Posted by admin | Posted in Workplace Health Promotion | Posted on 14-02-2009
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Workplace Health Promotion Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, members in, and expected results of a Workplace Health Promotion Program.
3. Orient employees to the Workplace Health Promotion Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
4. Promote and encourage worker participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
5. Provide health education information to employees.
6. Have a committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Workplace Health Promotion Program.
7. Provide regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, health care providers, and/or public health agencies to offer onsite education classes.
8. Host a Health and Wellness as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9. Designate specific areas to support employees such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10. Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11. Provide confidential Health risk appraisals.
12. Provide onsite weight management/maintenance initiatives for employees.
13. Provide weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in health insurance contracts.
