Corporate America and community health: exploring the business case for investment.

Objectives: The principal aim of this project was to learn from corporate executives about the most important components of a business case for employer leadership in improving community health.

Methods: We used dialogue sessions to gain insight into this issue.

Results: The strongest elements included metrics and measurement, return on investment, communications, shared values, shared vision, shared definitions, and leadership.

A review of the knowledge base on healthy worksite culture.

Objective: To identify the need for worksite cultures of health, the organizational factors that support worksite cultures of health, the tools that have been used to measure worksite cultures of health, and the research needs related to healthy worksite culture.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey involving a sample of 500 companies representing a broad spectrum of industries and business sectors. A literature review was conducted.