(a) Contingent upon specific appropriation, the Department shall make grants to employers in this State to assist those employers in providing one or more of the following health promotion or wellness services to their employees to reduce the prevalence of health risk factors for their employees:
        (1) Aerobic exercise.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 770/15

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

        (2) Alcohol and substance abuse education.
        (3) Blood cholesterol screening.
        (4) Fitness and exercise testing.
        (5) Health risk appraisals.
        (6) Blood pressure screening and education.
        (7) Internal evaluation and monitoring.
        (8) Nutrition education.
        (9) Program planning.
        (10) Safety belt education.
        (11) Smoking cessation.
        (12) Stress management.
        (13) Weight loss.
        (14) Woman’s health education.
        (15) Informational campaigns (only with other
    
services).
        (16) Stress analysis screening.
     (b) Grants shall be made under this Section only to employers that employ fewer than 500 persons in this State. In addition, the Department, in making grants, shall give special consideration to employers and programs that meet one or more of the following criteria:
        (1) The employer is less likely to start programs
    
offering health promotion or wellness services without financial or technical assistance.
        (2) The employer wants to do or has done program
    
planning.
        (3) The employer has recently begun offering wellness
    
activities for its employees.
        (4) The employer has employee groups that are at
    
higher risk for premature death and disability.
        (5) The program addresses 2 or more of the health
    
risk factors described in Section 5.
        (6) The program is conducted by 2 or more employers
    
or employee organizations.
    (c) Programs funded under this Act may provide services to employees, dependents of employees, and retired employees.
     (d) The Department shall accept applications for grants under this Act from employers according to procedures established by the Department in rules.
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