Successful Employee Wellness Program Kristi Hunter Wellness Coordinator City of High Point
Wellness Program • What is a Wellness Program? • What can a Wellness Program include? • What are successful outcomes of a Wellness Program?
Common Misconceptions of a Wellness Program • Must be intense! • Offer immediate results! • No pain, no gain! • Are not fun! • Only for those that are not healthy! • Time consuming! • Will only benefit the employer! • Does not affect me!
Primary Objectives of a Wellness Program • Goal Oriented • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Realistic • Time Oriented • Address the Needs of Employer & Employee • Engagement of Participants
Key Benefits of a Wellness Program • Lowers Health Care Costs • Employer • Employee • Reduces Absenteeism • Less Likely to be sick/injured • Higher Employee Productivity • Improves Employee Moral • Chronic Disease Management/Prevention • Lower Health Risk Factors • Blood Pressure • Cholesterol
Development of a Successful Wellness Program • Assess Needs • Survey Participants • Prioritize Outcome of Survey • Select Program Focus • Project Outcomes • Will this meet the goal? • Will this address the needs of the employer & employee? • Will this engage participants? • Trouble Shoot • Implement program in a small setting, will this be successful? • Fine tune program and fix any issues that arise during trouble shooting. • Go Live • Implement final program with confidence
Development of a Successful Wellness Program • Assess Outcomes • Did the program meet the goal? • Did the program address the needs of the employer & employee? • Did the program engage participants? • Review Outcomes • Make changes as needed to meet the goal, if not met. • Make changes as needed to address the needs of the employer & employee, if not met. • Make changes as needed to engage participants, if needed. • Repeat
Primary Objective #1 Goal Oriented • Specific • What are the projected outcomes? • Measurable • How will the outcomes be measured for success? • Achievable • Will this program yield positive outcomes? • Realistic • Is this program feasible (i.e. affordable)? • Time Oriented • Does the program have a timeline for specific outcomes or results?
Primary Objective #2 Address the Needs of Employer & Employee • Assess the Need • Survey Potential Participants • Meet participants where they are! • Prioritize Outcome of Survey • Review results and analyze feasibility, validity and importance. • Select Program Focus • Determine what will make the greatest impact.
Primary Objective #3 Engagement of Participants • MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT! MUST NOT BE OVERLOOKED! • Will this address a vast population? • Is the program too narrow? • Is the program too broad? • How will this program impact the participants? • Who will benefit? • Who will be most likely to participate? • Why? • Who will be least likely to participate? • HOW do you get these participants to engage?
Meet Employees Where They Are • Get out of the office! • Seek to understand, not be understood! • Listen. • Lead by example! • Empower employees to make the better decision daily!
Success of a Wellness Program • Goals are met! • Needs are met! • Participation was high! • More Specifically Outcomes Demonstrated… • Improved Nutrition • Weight Loss/Management • Increased Physical Activity • Disease Prevention/Management • Improved Knowledge of Overall Health & Wellbeing
Wellness Program Components • Chair Massage • Physical Activity Programming • Educational Seminars • Onsite Biometric Screenings • Nutrition Programming • Mental Health Programming • Individual/Departmental Wellness Counseling • Stress Management • Financial Wellness
Questions? • Contact Information: • Kristi Hunter • 336.822.4785 • kristi.hunter@highpointnc.gov
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