Archive for December, 2008
Paving the way for company process change
Employer processes are structured activities that achieve a specific result. For example, scheduling appointments is a company process that results in an orderly work flow and timely patient care.
Company Health and Wellness Program implementation often requires changes to established company processes. These changes may be simple, such as adding prescreening appointments to the scheduling process, [...]
Starting a Employer Health and Wellness Program
The workplace setting is a effective, but often overlooked, element in managing employee health. Here we will identify some of the best-practices in creating a Employer Health and Wellness Program that supports your organization’s employee health strategy and allows employees to take charge of their own health. For example, a Employer Health and Wellness Program [...]
Company Health and Wellness Program Evaluation Basics
Company Health and Wellness Program evaluation is critical for effective Wellness and will help you get Senior Management support.
Why evaluate your Employee Wellness Program?
Company Health and Wellness Program evaluation answers these questions:
• What change(s) occurred in the target population?
• ‘What’s in it’ for Senior Management?
• Are the resources that are being used worth the outcomes [...]
Employee Wellness Program: Getting Leadership Support
Strong and visible upper management support for the Employer Health and Wellness Program promotes health and is essential to securing needed Employer Health and Wellness Program resources (staff, time, and money) and implementing recommended changes.
1. Identify a Employer Health and Wellness Program champion
In a small employer, there may be a single leader who is the [...]
Build flexibility into your Employee Wellness Program.
Think ahead: what unexpected challenges might come up as you start your Employee Wellness Program? How could you adapt and change the Company Health and Wellness Program to meet those challenges?
• Look at the “what if’s?”
• What if your classroom space is suddenly no longer available?
• What if you can’t hold the Health Fair in [...]
Sample Employer Health and Wellness Program Ideas
Health Testing:
• Blood pressure
• Breast cancer Testing
• Skin cancer Testing
• Diabetes Testing
• Cholesterol Testing
• Eye exams
• Body-fat Testing
• Influenza (Flu) shots
• Posture screening, spinal analysis
• Onsite child immunizations
• Prostate cancer screenings
• Fitness Testing
• Depression Testing
Fitness Ideas:
• Onsite fitness center or exercise room
• Walking and/or running club (during lunch hour or breaks)
• Onsite bike rake
• Mind/body [...]
Strategic Company Health and Wellness Program planning
Take the time to plan Employee Wellness Plans before they are implemented.
Strategic planning enables better use of all your resources. Include all the steps below when you plan a Wellness activity.
• Do your homework – Find the science and research that support your interventions. Look for similar Employee Wellness Plans that already exist.
• Determine the [...]
Employer Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Health Education Programs
Employee Health Services
• worksite medical services
• worksite medical examinations
• health risk testing and counselling:
• blood pressure testing,
• blood cholesterol testing,
• blood glucose testing clinics,
• thyroid testing,
• bone density testing,
• prostrate cancer testing
• promote self-exams – breasts, testicles
• medical surveillance Programs
• immunizations and flu vaccinations
• Disability Management
• Active rehab
• Return to work Programs
• Self-care Programs
• Disease [...]
Employee Wellness Program: Small Steps
Why use small steps toward health behavior change?
Small steps give participants immediate feedback on the changes they make towards better health. Measuring these small steps is also an excellent way to collect interim Company Health and Wellness Program effectiveness data.
Company Health and Wellness Program small steps make a big difference
Small steps for Company Health and [...]
Employer Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Occupational Wellness Initiatives
• clearly communicated vision and mission
• clear and accurate job descriptions
• supportive appraisal system
• employee empowerment through decision-making, pace of work and connection to business goals, (on-line tools that connect to goals such as Baxter Healthcare)
• two-way communication training
• ‘no lunch hour’ meeting rules unless it is a lunch ‘n’ learn
• absenteeism and attendance program
• [...]