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ABOUT US

The mission of the Small Business Wellness Initiative is to enhance the health, productivity and quality of work life for small business leaders, their employees and their communities.

The Small Business Wellness Initiative is a community collaborative project that offers health promotion and wellness programs to small businesses. Community partners include Tarrant Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, the North Texas Small Business Development Center and Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems. The initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, supports small business owners and operators in their desire to create a healthy and profitable business.

Specifically, the initiative seeks to assist small businesses in reducing absenteeism and healthcare costs by improving the overall health and productivity of their employees through scientifically proven wellness programs. Participation in the Small Business Wellness Initiative project provides wellness programs to those who need it most.

OUR GOALS

The five primary goals of the Small Business Wellness Initiative are to:

  • Provide prevention programs to high-risk small businesses, which typically do not have access to such programs, and encounter many barriers to implementation.
  • Determine the effectiveness of these programs as well as those factors within small business settings that facilitate or diminish effectives.
  • Develop a strategic and aggressive outreach model by coordinating efforts of a non-profit and community-based substance abuse resources center, a regional small business development center (SBDC), and a small research firm.
  • Develop a “Path of Assistance” service model that will provide regional SBDCs with resources to deliver prevention/health promotion programs to small businesses through local Small Business Assistance Centers.
  • Create a network of small businesses and provides an avenue to unite small business owners and community organizations interested in the wellness of the Small Business community.

For more information on the Small Business Wellness Initiative, please contact us at (817) 332-6329.