The workplace environment is a effective, but frequently overlooked, component in managing worker health. Here we will identify some of the best-practices in starting a Workplace Wellness Program that supports your organization’s employee health strategy and allows workers to take charge of their own health. For example, a Workplace Wellness Program that includes a smoke-free [...]
Beginning a Workplace Wellness Program
The workplace environment is a effective, but frequently overlooked, component in managing worker health. Here we will identify some of the best-practices in starting a Workplace Wellness Program that supports your organization’s employee health strategy and allows workers to take charge of their own health. For example, a Workplace Wellness Program that includes a smoke-free [...]
Locating a Workplace Wellness Program Coordinator
Locating an individual to guide your organization in starting a Workplace Wellness Program Without a qualified Workplace Wellness Program coordinator to guide and manage your organization’s creation of a culture of wellness, efforts can be scattered and momentum can stall. While it’s essential that the creation of a culture of wellness be someone’s priority, not [...]
Determining a budget for starting a Workplace Wellness Program
Beginning a Workplace Wellness Program need not be expensive, but will require the commitment of some financial resources. If possible, include the Workplace Wellness Program in your organization’s annual business plan and budget as you do for other efforts important to your organization’s success. How much to budget for the Workplace Wellness Program? There is [...]
Beginning a Wellness Committee
A representative Wellness Committee is a cornerstone of a successful Workplace Wellness Program, regardless of the size of the organization. Membership of your Wellness Committee Aim for a committee of a manageable size (no more than 15 members, depending on your organization’s size). Your Wellness Committee should represent all employee groups (e.g., full-time and part-time [...]
Employer Wellness Committee
Sample Workplace Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion Is your organization’s Workplace Wellness Program Wellness 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 Workplace Wellness Program meetings. You may also want to revisit [...]
Beginning a Workplace Wellness Program vision and brand for your organization’s Workplace Wellness Program:
Why it’s important and how to do it The Workplace Wellness Program Vision A Workplace Wellness Program vision statement is a concise statement that summarizes the purpose and goals of your organization’s commitment to starting a Workplace Wellness Program. Taking the time to clarify and describe your organization’s Workplace Wellness Program vision can provide a [...]
Assessment of workplace culture and environment
In addition to looking at the health behaviors of workers, take a good look at your organization. The following questions can help you identify opportunities for your organization 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 organization actively [...]
Collecting information on worker health behaviors
If your organization is interested in measuring the impact of your Workplace Wellness Program efforts in future years, you’ll want to gather relevant baseline data on the health and health behaviors of your worker population. Workplace Wellness Program Data on your worker population Health Risk Assessments Some health plans offer businesses free internet-based health risk [...]
