Archive for July, 2009
Employer Wellness : Putting Together a Company Wellness Program
Ideally, you will foster an overall plan for a Worksite Wellness Program before beginning to plan specific wellness programs. For example, you are able to begin by getting the following elements in place:
• reinforcement from senior staff
• a Workplace Wellness Program Committee or team
• information about the wellness needs and interests of workers
• a budget
• [...]
Employer Wellness : Setting Up and Running Your Workplace Health Promotion Program
Many organizations recognize the need for a accross the board strategy to help their staff members be the best they can be. They also know that thriving and sustainable wellness programs are much more than a few “lunch and learn” programs.
Your wellness program should include a wide range of key components, including:
• A clear agenda [...]
Employer Wellness : Employee Health Promotion Programs: Does your workplace support physical activity?
How does physical exercise fit into a full-time employee’s full schedule? Often, it doesn’t.
One possible solution to this challenge is to make physical exercise a part of the work day. Clearly, being active at work is beneficial for workers. But employers also advance from having fit, energetic and healthy workers who are more beneficial.
The challenges
Your [...]
Employer Wellness : Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Physical Activity for Busy People
We all know that physical activity is an valuable part of health and wellness. But sometimes it’s tough to find time for physical activity. Lack of time is the number one barrier that people say prevents them from participating in physical activity on a regular basis.
The great news is that even short sessions of physical [...]
Employer Wellness : Employee Health Promotion Programs: How Business Policies Can Help Staff Members to Be Active
• Commit to workplace physical exercise in policy statements and commit funding to physical exercise initiatives.
• Clearly communicating the benefits of being physically active during work reinforces the company’s commitment to assisting all workers be active. Use meetings, bulletin boards, newsletters and e-mail to reach as many workers as possible at least once a year.
• [...]
Employer Wellness : Worksite Wellness Programs: How Your Organization Can Help employees to Be Active
• Make sure that your building’s stairwells are clean, attractive and safe, and post signs encouraging staff members to use the stairs.
• Establish a wellness newsletter or intranet.
• Encourage the Activity Tracker and promote employees to track their physical exercise every week.
• Be creative, and make the most of the workspace you have. For example, [...]
Employer Wellness : Worksite Wellness Programs: Physical Activity With Co-staff members
• Organize a launch event to foster excitement about upcoming activities and to establish a social climate that establishes being active as the norm.
• Create and reward monthly or bi-monthly company activities that are fun and active, e.g., picnics with physical games, employee tournaments and dragon boat racing. Encourage families to join in by including [...]
Employer Wellness : Building a Worksite Health Promotion Program
There is no single correct way to approach wellness programs but successful programs share common success factors. These include commitment from management, employee participation, adequate resources, and a policy on health that goes hand in hand with the organization’s mission, vision and values.
Corporate Health Promotion Program: A Range of Approaches
Although the objective is to eventually [...]
Employer Wellness : Employee Health Promotion Programs: Creating a Supportive Environment
How does it feel to walk into your worksite? Do people look content? Is the place illuminated and cheerful? Do you feel welcome, wanted and energized? Or do you feel a dark cloud come over you, and count the hours until you have the potential to leave?
The influence of the worksite environment on the [...]
Employer Wellness : Motivational Company Health Promotion Program Events
These are easy and fun events that can be done within your business to excite healthy behaviors during a contest or during other times. The intention is to bolster employee participation. Some examples:
• Design a sub-committee of enthusiastic employees who will help encourage the physical activity program by offering ideas, recommendations and encouragement to fellow [...]