Sample Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas

by admin on January 17, 2009

Health Testing:
• Blood checks
• Breast cancer Testing
• Skin cancer Testing
• Diabetes Testing
• Cholesterol Testing
• Eye exams
• Body-fat Testing
• Flu shots
• Posture screening, spinal analysis
• On-site child immunizations
• Prostate cancer screenings
• Fitness Testing
• Depression Testing

Fitness Ideas:
• On-site fitness center or exercise room
• Walking and/or running club (during lunch hour or breaks)
• Bike rack on premises (so employees can ride to work or during lunch)
• Mind/body classes (yoga, tai chi) initiatives
• Team sports (volleyball, basketball, softball)
• Host an exercise equipment swap

Lifestyle Change or Behavior Change Initiatives:
• Tobacco cessation
• Weight management initiatives
• Substance abuse initiatives
• Fitness activity
• Stress management initiatives

Safety and Prevention Initiatives:
• Back-injury prevention and training
• Education about Ergonomics
• Hand-tool safety initiatives
• Fire safety initiatives

Awareness, Health Education, and Support Initiatives:
• Lunch-and-learn or brown-bag wellness seminars (see your EAP for a list)
• Nutrition and diet information, plus provide healthy food alternatives in your vending machines and cafeteria, and provide food storage and preparation facilities to encourage healthier eating
• Prenatal care initiatives
• Work / Life Balance initiatives
• Elder care initiatives
• Cancer survivor support groups
• Financial Wellness Programs

Stress-Reliever Initiatives:
• Laughter bulletin board where employees can post jokes and cartoons (in good taste)
• Onsite Chair Massage
• Stretch breaks
• Group lunches or celebrations

Disease Management Initiatives:
• Back pain
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Depression
• Cancer
• Obesity
• Hypertension

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Health Education Initiatives

by admin on January 16, 2009

Employee Health Services
• access to an EAP

• onsite medical services
• worksite medical examinations
• health risk testing and counselling:
• blood pressure,
• blood cholesterol ,
• blood glucose clinics,
• thyroid.
• bone density testing,
• prostrate
• promote self-exams – breasts, testicles
• medical surveillance Initiatives
• immunizations and flu vaccinations
• disability case management
• active rehabilitation
• return to work Initiatives
• self-care education (see health living Initiatives)
• disease management information and presentations:
• diabetes,
• stomach disorder,
• arthritis,
• asthma,
• allergy,
• pain control,
• foot and back care Initiatives,
• chronic tiredness,
• migraines
• health on-line with continuous learning/reminders/tips
• daily/weekly/monthly email tips or news bulletins
• excercise appraisals
• safety and health fairs
• hand-washing tips and reminders
• visiting your doctor guide – tips to efficiency
• links and information on help lines

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Occupational Wellness Programs

January 15, 2009

• clearly communicated vision and mission
• clear and accurate job descriptions
• supportive appraisal system
• employee empowerment through decision-making, pace of work and connection to corporate goals, (on-line tools that connect to goals such as Baxter Healthcare)
• two-way communication training
• ‘no lunch hour’ meeting rules unless it is a lunch ‘n’ learn
• absenteeism and attendance program
• [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Mental Health and Wellness

January 14, 2009

• childcare Initiatives and information
• family planning information
• parenting classes
• elder care Initiatives and information
• retirement planning
• personal responsibility leave
• alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting, job sharing
• work-family-life transition support
• anger management and family violence
• family counselling initiatives
• budgeting and financial counselling
• understanding credit reports
• money safety tips – ATMS, credit cards
• advertising and [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Environmental Wellness Initiatives

January 13, 2009

• violence in the worksite
• equity in the worksite initiatives
• harassment policy and training
• literacy/numeracy Initiatives
• professional development and skill enhancing training
• air quality and sick building testing
• smoke-free worksite
• fire safety initiatives
• hazard control and WHIMS Training
• injury prevention, CPR/First Aid, emergency response Initiatives
• improved signage
• installing guard rails
• work station design, ergonomic and [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Environment Assessment

January 12, 2009

Why Complete a Corporate Health Promotion Program Environment Assessment?
The purpose of completing the assessment is to identify your jobsite’s strengths and areas in need of improvement. The assessment will lead your workgroup to recommend actions for changes to make the worksite more supportive of healthy behaviors (i.e. healthy food choices in vending machines, policies to [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Program Ideas: Healthy Living Initiatives

January 11, 2009

• Provide Stress management and mental health Initiatives
• Provide substance use and abuse Initiatives
• Provide smoking cessation and control
• Provide nutrition counselling
• Provide weight control Initiatives and counselling
• Provide promote use of food logs
• Provide posting BMI charts
• Provide juice dispensing machines
• Provide water coolers
• Provide vending machines with low-calorie snack choices
• Provide vending machines [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Program: Maintaining Motivation and Interest

January 10, 2009

Once you start a program you will have a range of employee members.  Some will already be very engaged in being active and eating well and your program will only reinforce and enhance their health.  On the other end of the spectrum will be employees who may not engage no matter what you do.  The [...]

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Why Wellness?

January 9, 2009

There are a number of reasons why Corporate Health Promotion Programs are beneficial.
1. Improved Morale – When the organizational culture begins to change as a result of your health promotion efforts, you and your staff members may actually start to see and feel a new level of energy within the corporation.  Ultimately, one of the [...]

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Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

January 8, 2009

1.    Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Corporate Health Promotion Program.
2.    Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, members in, and expected results of a Corporate Health Promotion Program.
3.    Orient staff members to the Corporate Health Promotion Program and give them copies [...]

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