Determining a budget for creating a Worksite Wellness Program

Establishing a Worksite Wellness Program need not be expensive, but will require the commitment of some financial resources. If possible, include the Worksite Wellness Program in your business’s annual business plan and budget as you do for other efforts important to your business’s success.
How much to budget for the Worksite Wellness Program?
There is no one-size-fits-all [...]

Finding a Worksite Wellness Program Coordinator

Finding an individual to lead your business in creating a Worksite Wellness Program
Without a qualified Worksite Wellness Program coordinator to lead and manage your business’s creation of a culture of wellness, efforts can be scattered and momentum can stall. While it’s vital that the creation of a culture of wellness be someone’s priority, not [...]

Worksite Wellness Program: Gaining Upper Management Support

Strong and visible upper management support for the Worksite Wellness Program promotes health and is vital to securing needed Worksite Wellness Program resources (staff, time, and money) and implementing recommended changes.
1. Identify a Worksite Wellness Program champion
In a small business, there may be a single leader who is the clear choice to champion the Worksite [...]

Establishing a Worksite Wellness Program

The worksite environment is a powerful, but frequently overlooked, element in managing worker health. Here we will identify some of the best-practices in creating a Worksite Wellness Program that supports your organization’s employee health strategy and allows workers to take charge of their own health. For example, a Worksite Wellness Program that includes [...]