Employer Health and Wellness Committee

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Posted by admin | Posted in Workplace Health Promotion | Posted on 22-10-2008

Sample Workplace Health Promotion Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your company’s Workplace Health Promotion Program Health and Wellness Committee new? Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while? In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Workplace Health Promotion Program meetings. You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

• Clarify roles of Health and Wellness Committee members
­ Are members responsible for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­ How long are members’ terms on the Health and Wellness Committee?
­ How will new members be selected?

• Determine Health and Wellness Committee meeting frequency and processes
­ Establish dates, times, and locations.
­ Determine how agendas will be set.
­ Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

• Plan Workplace Health Promotion Program communication with upper management
­ Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­ How frequently do leaders want reports on Workplace Health Promotion Program progress?

• Select a name and brand for your company’s Workplace Health Promotion Program

• Create a vision statement for your company’s Workplace Health Promotion Program

• Identify existing allies Workplace Health Promotion Program for promoting worker health within your company
­ Who do Health and Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support worksite changes necessary to develop a culture that promotes health?

• Brainstorm challenges your company may face in working to develop facilities, policies and Workplace Health Promotion Program practices that promote worker health
­ What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Workplace Health Promotion Program obstacles?

• History of past Workplace Health Promotion Program efforts
­ If relevant, summarize past Workplace Health Promotion Program efforts. Discuss what your company learned from those efforts.
? What has the company tried over the last few years?
? What has worked well?
? What hasn’t worked well?
? How, if at all, was success of previous Workplace Health Promotion Program efforts measured?

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