Proven Company Health Promotion Initiative Strategies – Part 2

Evaluation of successful Employee Wellness Initiatives has revealed several key Company Health Promotion Initiative strategies to increase Company Health Promotion Initiative effectiveness and impact overall Soldier health.

Strategy #5: Using a small number of targeted priorities maintains Company Health Promotion Initiative focus.
• Needs assessment data can be used to establish leading health needs and also high risk populations.
• Choosing a handful of specific health needs on which to focus will maximize efficient use of resources.
• Keeping the Company Health Promotion Initiative focus small will avoid duplication of other ongoing company Employee Wellness Programs.

Strategy #6: Use standardized processes whenever possible.

Reduce the amount of variation within your Employee Wellness Initiatives by standardizing all the processes needed for Company Health Promotion Initiative planning and startation. For example:
• Use the same spreadsheet format for data collection so that the columns are in the same order. This way you can compare information more easily.
• Reuse the same forms for enrollment and attendance. Change the heading as needed.
• Look at other Company Health Promotion Initiative processes (like registration, evaluation, marketing, etc.). What parts of those processes can be standardized?
• The Wellness and Prevention Initiatives website (http://chppmwww. apgea.army.mil/dhpw/Population/HPPiFunction.aspx) has many standardized Company Health Promotion Initiative resources in a variety of topic areas.

Strategy #7: Company Health Promotion Initiative delivery methods should be flexible and adapted to population needs.
• Delivery of products and services may depend on: company needs, training requirements, other scheduling considerations (such as work/duty schedules, school scheduling, etc.), participant preference, and/or availability of staff or space.
• Be flexible: the same produce/service delivery methods may not work for every population.
• Some company’s may want services provided to them as close as possible to the company location; other companies may prefer as many services as possible bundled together at once (regardless of location).
• Take wellness and preventive medicine beyond the walls of the business in order to meet leadership and staff member needs. Answer the question: “How can we best help leadership and Employees to fulfill their mission?”