Assessment of Workplace Action Choices
 

Awareness – Information – Action - Resources

 
Cancer happens suddenly and it may affect an employee in your workplace. There is much that you can do to prepare. Please review some of the activity choices that are listed below and indicate those that you are currently doing, would like to do, or items for which you seek more information. Please note that there are many resources that are free of charge.

All answers are optional.

1. TOBACCO USE

 Already doingWould like to doLearn MoreNot Interested
Post “Quit Smoking” posters
Sponsor quit smoking program
Establish a smoke-free environment (inside & out)
Provide 100% insurance coverage for smoking cessation
Create workplace incentives for smoking cessation

2. SCREENINGS AND EARLY DETECTION

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Post information about important screenings
Provide additional time off for screenings
Arrange for on-site screenings
Cost-share screenings and prevention vaccines
Cover screenings & prevention vaccines at 100%

3. CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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Provide information about cancer-related environmental hazards
Increase workplace use of environmentally friendly products
Assess air quality and take steps to improve it
Reduce toxins in the workplace
Sponsor workshops on how to reduce cancer risks in the workplace and home environments

4. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS

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Communicate information regarding healthy lifestyle behaviors
Provide “lunch and learn” sessions on healthy lifestyle behaviors (e.g. nutrition, stress reduction)
Include insurance incentives for healthy lifestyle behaviors
Sponsor preventive care (e.g. subsidize gym membership, offer on-site nutrition consults)
Provide professional services in the workplace (e.g. stress reduction strategies, nutrition consultations, etc.)

5. WORKPLACE BENEFITS AND SERVICES

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Allow personalized work schedule
Provide unpaid leave to patients and caregivers who have exceeded their earned PTO
Allow paid leave exchanges between employees
Provide insurance-based case management
Hire cancer management company