The NET Health Worksite Wellness Awards 

1) Texas Mother Friendly Worksite Policy

Provide resources and celebrate achievements of worksites that provide breastfeeding support to their employees so that NET Health can provide technical assistance to interested local businesses to become a newly designated Texas Mother Friendly Worksite. A business needs to have a current worksite policy, or create a new worksite policy, that specifically covers these four criteria:

• Flexible work schedules with breaks that allow the mother to breastfeed their infant and/or to express breast milk for future use
• A private room that is not a bathroom that can be locked to provide a safe and relaxing environment for the mother
• Access to clean water and a sink to rinse, clean, or sanitize any equipment used for expressing breastmilk
• Hygienic storage options for breastmilk (ex., office refrigerator, personal cooler, mini-fridge).

Full details are available at the Texas Mother Friendly Worksite Program's website.

2) Onsite Physical Activity Policy 

Worksites would be tasked to provide photos showing evidence of these 2 criteria:

• An onsite gym or onsite physical activity facility is accessible for all company employees to utilize, or
• Onsite exercise opportunities are available for all employees to participate (ex., daily/weekly group walking sessions held before or during the workday)

Gym memberships and access to offsite facilities are encouraged but would not meet the 2025 critera for the NET Health Worksite Wellness Awards. All exercise  and physical activity resources must be physically available and accessible onsite at your place of business.

3) Onsite Healthy Food Policy

Worksites would be tasked to submit their company policy and provide photos showing evidence of both of these below criteria:

• Food and Nutrition Standards - Proof of a company policy on company letterhead that details the minimum and maximum ranges of nutrient composition of food items sold either in onsite vending machines and/or onsite cafeteria options for employees at your worksite(s)
• Behavioral Design Standards - Proof of a company policy on company letterhead that (a) encourages the placement of healthier items first, (b) utilizes strategically placed signage that promotes healthier choices, and/or (c) features promotional pricing that discounts the healthier options.  

Both of the above standards are sourced from the Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2017. 

4) Nicotine Free Worksite Policy

Develop a nicotine-free worksite policy or to enhance a company’s existing smoke-free policy by including the consumption of nicotine-containing products (ex., dip, snuff, snus) and/or prohibiting nicotine-delivery devices (ex., e-cigarettes, vape pens, mods) from onsite worksite use by employees. 

Proof of a company policy & photos of installed signage must be provided.