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Steps for making your employee wellness program succeed

bike34927706.jpgSo you have done the research and found that an employee wellness program can be beneficial to your company. You look at your budget, decide what you can spend and plunge right in, buying gym equipment, offering classes and bringing in top chefs to demonstrate low fat cooking, and then nothing happens. Studies have shown that an employer's biggest worry when it comes to implementing an employee wellness program is that if they put one together, no one will make use of it. However, the good news is that there are things that you can do that will help to increase the chances that your employee wellness program will be successful. Here are the steps for making your employee wellness program succeed-

  • Support starts at the top-It is crucial to the long-term success of the program, that the business owners and top management become involved with the design and implementation of the program. In addition, upper management needs to be actively involved in participating in all aspects of the employee wellness program. When employees see that upper management is making the program a priority there are much more likely to become involved. The company's leaders are much more likely to generate enthusiasm for the program, and affect permanent change, in the company culture then anyone else.
  • Know what the employee's want-To many business owners, with good intentions; simply borrow a model, of an employee wellness program. They then implement that program and then wonder why there employees are not more involved. It is crucial to understand the needs and concerns of your employees, in regards to their health and well being. If no one in your company is interested in a certain aspect of the employee wellness program, then offering it is only a waste of time and money. You can find out what your employees want by administering a Health Risk Assessment. This will give you data that can help lead you to designing the right employee wellness program, for your employees.
  • Consider using programs that will involve both the employee and their family-It is important to keep in mind, two different facts. It is not only sick employees who raise the health care costs, but there families as well. Even if an employer does not offer health insurance to an employee's family, there are many instances where a family illness still costs the employer money. If a child is constantly sick, or if someone has a chronic illness or problem at home, this can all affect both the amount that the employee is at work, and the quality of work he or she does, when they are there. Improving the health of the whole family can often save an employer a considerable amount of money. In addition, it has been shown that when employees have the family support and involvement, they are much more likely to make healthier decisions, and keep healthier behaviors, as part of their new lifestyle. Involving the family can only add to a higher return on investment when it comes to employee wellness programs.
  • Make it easy to access-If the majority of things your employee wellness programs offers can be found onsite, it is much more likely to be utilized. Employees need to be able to easily access the program, or they will simply give up in frustration. There are a number of ways that this can be easily facilitated. Health screenings and vaccinations can be done in a conference room. Empty space can be turned into workout space. Low fat cooking classes can be held in the company cafeteria. The only limits as to what you can do are your creativity.
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