Employer Wellness : Workplace Health Promotion Program: Outcome Evaluation
Evaluations determine the outcome of a Employee Wellness Program. They help you learn if your objectives were met. It is a good idea to add an assessment component to your Employee Wellness Program.
Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may learn that a popular Worksite Wellness Program costs too much and didn’t really affect employees’ health. While these may not be the outcomes you hoped for, without this information you might continue ineffective interventions. Having this information will help you develop better solutions. When your results are good, it’s magnificent! You can spread the word to staff members and management that your program is achieving its goals.
Three major areas of an evaluation
• Corporate Wellness Program structure – The basic framework of the program
• Employee Health Promotion Program process – How well the program is run
• Company Health Promotion Program outcomes – Whether the program met the set objectives
Common questions used to evaluate a Corporate Wellness Program
Corporate Wellness Program Structure Questions
• What is included in the Workplace Wellness Program? What is the intervention?
• Where does the Worksite Health Promotion Program take place?
• How is the Workplace Health Promotion Program delivered? What content is included?
• Who manages the Workplace Wellness Program?
Corporate Health Promotion Program Process Questions
• How many people take part?
• Do participants complete the Company Wellness Program?
• Are participants satisfied?
• Which aspects of the Company Health Promotion Program are best attended?
Company Wellness Program Outcome Questions
• Does the Corporate Health Promotion Program better knowledge about health problems?
• Does the Company Health Promotion Program change behavior?
• Does the Company Wellness Program save the employer money?
• What is the return on investment (ROI)?
• Ascertain through an employee survey what incentives/rewards they value.
• Identify what incentives/rewards the organization can provide as well as what the budget will allow.
• Be sure that every colleague who achieves a intention receives some recognition.
• Avoid offering rewards and incentives for the “best” or the “most.”
• Avoid using food as a reward.
• Use incentives/rewards to reward your Workplace Wellness Program, through logos and branding.