Posted by Employer Wellness | Posted in Employer Wellness | Posted on 16-01-2009
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Employee Health Promotion Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources needed, members in, and expected results of a Employee Health Promotion Program.
3. Orient workers to the Employer Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
4. Promote and encourage employee participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
5. Offer health education information to workers.
6. Have a Employee Health Promotion Programs committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Employee Health Promotion Program.
7. Offer regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, healthcare providers, and/or public health agencies to offer worksite education classes.
8. Host a Wellness Fair as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9. Designate specific areas to support workers such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10. Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11. Offer confidential Health Risk Assessments.
12. Offer worksite weight management/maintenance initiatives for workers.
13. Add weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in health insurance contracts.