Archive for May, 2009
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Goals and Objectives
Goals are broad-based statements about what the program is expected to do. The objective of the wellness program is to enhance the health of the individual and the organization. Goals like mission statements support direction in a program.
Objectives are specific and provide a means of measurement of the program to determine performance. There are two [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Workplace Health Promotion Program Committee
Wellness committees are significant in that they create a sense of ownership in the program, and facilitate various tasks involved in wellness programming at the workplace. The Corporate Health Promotion Program Committee ought to be composed of a cross-section of workers representing various occupations, levels, and subgroups with the organization.
A common mistake is filling the [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Corporation Culture
Effective wellness programs recognize the importance of building a supportive cultural environment. The workplace culture includes shared values/heartfelt beliefs about what is significant. It includes social standards of expected and accepted behavior called “cultural norms.”
It includes peer support from family, friends, and co-staff members. This support can help one adopt healthy lifestyles. Tools are available [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Work Environment
Effective wellness programs attempt to set up healthy workplace climates. A healthy workplace climate is one which encourages teamwork, cooperation, and empowerment of the individual.
People have a sense of community, a shared vision, and a beneficial outlook. Policies encourage and support wellness efforts within the workplace.
• Effective programs identify ways that employer policies and employer [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Needs Assessment
An initial health screening can include a survey of staff members’ interests as part of the assessment. Successful wellness programs are designed to meet the needs and interests of the staff members. The information you need to get from a survey depends on the scope of your program. A sample survey can be obtained in [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : What Is A Comprehensive Corporate Wellness Program?
All-Inclusive Company Wellness Programs involve all workers, deal with all primary health risks, offers choices, and target both the workers and the workplace environment; support periodic assessment of its results. All-Inclusive Company Wellness Programs emphasize follow-up and offers backing for the employee as long as he/she is employed. Research studies have determined this approach to [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Company Wellness Programs: Economic Considerations
Initially introduced by Halbert Dunn in the 1950’s, wellness became a popular buzzword during the late 1970’s and received considerable academic attention in the 1980’s. Worksite Wellness Programs for staff members became more widespread during the following decade, and credible evidence for their economic viability began to be published. There have now been over 100 [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Corporate Wellness Programs: Effective Components
Company America is increasingly investing in employee wellness because it is good business. In order to meet work rate demands, employers must rely on a healthy, beneficial workforce to succeed in the highly competitive global marketplace. Over a hundred research studies in both corporate and governmental settings have documented the economic advantages of Corporate Wellness [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Company Wellness Program: Outcome Evaluation
Evaluations determine the outcome of a Workplace Wellness Program. They help you figure out if your objectives were met. It is a good idea to add an evaluation component to your Workplace Wellness Program.
Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may find that a popular Corporate Health Promotion Program expenditures too much [...]
Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans : Company Wellness Program: Incentive Seletion
Incentives advocate staff members to adopt positive behaviors or maintain an existing positive behavior that may potentially help the employee stay healthy and live longer. Adopting positive health behavior is fundamentally what wellness is about.
Incentives can be used to increase participation rates, help people complete a Employee Wellness Program, or help people shift or adhere [...]