Posted by admin | Posted in Employee Wellness, wellness program | Posted on 30-08-2010
When developing a comprehensive Health Promotion Program, make sure that it consists of a variety of awareness, lifestyle change, supportive environment programs, policies and activities that target risk behaviors, and the needs and interests of the workers.
It’ll be imperative that you review and revise existing policies governing such areas as smoking sections and the staff cafeteria.
Tips on designing a Health Promotion Program –
• Create activities based on your plan objectives addressing the specific needs of your employees. Focus on those topics that are of greatest interest to your employees and the greatest needs of your company, in that order. Prevent topics with narrow appeal.
• Keep it simple. Design the Health Promotion Program so it is easy for the participants to understand and track.
• Integrate a combination of activities to include awareness, educational, and behavior elements.
• Pick activities in which every worker can participate.
Suggestions for your Health Promotion Program –
• Challenges. Activities that focus on practicing a desired behavior that continues for 4-8 weeks and focuses on specific topics (like physical activity, nutrition, or stress management).
• Learning experiences. This includes seminars, videos, and classes.
• Behavior changes (like smoking cessation). You might or might not offer interventions at the worksite. Nonetheless, you should encourage person to make lifestyle changes that they want to make even without an external incentive.
• Education on disease management. for instance, support and education groups for diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.
• Learing new skills. for example, CPR and first aid.
• Preventive screenings like blood pressure, cholesterol, and vision.