Archive for January, 2009
Health Promotion Incentives: How Well Do They Work?
The logic behind corporate health promotion programs is simple and indisputable: workers who are in better health spend less on healthcare. “The dollar savings derived from health promotion can be higher than most organizations realize,” says Tom Sawyer, president and CEO of Health Advancement Services, a consulting organization in Tempe, Ariz. One of Sawyer’s clients, [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Health Education Strategies
Employee Health Services
• access to an EAP
• on-site medical services
• worksite medical examinations
• health risk testing and counselling:
• blood pressure,
• blood cholesterol ,
• blood glucose clinics,
• thyroid.
• bone density testing,
• prostrate
• encourage self-exams – breasts, testicles
• medical surveillance Strategies
• immunizations and flu vaccinations
• disability case management
• active rehabilitation
• return to work Strategies
• self-care education (see [...]
Corporate Health Promotion 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 corporate 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
• rates of absence and [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Mental Health and Wellness
• childcare Strategies and information
• family planning information
• parenting classes
• elder care Strategies and information
• retirement planning
• personal responsibility leave
• alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting, job sharing
• work-family-life transition support
• anger management and family violence
• family counselling programs
• budgeting and financial counselling
• understanding credit reports
• money safety tips – ATMS, credit cards
• advertising and [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Environmental Wellness Strategies
• violence in the worksite
• equity in the worksite programs
• harassment policy and training
• literacy/numeracy Strategies
• professional development and skill enhancing training
• air quality and sick building testing
• smoke-free worksite
• fire safety programs
• hazard control and WHIMS Training
• injury prevention, CPR/First Aid, emergency response Strategies
• improved signage
• installing guard rails
• work station design, ergonomic and [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Healthy Living Strategies
• Add Stress Management Programs 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 snack machines with low-calorie snack choices
• Add snack [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program Environment Assessment
Why Complete a Corporate Health Promotion Program Environment Assessment?
The purpose of completing the assessment is to identify your jobsite’s strengths and areas in need of improvement. The assessment will lead your workgroup to recommend actions for changes to make the worksite more supportive of healthy behaviors (i.e. healthy food choices in snack machines, policies to [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program: Maintaining Motivation and Interest
Once you start a program you will have a range of employee members. Some will already be very engaged in being active and eating well and your program will only reinforce and enhance their health. On the other end of the spectrum will be employees who may not engage no matter what you do. The [...]
Why Wellness?
There are a number of reasons why Corporate Health Promotion Programs are beneficial.
1. Improved Morale – When the organizational culture begins to change as a result of your health promotion efforts, you and your workers may actually start to see and feel a new level of energy within the business. Ultimately, one of the most [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Corporate Health Promotion Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, members in, and expected results of a Corporate Health Promotion Program.
3. Orient workers to the Corporate Health Promotion Program and give them copies of [...]