —Brad Martin 

SEWP, Mississippi State Department of Health 

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What Evidence-Based Practices Does the ScoreCard Assess? 

PROGRAMS 

Opportunities to 

begin, change, 

or maintain 

health behaviors 

BENEFITS 

Overall 

compensation, 

including health 

insurance 

POLICIES 

Formal or informal 

statements to 

protect or 

promote health 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

SUPPORTS 

Physical factors 

at work that 

help protect and 

enhance health 

Average employer How Are 23% of employers scored will spend the same 3% Employers higher in amount or more on 

2018 than 2017 Doing? wellness programs 

next year 

Who Is Using the ScoreCard? 

BUSINESS TYPE 

Nonprofit Government 

(35%) (30%) 

Private,for-profit 

(35%) 

EMPLOYER SIZE 

Larger (17%) 

(751+ employees) Very Small (36%) 

(1-100 employees) 

Mid-size (23%) 

(251-750 employees) 

Small (24%) 

(101-250 employees) 

Employers have reached 39% Average employer has of employers 589,419 have a paid health 77 of 122 (63%) 

employees with promotion coordinator ScoreCard strategies 

ScoreCard strategies in place 

873 worksites from 537 employers in 35 states submitted ScoreCards 

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SCORECARD 

TOPIC STRATEGY* 

% WORKSITES WITH 

STRATEGY 

IN PLACE (2018 SCORE) 

Sign

Tobacco Control Have a policy banning tobacco use 83% 

Lactation Support Provide private space for mothers to pump 75% 

Organizational Support Have a health promotion champion 73% 

Vaccine Preventable Diseases Provide on-site fu shots 69% 

Emergency Response to Heart Attack and Stroke Have Automated External Defbrillator (AED) in place 64% 

Occupational Health and Safety Have an occupational health and safety professional 64% 

Stress Management Involve employees in decisions about workplace issues that a°ect stress 60% 

Depression O°er depression counseling 57% 

High Blood Pressure Provide blood pressure screening 50% 

Physical Activity Have physical activity programs 47% 

Diabetes Have diabetes self-management programs 47% 

Weight Management Provide education on weight management 45% 

High Cholesterol Provide cholesterol screening 40% 

s and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke Post information in common areas about the signs of a heart attack 33% 

Nutrition Make a majority of items in vending machines, cafeterias, and snack bars healthy 21% 

*Evidence-based practices (i.e., programs, policies, environmental supports, or benefts) with the highest weighted scores (2 or 3 points) in the CDC Worksite

 Health ScoreCard, including the strategy’s impact on population health outcomes and the strength of the scientifc evidence supporting this impact.