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As with any program, the two most important elements for the success of your wellness program are management support & employee participation.  Senior Leadership sets the vision and arranges the resources from which action plans flow.  Genuine support from senior personnel also lends credibility to the wellness plan.  It is important that management be visible supporters and role models for your Corporate Wellness Program.

workers need to be involved on several levels so that they feel ownership of the wellness program.  Workers are the program stakeholders!  All workers must have an opportunity to provide input and feedback through needs & interest surveys and program evaluation tools.  The information gathered must be used to plan programs that target those needs and interests to ensure participation, buy-in, and reinforcement.

There are several methods to identify employee needs and interests such as:

• Holding Employee Focus Groups
• Talking About Wellness Interests During Department meetings
• Distributing and Analyzing a Needs & Interest Survey
• (Including|Allowing for|Making sure to include} a Time to Give Opinions on Each Assessment Tool  

Any one or combination of several techniques will be sure that the wellness program meets what staff members want.

Step 3 supplies additional information on determining wellness program needs.  But first, establishing a Workplace Wellness Program Committee can help you involve senior staff & staff members, determine need, and plan your wellness program.