Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Worksite Health and Wellness Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, participants in, and expected results of a Worksite Health and Wellness Program.
3. Orient workers to the Worksite Health and Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
4. Promote and encourage staff member participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
5. Provide health education information to workers.
6. Have a committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Worksite Health and Wellness Program.
7. Provide regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, medical providers, and/or public health agencies to offer onsite education classes.
8. Host a Health and Wellness as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9. Designate specific areas to support workers such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10. Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11. Provide confidential Health Risk Assessments.
12. Provide onsite weight management/maintenance programs for workers.
13. Offer weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in health insurance contracts.
