Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans

As with any program, the two most important elements for the performance of your wellness program are senior staff backing & employee involvement.  Senior Management determines the vision and provides the resources from which action plans flow.  Genuine backing from senior personnel also lends credibility to the wellness plan.  It is key that senior staff be visible supporters and role models for your Worksite Wellness Program.

employees need to be involved on several levels so that they feel ownership of the wellness program.  Workers are the program stakeholders!  All employees must have a chance to provide input and feedback through needs & interest surveys and program assessment tools.  The information gathered must be used to plan programs that target those needs and interests to ensure participation, buy-in, and backing.

There are several methods to identify employee needs and interests such as:

• Having Employee Focus Groups
• Discussing Wellness Interests During Department meetings
• Administering and Summarizing a Needs & Interest Survey
• (Including|Allowing for|Making sure to include} a Time to Give Suggestions on Each Assessment Tool  

Any one or combination of several techniques will be sure that the wellness program meets what workers want.

Step 3 provides additional information on determining wellness program needs.  But first, implementing a Workplace Health Promotion Program Committee can help you involve upper management & employees, determine need, and plan your wellness program.