Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

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