Starting a Wellness Program.

Wellness Program Step 1 – Make sure to set the Foundation -

Build Support Among All Levels of the Organization

A key to a successful Health Promotion Program requires management commitment and staff member involvement.

Wellness Program Step 2 –  Form a Wellness Committee

An active Health Promotion Committee ensures staff member involvement, provides buy-in, senior level management support, and maintains a crew that is ready to take action to integrate wellness programs.

Wellness Program Step 3 –  Gather Data to Identify Key Needs and Expectations

The next vital component is to base the Health Promotion Program on the needs and interests of your business and its workers.

Wellness Program Step 4 –  Establish Objectives and Goals

Goals and objectives are the road maps to guide you where your program needs to go.   These are the foundation for planning and assessing  activities to ensure that your wellness program is going to meet your unique needs.

Wellness Program Step 5 – Develop a Detailed Action Plan

There’s no such thing as over planning!  the best of intentions can get lost, overstepped, or forgotten without adequate planning, and then it would be all for naught.

Wellness Program Step 6 – Select and Implement a Plan

Armed with the needs assessment information, a Wellness Committee, and goals and goals, it is now time to put your plan into action!

Wellness Program Step 7 –  Monitor and Evaluate Your Wellness Program

Examination is a necessary step to keep a wellness program on target, in addition to to ensure that the wellness program is reaching its objectives or achieving the desired results.

Summary

These Seven Steps outline considerations for a extensive approach to establish an effective health promotion program. Can you implement components of wellness activities without following these steps?

Definitely, but you could not have the sustainability or ability to obtain desired outcomes.  Following the Seven Steps does not have to be complicated or burdensome.  A very simple approach can achieve a successful wellness program!

Consequently, to ensure a successful wellness program consider the key components as you plan your wellness program or improve your current wellness program -

o  Executive Management Support and Worker Involvement

o  Active Wellness Committee

o  Wellness Program is Based on Worker Needs and Interests

o  Goals and Objectives are Established

o  Detailed Action Plan Based on Resources and Budget

o  Health Promotion Program Implementation and Internal Marketing

o  Investigation of Health Promotion Program Outcomes