Corporate Wellness Programs

Health Promotion Workshops are learning sessions planned and organized by you to meet specific objectives. Decide on a topic and pick a speaker. Select a site for the “Lunch and Learn” session, usually a lunchroom or break room.

Depending on your budget and goals, employees can brown bag the lunch or you may provide the meal. Meetings may be mandatory or elective, your option.

Experience tells us the most success are going to be achieved if these Wellness Workshops are elective and if the business provides lunch.

Objectives for Health Promotion Workshops

Education on a specific health problem. You may want to select one of your group’s top diagnoses. Examples are –

• Diabetes – diabetes prevention and care by a licensed diabetic educator

• Heart illness – cardiovascular health (individual counseling sessions with a nutritionist)

• High blood pressure

• High cholesterol

• Flu and pneumonia

• Breast cancer – breast health or breast self-exam sessions can be taught by a trained instructor

Education on health insurance benefits –

• Diabetes – what are the covered benefits, where to buy diabetic supplies, support groups for workforce with diabetes.

• Wellness Program Benefits

• Well baby/child care.

Education on the importance of enrolling in your health plan or local health department’s health education programs or disease management (DM) programs. Example programs –

• Diabetes

• Respiratory

• Low-Back Pain

• Cardiovascular

• Tobacco use

Community Resource Speakers for Wellness Seminars

• Local health plan office

• Local heart association

• Local cancer society

• Pharmacies – many pharmacists are available to speak on pharmacy-related issues.

• Pharmaceutical Companies – many companies have standard presentations developed for employers that are provided free of charge to use at your own direction. Some examples are –

• Know Your Numbers (high cholesterol) – Pfizer

• Respiratory Wellness (flu and pneumonia) – Pfizer

• Men’s and Women’s Health – Pfizer

• Local fitness clubs/personal trainers/YMCA – can discuss walking safety, advantages of walking, swimming and aerobics.

• Yoga and/or Pilates instructors

• Running, cycling club representatives

• Local hospital nutritionists

• Stamp Out Tobacco use – Tobacco Coalition representatives

Topics for Health Promotion Seminars

• Bicycling – benefits and opportunities for cycling

• Nutrition and health (Heart Healthy lunch for all attendees)

• Cardiovascular health

• Women’s health issues

• Precisely how to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke

• National Employee Fitness Day within the office setting – Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness representatives can promote event

• Exercise tolerance and healthful heart issues

• Starting a fitness plan – include the importance of seeing the doctor before the beginning of any new exercise program

• Self-defense

• Domestic abuse

• Safety in general

• Exercise safety

• Walking/running benefits and safety tips Tobacco dangers and avoidance