Corporate Wellness Programs: Proven Corporate Wellness Program Strategies – Part 2
Evaluation of successful Corporate Wellness Programs has revealed several primary Corporate Wellness Program strategies to increase Corporate Wellness Program effectiveness and impact overall Soldier health.
Strategy #5: Using a small number of targeted priorities maintains Corporate Wellness Program focus.
* Needs assessment data can be used to identify leading health needs and also high risk populations.
* Choosing a handful of specific health needs on which to focus will maximize efficient use of resources.
* Keeping the Corporate Wellness Program focus small will avoid duplication of other ongoing installation Corporate Wellness Programs.
Strategy #6: Use standardized processes whenever possible.
Reduce the amount of variation within your Corporate Wellness Programs by standardizing all the processes needed for Corporate Wellness Program planning and implementation. For example:
* Use the same spreadsheet format for data collection so that the columns are in the same order. This way you can compare information more easily.
* Reuse the same forms for enrollment and attendance. Change the heading as needed.
* Look at other Wellness Programming processes (like registration, evaluation, marketing, etc.). What parts of those processes can be standardized?
* The Wellness and Prevention Initiatives website (http://chppmwww. apgea.army.mil/dhpw/Population/HPPiFunction.aspx) has many standardized Corporate Wellness Program resources in a variety of topic areas.
Strategy #7: Corporate Wellness Program delivery methods should be flexible and adapted to population needs.
* Delivery of products and services may depend on: unit needs, training requirements, other scheduling considerations (such as work/duty schedules, school scheduling, etc.), participant preference, and/or availability of staff or space.
* Be flexible: the same produce/service delivery methods may not work for every population.
* Some units may want services provided to them as close as possible to the unit location; other units may prefer as many services as possible bundled together at once (regardless of location).
* Take Wellness and preventive medicine beyond the walls of the corporation in order to meet leadership and worker needs. Answer the question: “How can we best help leadership and Employees to fulfill their mission?”
