Posted by Health Handouts | Posted in Health Handouts, Health Tips | Posted on 14-05-2009
When creating a accross the board Worksite Wellness Program, make sure that it consists of a variety of awareness, lifestyle modification, supportive environment programs, policies and activities that target risk behaviors, and the needs and interests of the workers. It will be significant to review and revise existing policies governing such areas as smoking sections and the employee cafeteria.
Tips on starting a Employee Health Promotion Program:
• Develop activities based on your planned goals/objectives discussing the specific needs of your workers. Focus on those issues that are of greatest interest to your workers and the greatest needs of your organization, in that order. Avoid issues with narrow appeal.
• Keep it simple. Design the Company Health Promotion Program so it’s simple for the participants to understand and track.
• Integrate a combination of activities to include awareness, educational, and behavior elements.
• Identify activities in which every employee can participate.
Ideas for your Company Health Promotion Program:
• Challenges. Activities that focus on practicing a desired behavior that continues for 4-8 weeks and focuses on specific issues (such as physical activity, diet, or stress management).
• Learning experiences. This includes courses, videos, and classes.
• Behavior changes (such as smoking cessation). You may or may not offer interventions at the workplace. However, you must promote people to make lifestyle changes that they want to make even without an external incentive.
• Education on disease management. For example, support and education groups for diabetes, high Blood Pressure (BP), etc.
• Learing new skills. For example, CPR and first aid.
• Preventive screenings like Blood Pressure (BP), cholesterol, and vision.
Source: Adapted from the Building Healthy Texans Worksite Wellness Toolkit.