Posted by Health Handouts | Posted in Health Handouts, Health Tips | Posted on 22-05-2009
Effective wellness programs recognize the effect of building a supportive cultural environment. The workplace culture includes shared values/heartfelt beliefs about what is significant. It includes social standards of expected and accepted behavior called “cultural norms.”
It includes peer support from family, friends, and co-employees. This support can help one adopt healthy lifestyles. Tools are available to audit a company.
The long-term success of any wellness program is dependent on the corporate culture.
Some healthy culture signs in a company are:
• workers communicate openly
• Leaders support diversity and opinion
• employees have fun
• Policies support wellness
• workers are encouraged to grow
• staff members work together as a group
• employees’ skills and talents are matched to their jobs.
• Flexible work schedules are available
• Employers consider staff members as their most significant asset