Employer Health and Wellness Committee

Sample Company Health Promotion Initiative meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your organization’s Company Health Promotion Initiative Health and Wellness Committee new?  Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while?  In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Company Health Promotion Initiative meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

•    Clarify roles of Health and Wellness Committee members
­    Are members accountable for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­    How long are members’ terms on the Health and Wellness Committee?
­    How will new members be selected?

•    Determine Health and Wellness Committee meeting frequency and processes
­    Set dates, times, and locations.
­    Determine how agendas will be set.
­    Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•    Plan Company Health Promotion Initiative communication with leadership
­    Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­    How frequently do leaders want reports on Company Health Promotion Initiative progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your organization’s Company Health Promotion Initiative

•    Develop a vision statement for your organization’s Company Health Promotion Initiative

•    Establish existing allies Company Health Promotion Initiative for promoting employee health within your organization
­    Who do Health and Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes necessary to develop a culture that encourages health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your organization may face in working to develop facilities, policies and Company Health Promotion Initiative practices that promote employee health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Company Health Promotion Initiative obstacles?

•    History of past Company Health Promotion Initiative efforts
­    If relevant, summarize past Company Health Promotion Initiative efforts. Discuss what your organization learned from those efforts.
?    What has the organization tried over the last few years?
?    What has worked well?
?    What hasn’t worked well?
?    How, if at all, was success of previous Company Health Promotion Initiative efforts measured?