There are several ways to participate in HAWP:

1. Attend the HAWP 101 training session. Trainings are offered throughout Arizona. Check out our event schedule to find a training in your area! If you do not see one listed in your county, please contact us and let us know that you are interested in attending. (Attending the HAWP 101 training is the first step to applying for the Healthy Arizona Worksite Award.)

2. Attend one of the HAWP webinars. Check our event schedule here to learn about upcoming webinars and events. To listen to recorded HAWP webinars, click here.

3. Join the HAWP mailing list. Click here to sign up for updates from the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.

If you are interested in applying for the Healthy Arizona Worksite Award, please contact us for an award application.

The first step in applying for the Healthy Arizona Worksite Award is to attend a HAWP 101 training. Sign up for one today!

Simple – click here to be added to our email list. Alternately, click the Sign Up for Alerts button that’s found near the bottom of every page on this site.

The Healthy Arizona Worksite Award recognizes employers for their efforts to support employee health and wellness. There are four levels of the award: Copper, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Each level of the award requires employers to attend the HAWP 101 training, obtain a letter of leadership support for worksite wellness, complete the CDC Worksite Health Sccorecard, and write a worksite health improvement plan. The higher levels of the award- Silver, Gold, and Platinum- require implementation of additional worksite wellness initiatives. To receive the Platinum level of the Healthy Arizona Worksite Award, employers must be evaluating their initiatives and working on an additional project.

No, every person completing a HAWP application for their worksite has to complete the HAWP 101 training.

Yes, you do have to submit another scorecard regardless of your application level.

No, you do not have to submit another application if you are applying for an award on the same level as your previous application.

They are notified on a rolling basis but will receive official confirmation after the Awards deadline, which is usually in early May.

All awarded applicants will be notified of the Awards Event date, time, and location.

The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program (HAWP) provides free training, tools and resources to help businesses support employee health and wellness. By participating in HAWP, employers will learn how to implement evidence-based, comprehensive worksite wellness initiatives to support the health of their employees, their businesses, and the communities in which they live and operate. Additionally, by participating in HAWP, employers have the opportunity to share their worksite wellness experiences and learn from each other.

There currently are three versions of the HAWP 101 training. There is an in-person training which lasts for 5 hours, a live virtual training which lasts 3 hours, and an online training set to go at your pace which is comprised of 4 modules. Please see the event calendar for upcoming training dates.

Although the HAWP 101 training is not currently offered via webinar, HAWP offers webinars on a variety of additional topics to support employee health and wellness. Some examples of past webinars include Leading with People: How Lincoln Industries Succeeds at Worksite Wellness and Champion Skills for Wellness Cultures. Please check the event calendar for upcoming webinars.

Yes. Please contact us if you are interested in hosting a training in your area.

No, if you are completing the HAWP application for your employer, you will need to have attended a HAWP 101 training again with your new worksite.

No, if you are completing the HAWP application for your employer, you will need to have attended a HAWP 101 training again with your new worksite.

Yes, if you are completing the HAWP application for your employer, you will need to attend a HAWP 101 training as well.

Once you register for one of our virtual events, you will get email reminders leading up to the event. You will be receiving the Zoom link in these emails. Make sure to check your email the day of the event as well to ensure you have the most up-to-date information. If you can't see it, immediately email healthyazworksites@azdhs.gov.

The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program is a statewide public health initiative offered by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Employers that attend the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program 101 training receive tools and resources to help them develop worksite wellness initiatives that meet the needs of their employees and businesses. In addition to the materials that are presented at the HAWP 101 training, HAWP program participants will receive access to toolkits that will help them create a worksite health improvement plan (Toolkit access is provided after an employer attends the HAWP 101 training.). Completing the HAWP 101 training also is the first step to being able to apply for the Healthy Arizona Worksite Award.

There is no cost for employers to participate in the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.