Workplace Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

1.    Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a comprehensive Workplace Wellness Program.
2.    Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources needed, members in, and expected results of a Workplace Wellness Program.
3.    Orient staff members to the Worksite Wellness Plan 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.    Offer health education information to staff members.
6.    Have a Workplace Wellness Programs committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Workplace Wellness Program.
7.    Offer 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 on-site education classes.
8.    Host a Wellness Fair as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9.    Designate specific areas to support staff members such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10.    Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11.    Offer confidential Health Risk Assessments / Health Risk Appraisals.
12.    Offer on-site weight management/maintenance programs for staff members.
13.    Provide weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in health insurance contracts.