Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

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Posted by Corporate Wellness | Posted in Corporate Wellness | Posted on 03-02-2009

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

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