Archive for November, 2008
Corporate Wellness Programs: Paving the way for corporation process change
Employer processes are structured activities that achieve a specific result. For example, scheduling appointments is a corporation process that results in an orderly work flow and timely patient care.
Corporate Wellness Program implementation often requires changes to established corporation processes. These changes may be simple, such as adding prescreening appointments to the scheduling process, or more [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Corporate Wellness Program Evaluation Basics
Corporate Wellness Program evaluation is critical for effective Wellness and will help you get Senior Management support.
Why evaluate your Corporate Wellness Program?
Corporate Wellness Program evaluation answers these questions:
* What change(s) occurred in the target population?
* What’s in it’ for Senior Management?
* Are the resources that are being used worth the outcomes that are reached?
* Were [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Build flexibility into your Corporate Wellness Program.
Think ahead: what unexpected challenges might come up as you implement your Corporate Wellness Program? How could you adapt and change the Corporate Wellness Program to meet those challenges?
Consider the “what if’s?”
*
o What if your classroom space is suddenly no longer available?
o What if you can’t hold the Health and Wellness in the usual place?
o [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Effective Corporate Wellness Program planning
Take the time to plan Corporate Wellness Programs before they are started.
Effective planning enables better use of all your resources. Include all the steps below when you plan a Wellness activity.
* Do your homework – Find the science and research that support your initiatives. Look for similar Corporate Wellness Programs that already exist.
* Determine the [...]
Corporate Wellness Program: Small Steps
Why use small steps toward behavior change?
Small steps give members immediate feedback on the changes they make towards better health. Measuring these small steps is also an excellent way to collect interim Corporate Wellness Program effectiveness information.
Corporate Wellness Program small steps make a big difference
Small steps for Corporate Wellness Program members
* Walk to work.
* Use [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Corporate Wellness Program Follow Up
Why Corporate Wellness Program follow up?
Getting feedback from Corporate Wellness Program members serves two purposes: to obtain information that quantifies a Wellness Program’s impact, and to find ways to improve a Corporate Wellness Program.
Building follow up into your Corporate Wellness Program
Keep it simple
* Keep follow up to information you absolutely require. A three-question survey is [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Creative Corporate Wellness Program marketing
Why bother to market your Corporate Wellness Programs?
Because of the transient nature of the many worker populations, you must market your Corporate Wellness Programs all the time. Your goal should be to keep your Corporate Wellness Programs as visible as possible.
Creative marketing can increase awareness of your Corporate Wellness Program for:
* Potential Corporate Wellness Program [...]
Corporate Wellness Program Data
What is Corporate Wellness Program data?
Corporate Wellness Program data is information that is collected about your Corporate Wellness Program. All Corporate Wellness Programs should include data as an integral part of the Corporate Wellness Program plan.
Why should you care about Corporate Wellness Program data?
Information tells the Wellness story. Information is the tangible evidence of a [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Keys to Effective Corporate Wellness Programs
Collaboration and Effective Corporate Wellness Programs
Why should you collaborate?
Active, ongoing partnerships and cooperative efforts multiply Corporate Wellness Program resources in order to better serve Employees and their families.
How can you build collaboration into a Corporate Wellness Program?
Get Ready…
* Brainstorm a list of every potential Wellness partner you can think of. Be creative!
* Be a politician: [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs – The Good and The Bad
Corporate Wellness Programs at the corporate level are beneficial, right? Wellness statistics clearly show that such Corporate Wellness Programs are not only cost-effective to the organization but can assist the worker in developing a healthier lifestyle. With the rising cost of healthcare, Corporate Wellness Programs simply make sense. So where does the problem come in? [...]
