Employee Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources necessary, participants in, and expected
results of a Employee Wellness Program.
3. Orient staff members to the Company Health and Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and
tobacco use policies.
4. Promote and encourage staff member participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management
program.
5. Provide health education information to staff members.
6. Have a Employee Wellness Plans committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Employee Wellness Program.
7. Provide regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary
health associations, medical providers, and/or public health agencies to offer on-site education classes.
8. Host a Health Fair as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9. Designate specific areas to support staff members such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10. Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11. Provide confidential Health Risk Assessments.
12. Provide on-site weight management/maintenance initiatives for staff members.
13. Add weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in medical insurance contracts.
