Health And Wellness In The WorkplaceHealth And Wellness In The Workplace

Evaluations determine the outcome of a Worksite Wellness Program. They help you learn if your objectives were met. It is a good idea to add an evaluation component to your Worksite Wellness Program.

Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may learn that a popular Worksite Wellness 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 develop 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 assessment

• Corporate Health Promotion Program structure – The basic framework of the program
• Company Wellness Program process – How well the program is run
• Corporate Health Promotion Program outcomes – Whether the program met the set objectives

Common questions used to evaluate a Workplace Health Promotion Program

Company Health Promotion Program Structure Questions

• What is included in the Corporate Health Promotion Program? What is the intervention?
• Where does the Workplace Wellness Program take place?
• How is the Workplace Wellness Program delivered? What content is included?
• Who manages the Worksite Health Promotion Program?

Employee Wellness Program Process Questions

• How many people take part?
• Do participants complete the Company Health Promotion Program?
• Are participants satisfied?
• Which aspects of the Company Wellness Program are best attended?

Workplace Wellness Program Outcome Questions

• Does the Workplace Wellness Program improve knowledge about health problems?
• Does the Employee Wellness Program change behavior?
• Does the Employee Health Promotion Program save the corporation money?
• What is the return on investment (ROI)?

• Identify through an employee survey what rewards and incentives they value.
• Determine what incentives and rewards the organization can provide as well as what the budget will allow.
• Make sure that every colleague who achieves a goal receives some recognition.
• Avoid offering incentives for the “best” or the “most.”
• Avoid using food as a reward.
• Use incentives to encourage your Worksite Health Promotion Program, through logos and branding.