Posted by Health Handouts | Posted in Health Handouts, Health Tips | Posted on 16-05-2009
Evaluations determine the outcome of a Corporate Health Promotion Program. They help you discover if your objectives were met. It is a good idea to add an evaluation component to your Corporate Health Promotion Program.
Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may learn that a popular Worksite Health Promotion 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 foster better solutions. When your results are great, it’s magnificent! You can spread the word to staff members and management that your program is achieving its objectives and goals.
Three major areas of an evaluation
• Corporate Health Promotion Program structure – The basic framework of the program
• Workplace Wellness Program process – How well the program is run
• Worksite Health Promotion Program outcomes – Whether the program met the set objectives
Common questions used to evaluate a Worksite Health Promotion Program
Workplace Wellness Program Structure Questions
• What is included in the Worksite Wellness Program? What is the intervention?
• Where does the Company Wellness Program take place?
• How is the Corporate Wellness Program delivered? What content is included?
• Who manages the Corporate Wellness Program?
Corporate Wellness 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?
Corporate Health Promotion Program Outcome Questions
• Does the Workplace Wellness Program better knowledge about health issues?
• Does the Worksite Wellness Program change behavior?
• Does the Company Health Promotion Program save the company money?
• What is the return on investment (ROI)?
• Determine through an employee survey what incentives/rewards they value.
• Ascertain what incentives the organization can offer as well as what the budget will allow.
• Be sure that every participant who achieves a objective receives some recognition.
• Avoid offering incentives and rewards for the “best” or the “most.”
• Avoid using food as a reward.
• Use incentives/rewards to encourage your Worksite Health Promotion Program, through logos and branding.