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For something to gain staying power, it needs to become part of an organization's culture. Wellness is no different.

A recent post from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation indicates, we just might be creating a “culture of health” in America. Some of the interesting pieces of evidence:

• “Workplace wellness programs are spreading… Over the next three to five years, 48 percent of employers intend to put in place workplace wellness programs that improve productivity and reduce absences.”
• “2014 could be called the year of the bicycle. At least 36 urban areas now have bike sharing programs, up from just six four years ago. Even small cities and towns are embracing pedal power—just look at Cyclobia in Brownsville, Texas, one of six communities to win an RWJF Culture of Health Prize this year.”
• “The new trend in offices—sitting is bad, walking is good… more people started taking their meetings on foot—at RWJF, we love our walking meetings.”
• “Voters pass the nation’s first city tax on soda…In November voters in Berkeley, Calif., passed the nation’s very first tax on sugary beverages, including soda—a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.”
• “College campuses are becoming hotbeds of health. There are now 1,477 tobacco-free college campuses, up from 446 just four years ago, and the infamous Freshman 15 has shrunk to a Freshman 3 to 6 at many campuses. The Princeton Review even rates college health facilities.”