Archive for April, 2009
Employee Wellness Ideas: Safety and Wellness
Other departments within a business will likely focus on related areas of employee safety and injury prevention. Wellness activities are a natural partner to many other human resource, employee motivation, and safety programs. Body mechanics, ergonomics, and safe on the job practices are three areas which may be coordinated together.
• Soft Tissue Sprains & Strains: [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Holiday Activities
Tying wellness activities into holiday themes is a strategy usually used to create interest and participation. However, be aware that offering holiday activities in the workplace can create concerns. Your workplace may have policies and ground rules already in place about concerns such as appropriate decorations themes, work time, etc. Be sure to check with [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: National Health Observances
National health observance campaigns can lighten workload and effort. Many of these well-developed observances have kits and materials which can either be downloaded for free or purchased inexpensively. Monthly health themes, week long events, and nationally recognized days of the year are also great ways to have fun while participating in larger events. Health observances [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Sports and Recreation
Many employees enjoy group related activities. These activities usually take place on an employee’s time away from work and participation is completely voluntary in nature. Even though the sports group is not part of an employee’s regular work duties, if the group or exercise is associated with the business, the business could be held liable [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Stress Management and Mental Health
Stress Management
Many simple wellness activities and practices can help employees know the role stress plays in effecting health, safety, and work rate. It is crucial to help employees know simple stress management strategies for decreasing stress levels.
• Stress kit check out. Have stress management tools available for employee use during a scheduled break time. Consider [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Fighting Addictions
Smoking Cessation
Smoking cessation assistance is a worthwhile wellness exercise. Smoking is frequently a difficult habit to overcome. Workplace wellness activities to support “tobacco-free” living include:
• Use American Lung Association resource. These include the Freedom From Smoking group and/or video-tutorial. There is also a follow-up video “A Lifetime of Freedom From Smoking”.
• Reward people who have [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Physical Fitness and Improving Physical Activity
Interest in increasing physical exercise ranks nearly as high as weight management in employee interest and need. Ideas for expanding employee awareness and participation in physical activities follow:
• Fitness classes in the worksite: Onsite exercise can be much more convenient for employees. However, onsite classes require logistical planning and coordination with attention to details. Onsite [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Nutrition
employees generally enjoy sharing nutritional tips and trying new foods. Offer a “nutrition cook-off” and/or healthy potlucks.
• Nutrition cook-off. Teams of employees set a menu in advance and bring in prepared foods for an official competition. A nutritionist from the health department or local hospital or neighborhood serves as the judge. Dishes and foods are [...]
Employee Wellness Ideas: Weight Management
Weight management is a primary area of both employee interest and need. Body Mass Index (BMI) is the clinical measure that indicates whether people are in a healthy weight range or are overweight or obese. The BMI is a measure of a person’s overall height to their overall weight. Height and weight are evaluated during [...]
Employee Wellness Goal Setting & Achievement Recognition Program
Every workplace will have employees who will not participate in provided worksite wellness activities. But these same employees may be following numerous healthy practices in their daily living. A great wellness program should give these people credit and recognition for their great work.
Recognition of healthy goal setting and goal execution is a great approach for [...]
