Creating a Corporate Health Promotion Plan Corporation Plan, part 1

A organization plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic organization plan and budget for your Corporate Wellness Programs.

What is a organization plan?
• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Corporate Health Promotion Plan will help the business to achieve its goals.

Questions to ask when developing a Corporate Health Promotion Plan organization plan
• Why do you need to do the Corporate Wellness Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to implement the Corporate Wellness Program?
• How much will the Corporate Health Promotion Plan cost Upper Management?
• What is Upper Management going to get out of the Corporate Wellness Program? Why should Upper Management invest in the Corporate Wellness Program?

Corporate Health Promotion Plan organization Plan Components
• Title and duration of the Corporate Health Promotion Plan
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Corporate Health Promotion Plan will help achieve the organization’s goals)
• Corporate Health Promotion Plan description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and staff members)

Gaining the support of leadership
• Clearly link the Corporate Health Promotion Plan goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. By way of example, Upper Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, increased provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Upper Management is interested in increased readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Corporate Health Promotion Plan organization plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to implement the Corporate Wellness Program, and keep the Corporate Health Promotion Plan on track towards meaningful outcomes.