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Making Good Health a Priority at Work

Since many adults spend a large portion of their day at work, creating a healthy workplace can play a big role in keeping workers healthy and reducing the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease.

Worksite Home Page ImageHealthy, engaged employees are essential to a productive workplace and a company’s bottom line. More and more employers across Minnesota are seeing the value of making healthy choices easier at work.

Workplace wellness can help build a healthy culture that has benefits for the employer and the employee, including: 

  • Improved job performance
  • Higher employee engagement
  • Increased job satisfaction
  • Better customer service
  • Greater employee retention

What's Happening in Carver County

Carver County Public Health partners with local employers through the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) to create sustainable workplace wellness initiatives. SHIP provides tools, technical assistance, and (sometimes) funding – especially helpful for small businesses.

Workplace Wellness Collaborative

The Carver County SHIP Workplace Wellness Collaborative (Collaborative) is a free opportunity for businesses to:

  • Network with other local businesses
  • Share ideas and resources
  • Strengthen employee wellness programs

The Collaborative meets quarterly (in-person or virtually) discuss best practices and explore strategies to support healthy eating, movement throughout the day, breastfeeding support, commercial tobacco-free workplaces, and mental wellbeing. Employers network and learn from other businesses locally, and what they are doing to support a healthier workforce.

Collaborative support is provided throughout the year from Carver County's Workplace Wellness Consultant, AdvantageHealth. Email Carver County Public Health to learn more or to sign up for the Collaborative.  

Funding Opportunity

Carver County Public Health invites businesses to apply for SHIP funding to support sustainable employee wellness projects. Workplace project proposals should focus on one or more of the following areas: 

  • Breastfeeding support
  • Commercial tobacco-free workplaces
  • Foundational elements of a workplace wellness initiative
  • Healthy eating
  • Mental wellbeing
  • Supporting movement throughout the day

SHIP workplace project proposals are due Friday, January 9, 2026 by 4:30 pm CST.

Additional Resources

The SHIP Workplace Wellness Collaborative is supported by the
Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, Minnesota Department of Health.