Are you looking to refresh your current workplace wellness program or have you thought about starting a workplace wellness program and don't know where to begin? Check out Workplace Wellness 2.0. You'll discover 10 easy steps to create an inexpensive, community-based, volunteer-managed, thriving wellness initiative.
Plus you'll discover:
* How to begin a new program, or add new life to an existing wellness program, with the Workplace Wellness 2.0 concepts
* How to take advantage of inexpensive, free and readily available resources to power your wellness program
* How to create a program WITH employees vs. FOR employees and much more!
3. 4P
Approach
• HRAs & other screenings =
Prying & poking
• Extrinsic incentives =
Prodding
• Missing out on incentives =
Punishing
4. Blinding
Flash
of the
Obvious
• Many people don’t like
their employers knowing
their personal business
• Many people don’t like
being told what to do by
their employers about
something as personal as
their health
5. Workplace
Wellness
2.0
• The simple joys of living
• Empowering employees
• Creating a positive
workplace
• Getting people
connected with others
6. Simple
Joys
of
Living
• A chat with a friend
• A refreshing walk
outdoors
• Petting a dog or cat
• Listening to a child’s
laugh
9. Get
People
Connected
• In the workplace
• In the community
• Developing friendships
• Discovering enriching
experiences around them
10. Define
Wellness
“Wellness is fun, romantic,
hip, sexy, and free. People
who practice it are better
looking, have higher
morale, superior bowel
movements, and more anti-
bodies against disease.
They also become wildly
popular, tax exempt, and
get elected to office.”
– Donald B. Ardell, PhD
11. Define
Wellness
• Start from the right
perspective: that of the
participant
• What’s in it for the
participant?
• What makes it enjoyable
for the participant?
13. Step 1:
Form
a
Wellness
Team
• Composed of employees
gives workers a sense of
ownership
• Use the word “team”
instead of “committee”
• Include a broad mix of
employees
22. Resources
in the
Community
• Hospitals and Medical
Professionals
• Local Farmers
• Grocers
• Restaurants and Chefs
• Personal Trainers
• Fitness Shop Owners
• Non-Profit Agencies
• Other Businesses
23. Resources
at the
State Level
• State Health Department
and Other Health-
Related Agencies
• State-Supported
Colleges and
Universities
• State Chapters of
National Health
Organizations
24. Resources
at the
National
Level
• U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
(healthfinder.gov)
• American Heart
Association
• American Diabetes
Association
• American Cancer
Society
• Red Cross
• Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics
26. Elements
of
Editorial
Calendar
• What topics you’ll cover
each month
• What media you’ll use
• Who will be responsible
for creating the
communication
• When work on each
piece needs to start
• When the piece is due
• When you plan to
distribute the piece
29. Relevant
Content
• Why are you creating
this communication?
• Who do you want to
reach?
• What does your
audience want?
• How can you tell a
compelling story?
30. Accurate
Content
• Consider the source
• Focus on quality
• Be a skeptic
• Look for evidence
• Check for accuracy
• Beware of bias
31. Engaging
Content
• Avoid long blocks of
copy
• Stick to one focus per
message
• Use Plain English
• Be positive and
inspirational
• Specify with examples
• Use photos
• Use cartoons
• Use videos
38. Events:
Debriefing
• How many people
attended the event?
• What did people say
about the event?
• What about the event
went well?
• What about the event
would you change to
make it better?
• Do you want to do this
event again?
40. Employee
Survey
• Allows you to ask
participants the same
questions in the same
way
• Easy to tally responses
• Provides you with
numbers to show
management
41. Employee
Survey
• Reassure employees
that it’s confidential
• Make anonymous
• Avoid corporate speak
• Be brief
• Use close-ended
questions
• Send out reminders to fill
out survey