What is A Comprehensive Wellness Program?   

Extensive wellness programs involve all staff members, deal with all major health risks, offers options, and target both the staff members and the worksite environment; provide periodic evaluation of its results.     

Robust wellness programs emphasize follow-up and offers support for the worker as long as he/she is employed. Studies have shown this approach to be highly successful. Key components are planning, implementation, and examination.   

Planning robust wellness programs involve performing a needs and interest assessment, appointing a wellness committee, choosing  wellness providers, setting goals/objectives for the wellness program, advertising/promoting the program, and establishing procedures to ensure confidentiality.   

Implementation of robust wellness programs consist of five major tasks –    

1   Health testing and referral

2   Follow-up and counseling employees

3   Follow-up with physicians

4   Health betterment programs

5   Organizing worksite-wide activities.

Evaluation involves monitoring wellness programs to find out when it’s working and to help you refine it. Measuring success shows what you’ve achieved, assists justify costs, and provides information for management to support continued programming.   

Comprehensive wellness programs involve all staff members, deal with all major health risks, offers options, and target both the staff members and the worksite environment; provide periodic investigation of its results.     

Comprehensive wellness programs emphasize follow-up and offers support for the worker as long as he/she is employed. Studies have shown this approach to be highly successful. Key components are planning, implementation, and analysis

Planning comprehensive wellness programs involve performing a needs and interest assessment, appointing a wellness committee, choosing  wellness providers, establishing goals/objectives for the wellness program, marketing and advertising/promoting the program, and establishing procedures to ensure confidentiality

Implementation of robust wellness programs consist of five major tasks –

• Biometric screening and health risk (assessment|appraisal}

• Follow-up and counseling employees

• Follow-up with doctors

• Health improvement and illness avoidance programs

• Organizing worksite-wide wellness program activities.

Analysis involves monitoring wellness programs to find out when it is working and to help you refine it.

Measuring success shows what you’ve achieved, assists justify costs, and provides information for management to support continued programming.