Posted by Employer Wellness | Posted in Employer Wellness | Posted on 24-12-2008
A employer plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic employer plan and budget for your Employee Health Promotion Programs.
What is a employer plan?
• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Employer Wellness Program will help the business to achieve its goals.
Questions to ask when developing a Employer Wellness Program employer plan
• Why do you need to do the Employee Health Promotion Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to begin the Employee Health Promotion Program?
• How much will the Employer Wellness Program cost Upper Management?
• What is Upper Management going to get out of the Employee Health Promotion Program? Why should Upper Management invest in the Employee Health Promotion Program?
Employer Wellness Program employer Plan Components
• Title and duration of the Employer Wellness Program
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Employer Wellness Program will help achieve the company’s goals)
• Employer Wellness Program description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and workers)
Gaining the support of leadership
• Clearly link the Employer Wellness Program goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. By way of example, Upper Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, increased provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Upper Management is interested in increased readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Employer Wellness Program employer plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to begin the Employee Health Promotion Program, and keep the Employer Wellness Program on track towards meaningful outcomes.