Employer Wellness : What Is A Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program?
Comprehensive Employee Wellness Programs involve all employees, deal with all major health risks, offers choices, and target both the employees and the worksite environment; offer periodic assessment of its results. Comprehensive Employee Wellness Programs emphasize follow-up and offers reinforcement for the employee as long as he/she is employed. Studies have established this approach to be highly efficacious. Key components are planning, implementation, and assessment.
Planning accross the board Corporate Health Promotion Programs involve performing a needs and interest assessment, appointing a Corporate Health Promotion Program Committee, selecting wellness providers, setting objectives for the corporate wellness program, marketing/promoting the program, and instituting procedures to ensure confidentiality.
Implementation of accross the board Employee Wellness Programs consist of five primary tasks:
1. Health assessment and referral
2. Follow-up and counseling workers
3. Follow-up with physicians
4. Health improvement programs
5. Organizing workplace-wide activities.
Assessment involves monitoring Worksite Wellness Programs to find out if it is working and to help you refine it. Measuring success shows what you have achieved, helps justify costs, and supports information for management to support continued programming.