Corporate Wellness Incentives
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
• 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 [...]
• 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 [...]