Starting a Corporate Wellness Plan Organization Plan, part 1
A corporation plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic corporation plan and budget for your Corporate Wellness Programs.
What is a corporation plan?
• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Corporate Wellness Plan will help the organization to achieve its goals.
Questions to ask when developing a Corporate Wellness Plan corporation plan
• Why do you need to do the Corporate Wellness Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to begin the Corporate Wellness Program?
• How much will the Corporate Wellness Plan cost Upper Management?
• What is Upper Management going to get out of the Corporate Wellness Program? Why should Upper Management invest in the Corporate Wellness Program?
Corporate Wellness Plan corporation Plan Components
• Title and duration of the Corporate Wellness Plan
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Corporate Wellness Plan will help achieve the company’s goals)
• Corporate Wellness Plan description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and individuals)
Gaining the support of leadership
• Clearly link the Corporate Wellness Plan goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. By way of example, Upper Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, raised provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Upper Management is interested in raised readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Corporate Wellness Plan corporation plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to begin the Corporate Wellness Program, and keep the Corporate Wellness Plan on track towards meaningful outcomes.
