Health Screening:
• Blood checks
• Breast cancer Screening
• Skin cancer Screening
• Diabetes Screening
• Cholesterol Screening
• Eye exams
• Body-fat Screening
• Flu shots
• Posture screening, spinal analysis
• On-site child immunizations
• Prostate cancer screenings
• Fitness Screening
• Depression Screening
Fitness Activities:
• On-site fitness center or exercise room
• Walking and/or running club (during lunch hour or breaks)
• Bike rack on premises (so [...]
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Employee Health Services
• access to an EAP
• on-site medical services
• workplace medical examinations
• health risk screening and counselling:
§ blood pressure,
§ blood cholesterol ,
§ blood glucose clinics,
§ thyroid.
§ bone density screening,
§ prostrate
• promote self-exams – breasts, testicles
• medical surveillance Initiatives
• immunizations and flu vaccinations
• disability case management
• active rehabilitation
• return to [...]
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clearly communicated vision and mission
clear and accurate job descriptions
supportive appraisal system
worker empowerment through decision-making, pace of work and connection to corporate goals, (on-line tools that connect to goals such as Baxter Healthcare)
two-way communication training
‘no lunch hour’ meeting rules unless it is a lunch ‘n’ learn
rates of absence and [...]
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• childcare Initiatives and information
• family planning information
• parenting classes
• elder care Initiatives and information
• retirement planning
• personal responsibility leave
• alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting, job sharing
• work-family-life transition support
• anger management and family violence
• family counselling initiatives
• budgeting and financial counselling
• understanding credit reports
• money safety tips – ATMS, credit cards
• advertising [...]
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• violence in the workplace
• equity in the workplace initiatives
• harassment policy and training
• literacy/numeracy Initiatives
• professional development and skill enhancing training
• air quality and sick building testing
• smoke-free workplace
• fire safety initiatives
• hazard control and WHIMS Training
• injury prevention, CPR/First Aid, emergency response Initiatives
• improved signage
• installing guard rails
• work station design, ergonomic [...]
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Why Complete a Corporate Wellness Program Environment Assessment?
The purpose of completing the assessment is to identify your worksite’s strengths and areas in need of improvement. The assessment will lead your workgroup to recommend actions for changes to make the worksite more supportive of healthy behaviors (i.e. healthy food choices in vending machines, policies to enforce [...]
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Once you start a program you will have a range of worker members. Some will already be very engaged in being active and eating well and your program will only reinforce and enhance their health. On the other end of the spectrum will be employees who may not engage no matter what you do. The [...]
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There are a number of reasons why Corporate Wellness Programs are beneficial.
Improved Morale – When the organizational culture begins to change as a result of your health promotion efforts, you and your staff members may actually start to see and feel a new level of energy within the corporation. Ultimately, one of the most [...]
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Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a comprehensive Corporate Wellness Program.
Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, members in, and expected results of a Corporate Wellness Program.
Orient staff members to the Corporate Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and [...]
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Ten Steps Toward Strategic Corporate Wellness Programs
The Corporate Wellness Program management world is evolving rapidly. Each month, there are new research findings that support the premise that Corporate Wellness Programs and disease management have a long-term impact on medical costs. Many large organizations that started Corporate Wellness Programs three to five years ago are showing [...]
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