Employer Wellness

As with any program, the two key components for the success of your wellness program are senior staff reinforcement & employee involvement.  Senior Management sets the vision and arranges the resources from which action plans flow.  Genuine reinforcement from senior personnel also lends credibility to the wellness plan.  It is key that senior staff be visible supporters and role models for your Workplace Wellness Program.

employees need to be involved on several echelons so that they feel ownership of the wellness program.  Staff Members are the program stakeholders!  All employees must have a chance to offer input and feedback through needs & interest surveys and program evaluation tools.  The information gathered must be used to plan programs that target those needs and interests to ensure participation, buy-in, and reinforcement.

There are several methods to identify employee needs and interests such as:

• Having Employee Focus Groups
• Discussing Wellness Interests During Department gatherings
• Distributing and Evaluating a Needs & Interest Survey
• (Including|Allowing for|Making sure to include} a Chance to Give Recommendations on Each Assessment Tool  

Any one or combination of several techniques will make sure that the wellness program meets what staff members want.

Step 3 supports additional information on determining wellness program needs.  But first, starting a Company Health Promotion Program Committee can help you involve senior staff & workers, determine need, and plan your wellness program.