Corporate Health and Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities
- Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Corporate Health and Wellness Program.
- Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, participants in, and expected results of a Corporate Health and Wellness Program.
- Orient staff members to the Corporate Health and Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
- Promote and encourage employee participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
- Offer health education information to staff members.
- Have a committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Corporate Health and Wellness Program.
- Offer regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, health care providers, and/or public health agencies to offer onsite education classes.
- Host a Wellness Fair as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
- Designate specific areas to support staff members such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
- Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
- Offer confidential Health Risk Assessments.
- Offer onsite weight management/maintenance programs for staff members.
- Add weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in medical insurance contracts.
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