Health And Wellness In The WorkplaceHealth And Wellness In The Workplace

As with any program, the two most important elements for the performance of your wellness program are upper management backing & employee involvement.  Senior Leadership establishes the vision and supports the resources from which action plans flow.  Genuine backing from senior personnel also lends credibility to the wellness program.  It is critical that upper management be visible supporters and role models for your Corporate Health Promotion Program.

staff members need to be involved on several echelons so that they feel ownership of the wellness program.  Staff Members are the program stakeholders!  All staff members should have an opportunity to provide input and feedback through needs & interest surveys and program assessment tools.  The information gathered should be used to plan programs that target those needs and interests to ensure participation, buy-in, and reinforcement.

There are several methods to identify employee needs and interests such as:

• Directing Employee Focus Groups
• Talking About Wellness Interests During Department meetings
• Distributing and Summarizing a Needs & Interest Survey
• (Including|Allowing for|Making sure to include} a Time to Give Suggestions on Each Evaluation Tool  

Any one or combination of several techniques will make sure that the wellness program meets what workers want.

Step 3 provides additional information on determining wellness program needs.  But first, adopting a Employee Health Promotion Program Committee can help you involve upper management & workers, determine need, and plan your wellness program.