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A Health Risk Assessment (HRA) is sometimes used joined with a health testing. An Health Risk Assessment (HRA) is a computerized assessment tool which looks at an individual’s family history, health status, and lifestyle.
An Health Risk Assessment (HRA) seeks to identify precursors associated with premature death or serious illness and quantifies the probable impact for [...]
The most common screening performed in wellness programs is heart health assessment.
The screening can include a written heart health test, blood pressure (BP) measurement, cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol test, glucose (blood sugar), weight, educational materials specific to diet, nutrition, exercise, cholesterol, smoking, and weight.
The health expert conducting the screening then provides a consultation and assists set goals with [...]
The backbone of wellness programming at the workplace is medical screening. It’s the first major activity a organization should do when first beginning a wellness program.
Medical screening is usually used coupled with the administration of a Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) .
The most effective way to screen is to utilize a health expert trained in wellness [...]
Objectives are broad-based statements about what the wellness program is expected to do. The goal of the wellness program is to enhance the health of the individual and the business. Objectives like mission statements provide direction in a wellness program.
Objectives are specific and provide a means of measurement of the wellness program to determine effectiveness. [...]
Wellness committees are important in that they develop a sense of ownership in the health promotion program, and facilitate various tasks involved in health promotion programming at the workplace.
The committee should be composed of a cross-section of workers representing various occupations, levels, and subgroups with the business.
A common mistake is filling the committee with the [...]
Effective health promotion programs recognize the importance of building a supportive cultural environment. The worksite culture includes shared values/heartfelt beliefs about what is important. It includes social standards of expected and accepted behavior called “cultural norms.”
It includes coworker support from family, friends, and coworkers. This support can help one adopt healthy life choices. Tools are [...]
Effective wellness programs try to create healthy workplace climates. A healthy workplace climate is one which encourages teamwork, cooperation, and empowerment of the individual.
People have a sense of community, a shared vision, and a positive outlook. Policies promote and support wellness efforts within the workplace.
o Effective health promotion programs identify ways that company policies and [...]
An initial medical testing can include a recent survey of employees’ interests as part of the assessment. Successful health promotion programs are designed to meet the needs and interests of the personnel.
The information you need to get from a recent survey depends on the scope of your wellness program. A sample survey can be acquired [...]
Robust health promotion programs involve all employees, deal with all major health risks, offers choices, and target both the employees and the workplace environment; provide periodic investigation of its results.
Extensive health promotion programs emphasize follow-up and offers support for the worker as long as he/she is employed. Studies have shown this approach to be highly [...]
Initially introduced by Halbert Dunn in the 1950’s, wellness became a popular buzzword during the late 1970’s and received considerable academic attention in the 1980’s.
Health promotion programs for workers became more widespread during the following decade, and credible evidence for their economic viability started to be published.
There have now been over 100 published studies on [...]
