Archive for May, 2009
Wellness Coach : Worksite Health Promotion Program: Outcome Evaluation
Evaluations determine the outcome of a Company Health Promotion Program. They help you learn if your objectives were met. It is a good idea to add an evaluation component to your Company Health Promotion Program.
Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may find that a popular Worksite Health Promotion Program costs too [...]
Wellness Coach : Workplace Wellness Program: Incentive Seletion
Incentives bolster employees to adopt positive behaviors or maintain an existing positive behavior that may potentially help the employee stay healthy and live longer. Adopting positive health behavior is fundamentally what wellness is about.
Incentives can be used to boost participation rates, help people complete a Corporate Wellness Program, or help people shift or adhere to [...]
Wellness Coach : Company Wellness Program Activities: Design and Implementation
When creating a accross the board Company Wellness Program, make sure that it consists of a variety of awareness, lifestyle modification, supportive environment programs, policies and activities that target risk behaviors, and the needs and interests of the staff members. It will be valuable to review and revise existing policies governing such areas as smoking [...]
Wellness Coach : Company Wellness Program: Creating Goals and Objectives
Establish objectives
Goals are general standard procedures that explain what you want to achieve. Objectives define strategies or steps to take to attain the identified goal.
A wellness program must have a “destination”. Use the results of your surveys and your wellness committee’s mission statement as guides. Consider these ideas:
• Focus on making health information and [...]
Wellness Coach : Workplace Wellness Program Needs and Interest Survey
Successful wellness programs are designed to meet the needs and interests of the employees. Ask employees what they are interested in, and what needs they have. People are more willing to participate and support wellness efforts if they are involved in the decision-making process.
When beginning a survey, keep the following hints in mind:
• Ask [...]
Wellness Coach : Establish a Employee Wellness Program Committee
A essential first step in organizing your company’s wellness program is the formation of a Employee Health Promotion Program Committee. The focus of the Employee Health Promotion Program Committee is to plan, reward, and implement the program. The Employee Health Promotion Program Committee establishes continuity, motivation, and broad ownership of the program as well as [...]
Wellness Coach : Worksite Wellness Program: Obtaining Senior Leadership Support
Support from upper management is important to building a efficacious wellness program! Visible upper management support is one of the most vital factors in the success of a worksite Workplace Health Promotion Program. Management executives are responsible for making sure that the corporation meets its objectives. They can support additional assistance by assisting you to [...]
Wellness Coach : Corporate Health Promotion Program: Conducting Corporation Assessment
The first step in beginning your wellness/Company Health Promotion Program is to be aware of your business and how Company Health Promotion Program will fit into the current structure. By researching your organization’s history with similar programs and eliciting feedback from co-workers, you can find the best solution for your business.
Worksite Wellness Program: Research Questions
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Wellness Coach : Benefits of Worksite Wellness Programs*
The expenditures of medical care have been rising more than ten percent each year for several years. A substantial amount of the money invested in the medical care system treats costly illnesses and diseases.
• Approximately 95 percent of the $1.4 trillion that we spend as a nation on health goes to direct health care services, [...]
Wellness Coach : What is a Workplace Health Promotion Program?
According to the American Journal of Health Promotion, “Health promotion is the science and art of helping people alter their lifestyle to move toward a state of good health. Optimal health is defined as a balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. Lifestyle shift can be facilitated through a combination of efforts to [...]