Employee Health Promotion Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

1.    Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Employee Health Promotion 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 Promotion Program.
3.    Orient employees to the Employee Health Promotion 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.    Offer health education information to employees.
6.    Have a committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Employee Health Promotion 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 employees 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 Assessments.
12.    Offer onsite weight management/maintenance initiatives for employees.
13.    Add weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in health insurance contracts.