The National Business Group on Health, formerly the Washington Business Group on Health, representing over 200 large employers, health care companies, benefits consultants and vendors, is the nation's only non-profit organization devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to the nation's most important health care and related benefits issues. The NBGH now honors U.S. employers for their innovative efforts to battle obesity and promote a healthy work environment for their employees through the annual presentation of the “Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards”.

The NBGH’s Center for Prevention and Health Services is a valuable resource to employers: http://www.wbgh.org/prevention/index.cfm

Worksite Health Promotion is good business! As North America's premier resource for worksite wellness, the Wellness Councils of America is dedicated to helping organizations of all kinds build and sustain results-oriented wellness programs. To advance an aggressive national worksite wellness agenda, WELCOA has developed the Well Workplace Awards initiative. The Well Workplace Awards initiative provides the blueprint, guidance and recognition to advance health promotion in the workplace. Since its inception in1991, approximately 700 corporations, healthcare systems, public agencies, and educational institutions — employing over one million people — have met the rigorous Well Workplace Awards criteria and been recognized as some of America’s Healthiest Companies.

A leading publication written to help practicing health promotion professionals and scientists learn about the latest findings and trends in health promotion practice and research. They present all material so it is meaningful to both the practice and research communities.

Prevention Makes Common "Cents"

A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services produced in September 2003 that sounded the alarm, encouraging employers to make prevention part of their corporate culture in order to turn the tide of run-away health care costs.

How quickly your company can get back to business after a terrorist attack, a tornado, a fire, or a flood often depends on emergency planning done today. The Department of Homeland Security understands that if businesses are READY to survive and recover, the nation and our economy are more secure. A commitment to planning today will help support employees, customers, the community, the local economy and even the country. It also protects your business investment and gives your company a better chance for survival.

Advocating optimal prevention policies to improve the health of all Americans, Partnership for Prevention works closely with the Congressional Prevention Coalition to educate policymakers about disease prevention issues, health promotion policies and strategies.

The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) is a nonpartisan policy research organization located in Washington, D.C. HSC designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system to inform policy makers in government and private industry. In addition to this applied use, HSD studies contribute more broadly to the body of health care policy research that enables decision makers to understand change and the national and local market forces driving that change.

World Congress events convene CEOs and senior executives from all segments of the healthcare industry. Congresses are designed to address escalating healthcare costs, challenges in quality, new models for finance and improvements in delivery.

As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, the Center compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of Americans. The Center is a unique public resource for health information — a critical element of public health and health policy.