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Sample Employee Health and Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion Is your company’s Employee Health and Wellness Program Wellness Committee new?  Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while?  In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your...

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Employee Health and Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

Posted by Health Screening | Posted in Wellness Program | Posted on 03-01-2009

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1.    Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Employee Health and Wellness Program.
2.    Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources required, participants in, and expected results of a Employee Health and Wellness Program.
3.    Orient workers to the Employee Health and Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
4.    Promote and encourage staff member participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
5.    Offer health education information to workers.
6.    Have a committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Employee Health and Wellness Program.
7.    Offer regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, health care providers, and/or public health agencies to offer onsite education classes.
8.    Host a Wellness Fair 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.    Offer confidential Health risk appraisals.
12.    Offer onsite weight management/maintenance initiatives for workers.
13.    Provide weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in health insurance contracts.

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