Archive for September, 2008
Collecting information on worker health behaviors
If your company is interested in measuring the impact of your Worksite Health and Wellness Program efforts in future years, you’ll want to gather relevant baseline data on the health and health behaviors of your worker population.
Worksite Health and Wellness Program Data on your worker population
Health Risk Assessments
Some health plans offer businesses free internet-based health [...]
Assessment of worksite culture and environment
In addition to looking at the health behaviors of workers, take a good look at your company. The following questions can help you identify opportunities for your company to support and encourage healthy behaviors among workers.
A strong foundation for employee health improvement
1. To what extent does the senior management in your company actively and visibly [...]
Beginning a Worksite Health and Wellness Program vision and brand for your company’s Worksite Health and Wellness Program:
Why it’s important and how to do it
The Worksite Health and Wellness Program Vision
A Worksite Health and Wellness Program vision statement is a concise statement that summarizes the purpose and objectives of your company’s commitment to creating a Worksite Health and Wellness Program. Taking the time to clarify and describe your company’s Worksite Health and [...]
Employer Health Promotion Committee
Sample Worksite Health and Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion
Is your company’s Worksite Health and Wellness Program Health Promotion Committee new? Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while? In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Worksite Health and Wellness Program meetings. [...]
Beginning a Health Promotion Committee
A representative Health Promotion Committee is a cornerstone of a successful Worksite Health and Wellness Program, regardless of the size of the company.
Membership of your Health Promotion Committee
Aim for a committee of a manageable size (no more than 15 members, depending on your company’s size). Your Health Promotion Committee should represent all employee groups (e.g., [...]
Determining a budget for creating a Worksite Health and Wellness Program
Beginning a Worksite Health and Wellness Program need not be costly, but will require the commitment of some financial resources. If possible, include the Worksite Health and Wellness Program in your company’s annual business plan and budget as you do for other efforts important to your company’s success.
How much to budget for the Worksite Health [...]
Finding a Worksite Health and Wellness Program Coordinator
Finding an individual to guide your company in creating a Worksite Health and Wellness Program
Without a qualified Worksite Health and Wellness Program coordinator to guide and manage your company’s creation of a culture of wellness, efforts can be scattered and momentum can stall. While it’s vital that the creation of a culture of wellness be [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Program: Gaining Leadership Support
Strong and visible leadership support for the Worksite Health and Wellness Program encourages health and is vital to securing needed Worksite Health and Wellness Program resources (staff, time, and money) and implementing recommended changes.
1. Identify a Worksite Health and Wellness Program champion
In a small company, there may be a single leader who is the clear [...]
Beginning a Worksite Health and Wellness Program
The worksite environment is a effective, but frequently overlooked, element in managing worker health. Here we will identify some of the best-practices in creating a Worksite Health and Wellness Program that supports your organization’s employee health strategy and allows workers to take charge of their own health. For example, a Worksite Health and Wellness Program [...]
