Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans
Tobacco use Cessation
Tobacco use cessation assistance is a worthwhile wellness activity. Tobacco use is often a difficult habit to overcome. Company health promotion activities to support “smoke-free” living include -
o Use American Lung Association resource. These include the Freedom From Smoking group and/or video-tutorial. There is also a follow-up video “A Lifetime of Freedom From [...]
Interest in increasing physical activity ranks almost as high as weight control in employee interest and need. Ideas for increasing employee awareness and participation in physical activities follow -
o Fitness classes in the worksite – Onsite exercise could be much more convenient for employees. Notwithstanding, on-site classes require logistical planning and coordination with attention to [...]
Employees typically enjoy sharing nutritional tips and trying new foods. Sponsor a “nutrition cook-off” and/or healthful potlucks.
o Nutrition cook-off. Teams of personnel set a menu in advance and bring in prepared foods for an official competition. A nutritionist from the health department or local hospital or community serves as the judge.
Dishes and foods are investigated [...]
Weight management is a major area of both employee interest and need. BMI is the clinical measure that indicates whether individuals are in a healthy weight range or are overweight or obese.
The BMI is a measure of a person’s overall height to their overall weight. Height and weight are measured during the employee health [...]
Every worksite will have staff members who will not participate in offered corporate health promotion activities. But these same staff members might be following many healthy practices in their daily living.
A good wellness program should give these people credit and recognition for their good work.
Recognition of healthy goal setting and goal achievement is a good [...]
Walking Club
Walking clubs or “trekking” can either be done in real time (by scheduling walking groups), or clubs can be set it up so individuals do their walking on their own and keep a shared log at work.
After a certain number of miles or steps are logged, staff are eligible for membership into the walking [...]
Develop and offer “free” health information resources as part of the overall corporate health promotion strategy. Reliable information is available free, or at very low cost, through many resource areas.
Ideas and resources are going to be suggested here. Also review the Resource and Website listings at the end of this guide for additional ideas and [...]
The feasibility of worksite based wellness classes depends on the size of the workforce. Workplace programs have to be supported with an adequate number of interested workers to keep a class going.
Typically a certain level of worker involvement is also necessary to ensure availability of facilities such as a room and equipment.
There are wide ranges [...]
Hollywood Stars or American Celebrities
This is another fun activity focusing on healthful losing weight or maintenance.
o Participants choose a secret code name (the name of a Hollywood star or other celebrity).
o Participants weigh-in with a “trusted” confident privately – at which time a healthy weight goal is set for the period of the contest.
o Post [...]
Brown bag presentations are a good way to create awareness about selected health topics. Community health professionals will often provide presentations of a half hour or less at no charge.
Use worker interest surveys to follow up on worker interests that are expressed. The definition of health is broad, so brown bag presentations might also cover [...]