Are you in charge of your worksite’s wellness efforts? Do you have a wellness program that is struggling for ideas or feeling you aren’t making a difference? Are you trying to start a program from scratch, but unsure where to start?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Well Workplace University is for you!
The Well Workplace University is a one day workshop that serves as your roadmap to getting your worksite wellness program where you want it to be.
When you leave the Well Workplace University you will have the tools you need to go back to your worksite and make a difference.
Below are the Seven Benchmarks for Building a Results-Oriented Wellness Program and is the basis of the workshop.
| 1. Capturing on Senior Level Support | |
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As you build your program, it's
important to understand that senior
level support is critical to the success
of any worksite health initiative. After
all, it's the senior level executives
who control the purse strings, the
organizational agenda, and all of the
communication channels. Because of these
realities, succeeding without senior
level support is virtually impossible. |
| 2. Creating Cohesive Wellness Teams | |
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Because the majority of organizations
have become extremely specialized, most
decisions are now made in teams. In
light of this, to ensure that the health
promotion initiative is embraced by all
of the major organizational
constituents, it is imperative to
involve the key players throughout the
company. |
| 3. Collecting Data to Drive Health Efforts | |
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The third "C" of comprehensive
programming is collecting data. While
this may seem like a no-brainer, it is
important to understand that this has
been where the major disconnect occurs.
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| 4. Crafting an Operating Plan | |
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In most business settings, the annual
plan is the vehicle that articulates the
strategic direction. Moreover, it is
this document against which all progress
is ultimately measured. Think about it —
how many successful businesses proceed
without a plan? |
| 5. Choosing Appropriate Interventions | |
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Once the previous steps have been
accomplished, it's time to implement
your programs. But before doing so,
prudent practitioners would be wise to
ask themselves this question: "When it
comes to changing behavior, what works
and what doesn't?" |
| 6. Creating a Supportive Environment | |
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If we have learned anything in the last
25 years, it is this: Supportive
environments significantly increase the
likelihood that positive changes in
health behavior will take place. This is
an important benchmark that has been
all-to-often overlooked. Fortunately,
there are organizations that are doing
some amazing things when it comes to
creating supportive environments. |
| 7. Consistently Evaluating Outcomes | |
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When was the last time you went bowling
without using bowling pins? Now take a
moment and consider delivering health
promotion programs without evaluating.
Are you beginning to see the connection?
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