Archive for January, 2009
Employer Health and Wellness Program Environment Assessment
Why Complete a Employer Health and Wellness Program Environment Assessment?
The purpose of completing the assessment is to identify your jobsite’s strengths and areas in need of improvement. The assessment will lead your workgroup to recommend actions for changes to make the worksite more supportive of healthy behaviors (i.e. healthy food choices in vending machines, policies [...]
Corporate Wellness Program: Maintaining Motivation and Interest
Once you start a Employer Health and Wellness Program you will have a range of staff member participants. Some will already be very engaged in being active and eating well and your program will only reinforce and enhance their health. On the other end of the spectrum will be employees who may not engage no [...]
Why Wellness?
There are a number of reasons why Corporate Wellness Plans are beneficial.
1. Enhanced Morale – When the organizational culture begins to change as a result of your health promotion efforts, you and your workers may actually start to see and feel a new level of energy within the corporation. Ultimately, one of the most ambitious [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Corporate Wellness Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources necessary, participants in, and expected results of a Corporate Wellness Program.
3. Orient workers to the Employer Health and Wellness Program and give them copies of the [...]
Where to Start with Corporate Wellness Plans
Ten Steps Toward Strategic Corporate Wellness Plans
The Employer Health and Wellness Program management world is evolving rapidly. Each month, there are new research findings that support the premise that Corporate Wellness Plans and disease management have a long-term impact on medical costs. Many large employers that started Corporate Wellness Plans three to five years ago [...]
Benefits of Corporate Wellness Plans
Corporate Wellness Plans are crucial to improving the health of our nations. The majority of adults spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, making it a excellent venue for promoting healthful habits. The worksite organizational culture and environment are powerful influences on behavior and this needs to be put to use [...]
Corporate Wellness Plans
Who needs Corporate Wellness Programs? If you work in an office or a worksite or are a member of an corporation who spends a considerable amount of time at work, you will benefit from a well-designed worker Corporate Wellness Program. Employees spend a minimum of about 200 hours a month at work – a considerable [...]
Corporate Wellness Plans – The Good and The Bad
Corporate Wellness Plans at the business level are beneficial, right? Wellness statistics clearly show that such Corporate Wellness Plans are not only cost-effective for the corporation but can assist the staff member in developing a healthier lifestyle. With the rising cost of medical, Corporate Wellness Plans simply make sense. So where does the problem come [...]
Health and Wellness Planning Guide
Getting Started – Secure management support
• Justifications for having a Health and Wellness
• Health Risk Assessments
• Help for high-risk population: smokers, obese workers
• Early detection of diabetes, heart disease risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure)
Health and Wellness Participation – Identify your audience
• Employees only, whole family, retirees?
• Community involvement? Theme?
Health and Wellness Time Line
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Workplace Wellness Program Incentives
According to Gordian Health Solutions, the effectiveness of Corporate Wellness Plans in improving health and lowering medical costs is directly linked to incentives: the more substantial the incentives, the higher the success rate. Incentives can range from tokens of achievement, such as t-shirts, water bottles and sports equipment, to more substantial financial awards, such as [...]