Archive for December, 2010
Wellness Programs : Encouraging Worker Exercise Through Corporation Policy.
• Commit to worksite exercise in policy statements and commit funding to exercise initiatives.
• Clearly communicating the benefits of being physically active during the workday reinforces the organization’s commitment to assisting all workers be active.
Use meetings, bulletin boards, newsletters and e-mail to reach as many employees as possible at least once a year.
• Make [...]
Wellness Programs : What Health Vendors Are Not Telling You.
The corporations with the most cost-efficient heath programs are the ones that streamline the services employees receive for both their physical and mental health.
As a long-term goal, having your general health plan, worker assistance program (EAP) and health promotion program communicating regularly with one another about employees’ treatments is the single best way to reduce [...]
Wellness Programs : Wellness Programs – Getting Workers Active.
• Be sure that your building’s stairwells are clean, attractive and safe, and post signs encouraging personnel to use the stairs.
• Start a wellness newsletter or intranet.
• Promote the Activity Tracker and encourage employees to track their physical activity every week.
• be creative, and make the most of the workspace you have. for example, mark [...]
Wellness Programs : Wellness Program Budgets.
Trying to do more with less money? Here are three proven ways to align the dollars and cents of a health promotion program in your budget.
Common thread – the way you prepare – and control – your budget for a health promotion program is critical to its success.
1. Top-down wellness budget
Depending on the size of [...]
Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Programs and Physical Activity With Co-workers.
• Organize a launch event to create excitement about upcoming activities and to create a social climate that establishes being active as the norm.
• Organize and promote monthly or bi-monthly company events that are fun and active, e.g., picnics with physical games, staff tournaments and dragon boat racing.
Be certain to encourage families to join [...]
Wellness Programs : Lobby groups take aim at wellness programs.
Given the gigantic growth of wellness programs over the last two years, it was inevitable resistance would creep up among watchdog groups.
In Washington, lobbyists have spearheaded a push for Congress, the DOL and IRS to crack down on “punitive” wellness programs.
Specifically, the groups seek to limit wellness programs in which employees’ share of their [...]