Classes (8 or more) can be an effective means of providing education and social support for behavior change. The length of a class can vary depending on topic requirements. It is not sufficient to offer only classes at a worksite.

Many employees are under time constraints with after work commitments and although they may be interested they simply cannot participate because of their schedules.

Employees may be very eager to start a program but because of lack of participants to meet class quotas, the program is canceled. Many national organizations such as the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Weight Watchers, etc. offer classes; you should have little trouble in identifying a provider for class type programs.

You may want to contact your local hospital, health department, or YMCA for possible options. For selecting a vendor to provide a program you may want to review the section on program structure.