Archive for the ‘Employer Wellness’ Category
Wellness Program Objectives and Objectives.
A Wellness Program without objectives and objectives is somewhat akin to taking a family trip without any planning; you will not know where you’re going, how to get there, what you want to do once you’ve arrived, or even whether or not you’ve arrived!
The trip may end up ok, or it may end up [...]
Identifying Wellness Program Needs.
Before you start planning your Wellness Program you need to know where you’re now and then decide where you want to go. Completing a thorough needs assessment is critical to the success of your wellness program for two reasons –
• First it ensures that your program activities will be targeted to meet your [...]
Wellness Programs – Form a Wellness Committee .
Establishing an active Wellness Committee provides opportunities for both management and worker involvement in the program. The Committee should be a team of staff members and managers who formally meet to plan activities to promote healthier worker lifestyles.
Typical Functions of a Wellness Committee –
• Reviewing needs and interests
• Brainstorming program ideas
• Planning activities
• [...]
Wellness Programs – Building Program Support.
As with any program, the two crucial elements for the success of your wellness program are senior management support and worker involvement. Upper-level management sets the vision and provides the resources from which action plans flow.
Genuine support from senior personnel also lends credibility to the wellness program. It’s key that senior level management be [...]
Starting a Wellness Program.
Wellness Program Step 1 – Be certain to set the Foundation –
Build Support Among All Levels of the Organization
A key to a successful Wellness Program requires management commitment and worker involvement.
Wellness Program Step 2 – Form a Wellness Committee
An active Wellness Committee ensures employee involvement, provides buy-in, management support, and maintains a crew that [...]
Wellness Program Design Choices.
The program design options depend on the objectives and desired outcomes of your program. If your goal is to help staff members change behavior, reduce risk factors, or save health care dollars then your wellness program would be designed to accomplish those outcomes and a budget would be necessary to support that design.
There are [...]
Making the Case for Wellness Programs.
Major advantages of healthy staff members include –
• Lower Health Care Costs
• Decreased Injuries
• Lowered Absenteeism
• Increased Morale and Loyalty
• Higher Productivity
• Reduced Use of Health Care Benefits
• Lowered Workers’ Compensation / Disability
• Positive Perception in Community
• Lowered Turnover
• Better recruitment for skilled employees
What is NOT having a Wellness Program costing your company? [...]
What’s a Wellness Program?
A Wellness Program is an organized program to assist and support workers in establishing healthier lifestyles. This can include increasing worker awareness on health topics, scheduling behavior change programs, and/or establishing company policies that support health-related objectives.
Programs and policies that promote increased physical activity, use of tobacco avoidance and cessation, and healthful food selections [...]
Where to Begin with Wellness.
Ten Steps Toward Strategic Wellness Programs
The Wellness Program management world is evolving quickly. Each month, there are new research findings that support the premise that Wellness Programs and disease management have a long-term impact on healthcare costs.
Many big companies that began Wellness Programs three to five years ago are showing savings in health, disability, [...]
Advantages of Wellness Programs.
Wellness Programs are crucial to improving the health of our nations. Most adults spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, making it a great venue for promoting healthy habits.
The worksite organizational culture and environment are powerful influences on behavior and this needs to be put to use to helping workers [...]