Employee Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

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