Health And Wellness Programs

Analysiss determine the outcome of a Health Promotion Program. They help you figure out when your goals were met. It is a good idea to add an evaluation component to your Health Promotion Program.

Investigations may conclude that some interventions did not work well. You might find that a popular Health Promotion Program costs too much and did not really affect employees’ health.

While these might not be the outcomes you hoped for, without this information you may continue ineffective interventions. Having this information will help you develop better solutions.

When your results are good, it’s magnificent! You can spread the word to staff and management that your program is achieving its objectives.

Three major areas of an analysis

• Health Promotion Program structure – the basic framework of the program

• Wellness Program process – How well the program is run

• Health Promotion Program outcomes – Regardless of whether the program met the set goals

Common questions used to evaluate a Health Promotion Program

Structure Questions

• What’s included in the Health Promotion Program? What’s the intervention?

• Where does the Health Promotion Program take place?

• How is the Health Promotion Program delivered? What content is included?

• Who manages the Wellness Program?

Process Questions

• How many individuals  participate?

• Do participants complete the Wellness Program?

• Are participants satisfied?

• Which aspects of the Wellness Program are best attended?

Outcome Questions

• Does the Health Promotion Program improve understanding of health issues?

• Does the Wellness Program change behavior?

• Does the Health Promotion Program save the business money?

• What is the Return On Investment?

Download a sample program (http – //www.ibx.com/pdfs/custom/wellness_partners/services/turnkey_programs/walking/participant_eval.pdf) analysis from IBC’s Walking Towards Wellness program.

• Identify through an staff member survey what incentives they value.

• Identify what incentives the organization can provide in addition to what the budget will allow.

• Ensure that every participant who achieves a goal receives some recognition.

• Avoid offering incentives for the “best” or the “most.”

• Avoid using food as a reward.

• Use incentives to promote your health promotion program, through logos and branding.