2008 CA Fit Business Award

The 2008 CA Fit Business Award applications are now available! The directions for the application, as well as the application itself, have changed dramatically from previous years. Please read all directions and outcome examples carefully. (NOTE: If you have trouble typing in the PDF application, CLICK HERE to have one e-mailed to you.)

Applications must be postmarked by June 16, 2008.
Award ceremony: Fall 2008

Download our 2008 flyer [PDF] to share with employees, letting them know that you are applying for the award. Or, send the flyer to colleagues that you believe should also apply for the award!

If you believe your company is aligned with the mission and goals of the Wellness Task Force, and you would like to become a CA Fit Business program sponsor, please contact Leah Cox at 916/760-7448 or email wellnesstaskforce@yahoo.com.

To learn more about our current sponsors, or to become a California Fit Business Award sponsor, click here.

employees of American Apparel, one of
the 2003/04 Fit Business Challenge winners

Fit Business Award

California has one of the fastest rates of increase in obesity among working-age adults in the nation. Well over half of California’s adults are overweight or obese. In the year 2000, physical inactivity, obesity, and overweight cost California $21.7 billion in lost productivity, workers’ compensation, and direct and indirect medical costs. Alarmingly, the costs are continuing to grow. The economic impact is heaviest on employers. Therefore, employers are uniquely positioned to care about and promote the health of their employees. They are increasingly aware of the positive connection that employee health has on their financial bottom line. The award was launched in 2003 to private and non-profit companies across California to seek and recognize business models that promote a healthier workplace.

In collaboration with representatives from Kaiser Permanente, American Cancer Society, The FruitGuys, Savvy Fitness, California Department of Public Health (Champions for Change), 24 Hour Fitness, and Healthy Business Designs, LLC, the CA Fit Business Award program continues to expand each year. We thank our many partners for their time and expertise in developing and reviewing applications each year.

In 2007, more than 80 companies across the state applied for this award. This included a mix of public and private sector companies, small local companies, and California offices of national companies. Winners were selected based on the breadth of their health and wellness programs; the quality and focus of their policies; the involvement of their leadership; the impact of their endeavors; and the reasons given for having wellness programs.

From subsidized healthy lunches and healthy snacks in vending machines to fitness education and walking clubs, these organizations are doing their part to combat California’s obesity epidemic by creating a workplace environment that supports healthy choices.

“The California Fit Business winners exemplify a true commitment to a healthy and productive workforce,” says Jim Carman, Employee Wellness Consultant for Kaiser Permanente. “They’re models for employers of all sizes and it serves them well from a business bottom-line to support the overall wellness of their employees.”

2008 CA Fit Business Award Application
(NOTE: If you have trouble typing in the PDF application, CLICK HERE to have one e-mailed to you.)

2008 Fit Business Award Flyer

For more information about the 2007 Awards event, including a list of winners and categories, Click here

For information regarding the 2007 CA Fit Business Gold winners,Click here

Click here to view photos from the 2007 CA Fit Business Award event.