Company Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

1.    Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a comprehensive Company Wellness Program.
2.    Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, participants in, and expected results of a Company Wellness Program.
3.    Orient workers to the Company Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
4.    Promote and encourage worker participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
5.    Provide health education information to workers.
6.    Have a committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Company Wellness Program.
7.    Provide regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, healthcare providers, and/or public health agencies to offer onsite education classes.
8.    Host a Health and Wellness as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9.    Designate specific areas to support workers such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10.    Conduct preventive wellness screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11.    Provide confidential Health risk appraisals.
12.    Provide onsite weight management/maintenance initiatives for workers.
13.    Offer weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in medical insurance contracts.