Archive for November, 2008
Bottom Line Up Front Workplace Health Promotion Programs
Keeping the bottom line up front Bottom Line Up Front in Workplace Health Promotion Program will help you get and sustain Upper Management support. A Bottom Line Up Front approach will also help you more realistically measure the impact of your Workplace Health Promotion Program.
The bottom line in Workplace Health Promotion Programs answer two key [...]
Managing Workplace Health Promotion Program resources
To effectively manage your Workplace Health Promotion Program resources, first determine the resources you need and the resources you have. Then develop a plan to fill the resource gaps.
What Workplace Health Promotion Program resources do you need?
• Make a list of employees, materials, equipment, space, and logistical support.
• Be as specific as possible.
• Include partnerships [...]
Paving the way for employer process change
Business processes are structured activities that achieve a specific result. By way of example, scheduling appointments is a employer process that results in an orderly work flow and timely patient care.
Workplace Health Promotion Program implementation frequently requires changes to established employer processes. These changes may be simple, such as adding prescreening appointments to the scheduling [...]
Workplace Health Promotion Program Evaluation Basics
Workplace Health Promotion Program evaluation is critical for effective Wellness and will help you get Upper Management support.
Why evaluate your Workplace Health Promotion Program?
Workplace Health Promotion Program evaluation answers these questions:
• What change(s) occurred in the target population?
• ‘What’s in it’ for Upper Management?
• Are the resources that are being used worth the outcomes that [...]
Build flexibility into your Workplace Health Promotion Program.
Think ahead: what unexpected challenges might come up as you implement your Workplace Health Promotion Program? How could you adapt and change the Workplace Health Promotion Program to meet those challenges?
• Consider the “what if’s?”
• What if your classroom space is suddenly no longer available?
• What if you can’t hold the Health and [...]
Effective Workplace Health Promotion Program planning
Take the time to plan Workplace Health Promotion Programs before they are started.
Effective planning enables better use of all your resources. Include all the steps below when you plan a Wellness activity.
• Do your homework – Find the science and research that support your interventions. Look for similar Workplace Health Promotion Programs that already exist.
• [...]
Workplace Health Promotion Program: Small Steps
Why use small steps toward behavior change?
Small steps give members immediate feedback on the changes they make towards better health. Measuring these small steps is also an excellent way to collect interim Workplace Health Promotion Program effectiveness information.
Workplace Health Promotion Program small steps make a big difference
Small steps for Workplace Health Promotion Program members
• Walk [...]
Workplace Health Promotion Program Follow Up
Why Workplace Health Promotion Program follow up?
Getting feedback from Workplace Health Promotion Program members serves two purposes: to obtain information that quantifies a Wellness Program’s impact, and to find ways to improve a Workplace Health Promotion Program.
Building follow up into your Workplace Health Promotion Program
Keep it simple
• Keep follow up to information you absolutely require. [...]
Creative Workplace Health Promotion Program marketing
Why bother to market your Workplace Health Promotion Programs?
Because of the transient nature of the many employee populations, you must market your Workplace Health Promotion Programs all the time. Your goal should be to keep your Workplace Health Promotion Programs as visible as possible.
Creative marketing can increase awareness of your Workplace Health Promotion Program for:
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Workplace Health Promotion Program Data
What is Workplace Health Promotion Program data?
Workplace Health Promotion Program data is information that is collected about your Workplace Health Promotion Program. All Workplace Health Promotion Programs should include data as an integral part of the Workplace Health Promotion Program plan.
Why should you care about Workplace Health Promotion Program data?
Data tells the Wellness story. Data [...]