Is your organization’s Corporate Health and Wellness Program Wellness 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 and Wellness Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

•         Clarify roles of Wellness Committee members  

o   ­           Are members responsible for implementing changes or recommending changes?

o   ­           How long are members’ terms on the Wellness Committee?

o   ­           How will new members be selected?

•         Determine Wellness Committee meeting frequency and processes 

o   ­           Establish dates, times, and locations.

o   ­           Determine how agendas will be set.

o   ­           Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•         Plan Corporate Health and Wellness Program communication with upper management  

o   ­           Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?

o   ­           How frequently do leaders want reports on Corporate Health and Wellness Program progress?

•         Select a name and brand for your organization’s Corporate Health and Wellness Program

•         Develop a vision statement for your organization’s Corporate Health and Wellness Program

•         Identify existing allies Corporate Health and Wellness Program for promoting worker health within your organization

o   ­           Who do Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes needed to develop a culture that encourages health?

•         Brainstorm challenges your organization may face in working to develop facilities, policies and Corporate Health and Wellness Program practices that promote worker health

o   ­           What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Corporate Health and Wellness Program obstacles?

•         History of past Corporate Health and Wellness Program efforts  

o   ­           If relevant, summarize past Corporate Health and Wellness Program efforts. Discuss what your organization learned from those efforts.

•         ?    What has the organization tried over the last few years?

•         ?    What has worked well?

•         ?    What hasn’t worked well?

•         ?    How, if at all, was success of previous Corporate Health and Wellness Program efforts measured?