Archive for January, 2009
Gathering information on worker health behaviors
If your corporation is interested in measuring the impact of your Corporate Health Promotion Program efforts in future years, you’ll want to gather relevant baseline data on the health and health behaviors of your worker population.
Corporate Health Promotion Program Data on your worker population
Health Risk Assessments
Some health plans offer organizations free internet-based health risk assessments [...]
Assessment of workplace culture and setting
In addition to looking at the health behaviors of workers, take a good look at your corporation. The following questions can help you identify opportunities for your corporation to support and encourage healthy behaviors among workers.
A strong foundation for employee health improvement
1. To what extent does the senior management in your corporation actively and visibly [...]
Creating a Corporate Health Promotion Program vision and brand for your corporation’s Corporate Health Promotion Program:
Why it’s important and how to do it
The Corporate Health Promotion Program Vision
A Corporate Health Promotion Program vision statement is a concise statement that summarizes the purpose and goals of your corporation’s commitment to establishing a Corporate Health Promotion Program. Taking the time to clarify and describe your corporation’s Corporate Health Promotion Program vision can [...]
Employer Health Promotion Committee
Sample Corporate Health Promotion Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion
Is your corporation’s Corporate Health Promotion Program Health Promotion 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 Corporate Health Promotion Program meetings. You may also [...]
Creating a Health Promotion Committee
A representative Health Promotion Committee is a cornerstone of a successful Corporate Health Promotion Program, regardless of the size of the corporation.
Membership of your Health Promotion Committee
Aim for a committee of a manageable size (no more than 15 members, depending on your corporation’s size). Your Health Promotion Committee should represent all employee groups (e.g., full-time [...]
Determining a budget for establishing a Corporate Health Promotion Program
Creating a Corporate Health Promotion Program need not be expensive, but will require the commitment of some financial resources. If possible, include the Corporate Health Promotion Program in your corporation’s annual business plan and budget as you do for other efforts important to your corporation’s success.
How much to budget for the Corporate Health Promotion Program?
There [...]
Finding a Corporate Health Promotion Program Coordinator
Finding an individual to guide your corporation in establishing a Corporate Health Promotion Program
Without a qualified Corporate Health Promotion Program coordinator to guide and manage your corporation’s creation of a culture of health, efforts can be scattered and momentum can stall. While it’s essential that the creation of a culture of health be someone’s priority, [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program: Capturing Upper Management Support
Strong and visible upper management support for the Corporate Health Promotion Program encourages health and is essential to securing needed Corporate Health Promotion Program resources (staff, time, and money) and implementing recommended changes.
1. Identify a Corporate Health Promotion Program champion
In a small corporation, there may be a single leader who is the clear choice to [...]
Creating a Corporate Health Promotion Program
The workplace setting is a powerful, but frequently overlooked, element in managing worker health. Here we will identify some of the best-practices in establishing a Corporate Health Promotion Program that supports your organization’s employee health strategy and allows workers to take charge of their own health. For example, a Corporate Health Promotion Program that includes [...]
Sample Corporate Health Promotion Program Activities
Health Testing:
• Blood pressure
• Breast cancer Testing
• Skin cancer Testing
• Diabetes Testing
• Cholesterol Testing
• Eye exams
• Body-fat Testing
• Flu shots
• Posture screening, spinal analysis
• On-site child immunizations
• Prostate cancer screenings
• Fitness Testing
• Depression Testing
Fitness Activities:
• On-site fitness center or exercise room
• Walking and/or running club (during lunch hour or breaks)
• Bike rack on premises (so [...]