Posted by Health Wellness | Posted in Health And Wellness In The Workplace | Posted on 05-06-2009
Program directors or providers should have a background in wellness programming and a professional health-related degree or certification. They should have expertise in content areas, planning, promotion, administration, assessment, and ability to grow a program and tailor the program to the worksite.
Program providers should have a quality assurance program for evaluating the success of service personnel, to assess satisfaction of participants, and for personnel training and continuing education.
An central policy statement ought to be available from directors and program vendors addressing the following problems: assurance of confidentiality of health data, referral to health care for at-risk participants, follow-up with referred participants and those at-risk, program evaluation on process and outcomes, corporation of the worksite for promotion of wellness and changes in corporate culture. A clear contract or letter of agreement for services ought to be offered.