Archive for April, 2009
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Corporate Wellness Program Ideas: Stress Management and Mental Health
Stress Management
Many simple wellness activities and practices can help workers be aware of the role stress plays in effecting health, safety, and productivity. It is essential to help workers be aware of simple stress management strategies for decreasing stress levels.
• Stress kit check out. Have stress management tools available for employee use during a scheduled [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Workplace Wellness Program Ideas: Fighting Addictions
Smoking Cessation
Smoking cessation assistance is a worthwhile wellness activity. Smoking is often a difficult habit to overcome. Workplace wellness activities to support “tobacco-free” living include:
• 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 Smoking”.
• Reward people who have [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Workplace Health Promotion Program Ideas: Physical Fitness and Increasing Physical Activity
Interest in increasing physical activity ranks nearly as high as weight management in employee interest and need. Ideas for increasing employee awareness and participation in physical activities follow:
• Fitness classes in the worksite: Onsite exercise can be much more convenient for workers. Nonetheless, worksite classes require logistical planning and coordination with attention to details. Onsite [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Company Health Promotion Program Ideas: Nutrition
staff members generally enjoy sharing nutritional tips and trying new foods. Sponsor a “nutrition cook-off” and/or healthy potlucks.
• Nutrition cook-off. Teams of staff members 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 [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Worksite Health Promotion Program Ideas: Weight Management
Weight management is a major area of both employee interest and need. Body Mass Index (BMI) is the clinical measure that indicates whether people 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 evaluated during [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Company Health Promotion Program Goal Setting & Achievement Recognition Program
Every workplace will have workers who won’t participate in provided workplace wellness activities. But these same workers may be following countless healthy practices in their daily living. A good wellness program must give these individuals credit and recognition for their good work.
Recognition of healthy goal setting and goal performance is a wonderful approach for reinforcing [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Workplace Health Promotion Program Ideas: Volume Two
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. Following a certain number of miles or steps are logged, workers are eligible for membership into the [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Worksite Health Promotion Program Ideas: Heath Information Strategies
Establish and offer “free” health information resources as part of the central workplace wellness plan. Reliable information is available free, or at very low cost, through numerous resource areas. Ideas and resources will be suggested here. Also review the Resource and Website listings at the end of this guide for more ideas and resources.
Wellness Bulletin [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Workplace Health Promotion Program Ideas: Ongoing Onsite Wellness Classes
The feasibility of workplace based wellness classes depends on the size of the workforce. Worksite programs must be supported with an adequate number of interested employees to keep a class going. Generally a certain level of employee participation is also necessary to be sure availability of facilities such as a room and equipment. There exist [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Workplace Wellness Program Ideas: Volume One
Hollywood Stars or American Celebrities
This is another enjoyable exercise focusing on healthy weight loss or maintenance.
• Participants pick a secret code name (the name of a Hollywood star or other celebrity).
• Participants weigh in with a “trusted” partner privately – at which time a healthy weight goal is set for the course of the contest.
• [...]