Best Practices: Creating a Healthy Workplace Thursday, January 21, /21/2010

Creating a Healthy Workplace WELCOA (Wellness Councils of America) Non-for-profit organization est. 1980’s Omaha, Nebraska North America's premier resource for worksite wellness Dedicated to helping organizations of all kinds build and sustain results-oriented wellness programs. (healthcare systems, government agencies, educational institutions, non-for-profit organizations) Growing membership of over 3,000 organizations 8/13/2015CLICK VIEW > HEADER FOOTER TO EDIT THISpage 1

Creating a Healthy Workplace WELCOA’S 7 Benchmarks for Success (7 C’s) Capturing Senior Level Support Creating a Cohesive Wellness Team Collecting Data to Drive Wellness Initiatives Crafting an Annual Operational Plan Choosing Appropriate Health Promotion Interventions Creating a Supportive Health Promoting Environment Carefully Evaluating Outcomes

Creating a Healthy Workplace Capturing Senior Level Support –Communication practices –Resource allocation –Delegation practices –Personal practices

Creating a Healthy Workplace Creating a Cohesive Wellness Team –History & composition Teams stability & leadership Members – appointed or volunteer –Method of operating Right people/right tasks Strong leadership Formal responsibilities Meeting frequency Formal agenda Strong communication Continued education

Creating a Healthy Workplace Collecting Data to Drive Wellness Initiatives –Organizational data –Employee data –Physical environment data –Employee protection & productivity data

Creating a Healthy Workplace Crafting an Annual Operational Plan –Vision/mission statement –Goals/objectives linked to business strategies –Timeline for implementation –Roles & responsibilities of teams/tasks –Itemized budget –Marketing & communication materials –Evaluation of goals & objectives

Creating a Healthy Workplace Choosing Appropriate Health Promotion Interventions –Types of programs –Types of incentives –Intensity of the message –Frequency of programs/activities –Target Audience

Creating a Healthy Workplace Creating a Supportive Health Promotion Environment –Increase physical activity –Reduce tobacco use –Promote better nutrition –Improve workspace ergonomics –Reduce on the job injuries –Alcohol & drug policies –Manage stress –Increase program participation – shift workers/remote staff –Maintain organizational benefits that promote/protect good health

Creating a Healthy Workplace Carefully Evaluating Outcomes –Participation –Satisfaction with programming –Improvements in knowledge, attitudes & behaviors –Changes in biometric measures –Positive changes in reducing risks –Physical environmental & corporate culture –Productivity –Return on investment

Creating a Healthy Workplace Additional Resources – Centers for Disease Controlwww.cdc.gov – Health Enhancement Research Organizationwww.the-hero.org – Partnership for Prevention – National Business Group on Healthwww.businessgrouphealth.org – Univ. of Michigan Health Mgmt Research Ctr. – Mayo Clinicwww.mayoclinic.com

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