Archive for December, 2008
Starting a Employer Health and Wellness Program vision and brand for your employer’s Employee Wellness Program:
Why it’s important and how to do it
The Employer Health and Wellness Program Vision
A Employer Health and Wellness Program vision statement is a concise statement that summarizes the purpose and goals of your employer’s commitment to creating a Employee Wellness Program. Taking the time to clarify and describe your employer’s Employer Health and Wellness Program [...]
Setting Company Health and Wellness Program Priorities
Most companies do not have the Company Health and Wellness Program resources to address all of their health/wellness needs at once. Priorities must be set to determine the most pressing health/wellness needs. Use the steps below to prioritize company Wellness needs.
Assess the health/wellness needs of the population.
Collect data about the health/wellness needs in the community. [...]
Employer Employee Health and Wellness Program Committee
Sample Employer Health and Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion
Is your employer’s Employer Health and Wellness Program Employee Health and Wellness Program Committee new? Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while? In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Employer Health and [...]
Bottom Line Up Front Employee Wellness Plans
Keeping the bottom line up front Bottom Line Up Front in Company Health and Wellness Program will help you get and sustain Senior Management support. A Bottom Line Up Front approach will also help you more realistically measure the impact of your Employee Wellness Program.
The bottom line in Employee Wellness Plans answer two primary questions:
• [...]
Starting a Employee Health and Wellness Program Committee
A representative Employee Health and Wellness Program Committee is a cornerstone of a successful Employee Wellness Program, regardless of the size of the employer.
Membership of your Employee Health and Wellness Program Committee
Aim for a committee of a manageable size (no more than 15 members, depending on your employer’s size). Your Employee Health and Wellness Program [...]
Adapting to Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology can make the entire medical system more effective and efficient by enhancing:
• Documentation (lab and test results, clinic notes, consult recommendations)
• Communication (provider to patient, provider to provider)
• Information input (templates to facilitate data entry)
• Delivery of care (documenting all patient-provider interactions in a single system)
• Chronic disease risk identification (evaluation of [...]
Determining a budget for creating a Employer Health and Wellness Program
Starting a Employer Health and Wellness Program need not be expensive, but will require the commitment of some financial resources. If possible, include the Employer Health and Wellness Program in your employer’s annual business plan and budget as you do for other efforts important to your employer’s success.
How much to budget for the Employee Wellness [...]
Managing Company Health and Wellness Program resources
To effectively manage your Company Health and Wellness Program resources, first determine the resources you need and the resources you have. Then develop a plan to fill the resource gaps.
What Company Health and Wellness Program resources do you need?
• Create a list of people, materials, equipment, space, and logistical support.
• Be as specific as possible.
• [...]
Health Risk Assessment
Health Risk Assessment: Helping Quantify Employee Health help you quantify staff member health
An Health Risk Assessment Health Risk Assessments is an important tool to help you isolate the value of strong Company Health and Wellness Program Programs.
Health Risk Assessment: What is it?
Does the term “Health Risk Assessment” have you puzzled? If so, then you are [...]
Locating a Employer Health and Wellness Program Coordinator
Locating an individual to lead your employer in creating a Employer Health and Wellness Program
Without a qualified Employer Health and Wellness Program coordinator to lead and manage your employer’s creation of a culture of wellness, efforts can be scattered and momentum can stall. While it’s essential that the creation of a culture of wellness be [...]