The Case for Corporate Health Promotion

April 27, 2009

Major benefits of healthy workers include:

Decreased Health Care costs
Diminished Injuries
Diminished Rates of Absenteeism
Boosted Morale and Loyalty
Increased Productivity
Diminished Use of Health Care Benefits
Diminished Workers’ Comp/Disability
Positive Perception in Community
Diminished Turnover
Better recruitment for skilled workers

What is NOT Having a Corporate Health Promotion Program Costing Your Employer?
Let us look at the health risk factors that are exacerbating chronic [...]

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What is a Corporate Health Promotion Program?

April 27, 2009

A Corporate Health Promotion Program is a comprehensive program to help and
support workers in establishing healthier lifestyles. This may include rising
employee awareness on health topics, scheduling behavior modification programs,
and/or establishing company policies that support health-related objectives.
Programs and policies that reward increased physical movement, tobacco use prevention
and cessation, and healthy food selections are a few examples.
Dimensions [...]

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Bottom Line Up Front Workplace Health Promotion Programs

February 6, 2009

Keeping the bottom line up front Bottom Line Up Front in Corporate 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 primary [...]

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Adapting to Health Information Technology

February 5, 2009

Health Information Technology can make the entire health care system more effective and efficient by enhancing:
• Documentation (lab and test results, clinic notes, consult recommendations)
• Communication (provider to patient, provider to provider)
• Information input (templates to facilitate data entry)
• Delivery of care (documenting all patient-provider interactions in a single system)
• Chronic disease risk identification (evaluation [...]

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Managing Corporate Health Promotion Program resources

February 4, 2009

To effectively manage your Corporate 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 Corporate Health Promotion Program resources do you need?
• Make a list of staff members, materials, equipment, space, and logistical support.
• Be as specific as possible.
• Include [...]

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Paving the way for corporation process change

February 3, 2009

Organization processes are structured activities that achieve a specific result. By way of example, scheduling appointments is a corporation process that results in an orderly work flow and timely patient care.
Corporate Health Promotion Program implementation often requires changes to established corporation processes. These changes may be simple, such as adding prescreening appointments to the scheduling [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Evaluation Basics

February 2, 2009

Corporate Health Promotion Program evaluation is critical for effective Wellness and will help you get Upper Management support.
Why evaluate your Workplace Health Promotion Program?
Corporate 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 [...]

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Build flexibility into your Workplace Health Promotion Program.

February 1, 2009

Think ahead: what unexpected challenges might come up as you implement your Workplace Health Promotion Program? How could you adapt and change the Corporate Health Promotion Program to meet those challenges?
• Look at the “what if’s?”
• What if your classroom space is suddenly no longer available?
• What if you can’t hold the Health Fair in [...]

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Effective Corporate Health Promotion Program planning

January 31, 2009

Take the time to plan Workplace Health Promotion Programs before they are implemented.
Effective planning enables better use of all your resources. Include all the steps below when you plan a Wellness activity.
• Do your homework – Locate the science and research that support your initiatives. Look for similar Workplace Health Promotion Programs that already exist.
• [...]

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Workplace Health Promotion Program: Small Steps

January 30, 2009

Why use small steps toward health behavior change?
Small steps give participants immediate feedback on the changes they make towards better health. Measuring these small steps is also an excellent way to collect interim Corporate Health Promotion Program effectiveness data.
Corporate Health Promotion Program small steps make a big difference
Small steps for Corporate Health Promotion Program participants
• [...]

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