Archive for February, 2009
Employee Health,Health Promotion,Health and Wellness Program
Health Testing:
• Blood pressure
• Breast cancer Testing
• Skin cancer Testing
• Diabetes Testing
• Cholesterol Testing
• Eye exams
• Body-fat Testing
• Flu shots
• Posture screening, spinal assessment
• On-Site child immunizations
• Prostate cancer screenings
• Fitness Testing
• Depression Testing
Physical Fitness Activities:
• On-Site fitness center or exercise room
• Walking and/or running club (during lunch hour or breaks)
• On-Site bike rake
• Mind [...]
Company Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Health Education Strategies
Employee Health Services
• worksite medical services
• workplace medical examinations
• health risk screening and counselling:
• blood pressure screening,
• blood cholesterol screening,
• blood glucose screening clinics,
• thyroid screening,
• bone density screening,
• prostrate cancer screening
• encourage self-exams – breasts, testicles
• medical surveillance Strategies
• immunizations and flu vaccinations
• Disability Management
• Active rehab
• Return to work Strategies
• Self-care Strategies
• Disease [...]
Employee Wellness Plans
Employee Wellness Programs: The Grand Slam
Employee Wellness Plans are as close to a grand slam proposition as you’ll find, according to the majority of researchers and Employer Health and Wellness Program experts.
But if you have skeptics in your business who are questioning the expense of starting an Employee Wellness Program, you may be wary too. [...]
Company Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Occupational Wellness Programs
• clearly communicated vision and mission
• clear and accurate job descriptions
• supportive appraisal system
• staff member empowerment through decision-making, pace of work and connection to company 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
• [...]
Employer Health and Wellness Program During Cold Season
Maintaining Employer Health and Wellness Program during Cold Season can be a challenge for any business. The average adult can get up to four colds in one year, and hundreds of thousands are hospitalized every year for flu complications. From December to March, there are more workers out of the office due to illness, and [...]
Company Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Mental Health and Wellness
• childcare Strategies and information
• family planning information
• parenting classes
• Senior care Strategies and information
• retirement planning
• individual responsibility leave
• alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting, job sharing
• work-family-life transition support
• anger management and family violence
• family counselling initiatives
• budgeting and financial counselling
• understanding credit reports
• money safety tips – ATMS, credit cards
• advertising and [...]
Employee Wellness Program: Businesses Save Millions Through Employee Wellness Plans
Employer Health and Wellness Program Study Shows Millions Lost Due to Illness
Employer Health and Wellness Program was shown to be a huge economic boon for corporations in a recently-released joint report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly three million productive workers in labor markets worldwide add up to [...]
Company Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Environmental Wellness Strategies
• violence in the workplace
• equity in the workplace initiatives
• harassment policy and training
• literacy/numeracy Strategies
• professional development and skill enhancing training
• air quality and sick building testing
• smoke-free workplace
• fire safety initiatives
• hazard control and WHIMS Training
• injury prevention, CPR/First Aid, emergency response Strategies
• enhanced signage
• installing guard rails
• work station design, ergonomic and [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Rewards and Incentives
Employee Wellness Plans – Employee Engagement Strategies
Employee Wellness Plans without staff engagement are useless to a business. How do you get workers to enroll in Employee Wellness Plans – and stay engaged in the programs?
The materials for these programs discuss the benefits to workers and businesses. Employer Health and Wellness Program statistics show that there [...]
Company Health and Wellness Program Ideas: Healthy Living Strategies
• Add Stress management and mental health Strategies
• Add substance use and abuse Strategies
• Add smoking cessation and control
• Add nutrition counselling
• Add weight control Strategies and counselling
• Add encourage use of food logs
• Add posting BMI charts
• Add juice dispensing machines
• Add water coolers
• Add vending machines with low-calorie snack choices
• Add vending machines [...]