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Developing a Employee Health and Wellness Program Organization Plan, part 1

Posted by Health Screening | Posted in Wellness Program | Posted on 11-12-2008

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A organization plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic organization plan and budget for your Employee Health and Wellness Programs.

What is a organization plan?

• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Employee Health and Wellness Program will help the organization to achieve its goals.

Questions to ask when developing a Employee Health and Wellness Program organization plan

• Why do you need to do the Employee Health and Wellness Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to implement the Employee Health and Wellness Program?
• How much will the Employee Health and Wellness Program cost Senior Management?
• What is Senior Management going to get out of the Employee Health and Wellness Program? Why should Senior Management invest in the Employee Health and Wellness Program?

Employee Health and Wellness Program organization Plan Components

• Title and duration of the Employee Health and Wellness Program
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Employee Health and Wellness Program will help achieve the organization’s goals)
• Employee Health and Wellness Program description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and staff members)

Gaining the support of leadership

• Clearly link the Employee Health and Wellness Program goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. By way of example, Senior Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, increased provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Senior Management is interested in increased readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Employee Health and Wellness Program organization plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to implement the Employee Health and Wellness Program, and keep the Employee Health and Wellness Program on track towards meaningful outcomes.

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