Sample Corporate Health and Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

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?