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Sample Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:46:54 +0000

Health Testing:
• Blood pressure
• Breast cancer Testing
• Skin cancer Testing
• Diabetes Testing
• Cholesterol Testing
• Eye exams
• Body-fat Testing
• Flu shots
• Posture screening, spinal analysis
• Onsite child immunizations
• Prostate cancer screenings
• Fitness Testing
• Depression Testing

Physical Fitness Ideas:
• Onsite fitness center or exercise room
• Walking and/or running club (during lunch hour or breaks)
• Onsite bike rake
• Mind and Body classes (yoga, tai chi) initiatives
• Team sports (basketball, volleyball softball)
• Host an exercise equipment swap

Lifestyle Change or Behavior Change Initiatives:
• Smoking cessation
• Weight management initiatives
• Substance abuse initiatives
• Physical Fitness activity
• Stress management initiatives

Safety and Prevention Initiatives:
• Back-injury training and prevention
• Ergonomic education
• Hand-tool safety initiatives
• Fire safety initiatives

Awareness, Health Education, and Support Initiatives:
• Lunch-and-learn or brown-bag wellness seminars (see your EAP for a list)
• Diet and Nutrition information, plus offer healthy food alternatives in your vending machines and cafeteria, and offer food storage and preparation facilities to encourage healthier eating
• Prenatal care initiatives
• Work-Life Balance initiatives
• Senior care initiatives
• Cancer support groups
• Financial education

Stress-Relief Initiatives:
• Laughter bulletin board where staff members can post jokes and cartoons (in good taste)
• Visiting massage therapist
• Stretch breaks
• Group lunches or celebrations

Disease Management Initiatives:
• Back pain
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Depression
• Cancer
• Obesity
• Hypertension

Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas: Health Education Initiatives

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:45:10 +0000

Employee Health Services
• worksite medical services
• worksite medical examinations
• health risk testing and counselling:
• blood pressure testing,
• blood cholesterol testing,
• blood glucose testing clinics,
• thyroid testing,
• bone density testing,
• prostrate cancer testing
• promote self-exams – breasts, testicles
• medical surveillance Initiatives
• immunizations and flu vaccinations
• disability case management
• Active rehabilitation
• Return to work Initiatives
• Self-care Initiatives
• Disease management information and presentations:
• diabetes,
• stomach disorder,
• arthritis,
• asthma,
• allergy,
• foot and back care Initiatives,
• chronic tiredness,
• migraines
• Online health and wellness education with continuous learning/reminders/tips
• Daily/weekly/monthly email tips or news bulletins
• Fitness appraisals
• Safety and health fairs
• Hand-washing tips and reminders
• Visiting your doctor guide – tips to efficiency
• links and information on help lines

Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas: Healthy Work Environment Programs

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:43:35 +0000

• clearly communicated vision and mission
• clear and accurate job descriptions
• supportive appraisal system
• worker empowerment through decision-making, pace of work and connection to organization goals, (on-line tools that connect to goals such as Baxter Healthcare)
• two-way communication training
• ‘no lunch hour’ meeting rules unless it is a lunch ‘n’ learn
• rates of absence and attendance program
• career tracking, (on-line tools like Pfizer)
• continuing education
• job rotation, special project assignments
• time management
• creative ideas program
• change and complaint process
• email guidelines
• technology courses and assistance
• vacation useage
• shift work rotations and breaks
• conflict management skills
• handling negative attitudes workshops

Healthy Work Environment Programs: Management Training

• scheduling
• incentive and recognition Initiatives
• workload impact
• communication and feedback skills
• conflict management skills and support skills
• priority setting
• all of which are apart of the four employment relationship factors (trust, commitment, influence, and communication – from Canadian Policy Research Network)

Healthy Work Environment Programs: Remuneration and Benefits

• massage – try an worksite massage therapist or seated massage breaks
• orthotics
• orthodontics
• gym membership subsidies
• education subsidies
• tobacco cessation and weight control partial reimbursement incentives
• safety shoe reimbursement
• out-of-country coverage
• vision care
• alternative therapy coverage

Healthy Work Environment Programs: Building Program Support

• exercise breaks and stretches
• team challenges
• organization sport teams such as soccer, volleyball, and hockey
• use workers who are in-house experts e.g., gardening, yoga, construction
• celebrate birthdays, anniversaries – other significant dates and achievements
• 5 minute catch-up at beginning of work week
• pot lucks and food for meetings
• green room for time outs and regrouping self
• encouraging face to face communications
• learn names

**The creation of health or harm within an corporation depends on how work is managed. Workplace Culture Strategies must address high demand/low control, high effort/low reward, fairness, purpose and trust.

Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas: Mental Wellness

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:41:46 +0000

• childcare Initiatives and information
• family planning information
• parenting classes
• Senior care Initiatives and information
• retirement planning
• personal responsibility leave
• alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting, job sharing
• work-family-life transition support
• anger management and family violence
• family counselling initiatives
• budgeting and financial counselling
• understanding credit reports
• money safety tips – ATMS, credit cards
• advertising and promotion of community support groups
• cafeteria take-out program
• tax preparation initiatives
• will, power of attorney, and estate experts
• vacation planning and safe travel
• interpersonal relationship speakers
• motivational speakers
• bereavement information
• shift work and lifestyle Initiatives
• limit overtime
• family wellness days – bike rodeos, BBQ, picnics
• swimming pool safety
• charity information – United Way, MADD
• other information sessions on:
• chemical free lawn and garden care,
• menopause,
• infertility,
• poisoning,
• fire safety initiatives
• seat belts and booster seats,
• playground safety,
• internet safety,
• home safety and energy efficiency

Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas: Environmental Wellness Initiatives

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:36:48 +0000

• violence in the worksite
• equity in the worksite initiatives
• harassment policy and training
• literacy/numeracy Initiatives
• professional development and skill enhancing training
• air quality and sick building testing
• smoke-free worksite
• fire safety initiatives
• hazard control and WHIMS Training
• injury prevention, CPR/First Aid, emergency response Initiatives
• enhanced signage
• installing guard rails
• work station design, ergonomic and repetitive strain reduction training
• stretching initiatives
• health and safety written and implemented policies
• Safety Audits
• access to bike racks, showers and change areas
• make stairs attractive and post signs to promote their use
• proper lighting
• monitoring noise levels
• shift work strategies related to lighting, noise, air, breaks etc.

Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas: Living Healthy Initiatives

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:34:09 +0000

• Offer Stress management and mental health Initiatives
• Offer substance use and abuse Initiatives
• Offer smoking cessation and control
• Offer nutrition counselling
• Offer weight control Initiatives and counselling
• Offer promote use of food logs
• Offer posting BMI charts
• Offer juice dispensing machines
• Offer water coolers
• Offer snack machines with low-calorie snack choices
• Offer snack machines with fruit, vegetable and calcium choices
• Posting nutritional information on snack machines
• Offer color-coded cafeteria choices
• Encourage breakfast – suggest choices to start the day
• healthy packed lunch ideas for adults and kids
• partnering with local restaurants for healthy lunch choices
• healthy recipes on-line
• healthy or low-cost cooking Initiatives
• healthy shopping instruction
• naturopaths, homeopaths, herbal remedies and vitamins
• Offer information sessions on fad diets
• Offer disease prevention information
• STD’s
• active living and fitness Initiatives such as a aerobics, walking or cycling clubs
• Offer self-defense training
• Offer relaxation training
• chiropractors
• relaxation and energy specialists
• Offer stretching classes such as yoga, tai chi
• Offer active living challenges
• walking challenges with pedometers
• stair climbing challenge
• sleep and sleep disorders e.g. snoring
• napping information and sleep rooms
• alertness and driving sessions
• encouraging light breaks
• create a wellness Yellow Pages
• information sessions on
• insect bites,
• memory enhancement,
• motion sickness,
• nose bleeds,
• healthy skin,
• frost bite,
• gingivitis and mouth care,
• hair loss,
• ear infections,
• fever,
• psoriasis,
• TMJ,
• varicose veins,
• shingles,
• defensive driving,
• sun safety,
• avoiding home and vehicle theft,
• food safety
• handwashing

**Healthy Living Initiatives should assist in the development of self-efficacy which means that the individual has a senses that they can influence the course of events in their normal daily life, that they can deal with their normal consequences, that they feel confident and sure of themselves.

Corporate Wellness Plan Ideas: Living Healthy Initiatives

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:32:47 +0000