Company Health and Wellness : Worksite Wellness Program Activities: Design and Implementation

When creating a accross the board Company Wellness Program, make sure that it consists of a variety of awareness, lifestyle change, supportive environment programs, policies and activities that target risk behaviors, and the needs and interests of the workers. It will be valuable to review and revise existing policies governing such areas as smoking sections and the employee cafeteria.

Tips on creating a Worksite Health Promotion Program:

• Establish activities based on your intended objectives approaching the specific needs of your staff members. Focus on those subject matters that are of greatest interest to your staff members and the greatest needs of your employer, in that order. Avoid subject matters with narrow appeal.
• Keep it simple. Design the Workplace Wellness Program so it’s simple for the participants to know and track.
• Integrate a combination of activities to include awareness, educational, and behavior components.
• Choose activities in which every employee can take part.

Ideas for your Employee Health Promotion Program:

• Challenges. Activities that focus on practicing a desired behavior that continues for 4-8 weeks and focuses on specific issues (such as physical exercise, diet, or stress management).
• Learning experiences. This includes classes, videos, and classes.
• Behavior changes (such as smoking cessation). You may or may not offer interventions at the workplace. However, you ought to advocate individuals to make lifestyle changes that they want to make even without an external incentive.
• Education on disease management. For example, support and education groups for diabetes, elevated Blood Pressure, etc.
• Learing new skills. For example, CPR and first aid.
• Preventive screenings like Blood Pressure, blood lipids, and vision.

Source: Adapted from the Building Healthy Texans Job Site Wellness Toolkit.