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Sample Employer Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your employer’s Employer Wellness Program Health Promotion 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 Employer Wellness Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics each year.

•    Clarify roles of Health Promotion Committee members

­    Are members accountable for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­    How long are members’ terms on the Health Promotion Committee?
­    How will new members be selected?

•    Determine Health Promotion Committee meeting frequency and processes

­    Determine dates, times, and locations.
­    Determine how agendas will be set.
­    Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•    Plan Employer Wellness Program communication with upper management

­    Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­    How frequently do leaders want reports on Employer Wellness Program progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your employer’s Employer Wellness Program

•    Create a vision statement for your employer’s Employer Wellness Program

•    Identify existing allies Employer Wellness Program for promoting staff member health within your employer
­    Who do Health Promotion Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes needed to develop a culture that encourages health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your employer may face in working to develop facilities, policies and Employer Wellness Program practices that promote staff member health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Employer Wellness Program obstacles?

•    History of past Employer Wellness Program efforts
­    If relevant, summarize past Employer Wellness Program efforts. Discuss what your employer learned from those efforts.
?    What has the employer tried over the last few years?
?    What has worked well?
?    What hasn’t worked well?
?    How, if at all, was success of previous Employer Wellness Program efforts measured?