by Worksite Wellness on August 29, 2010
How can our business increase participation in the corporate wellness program?
Having a corporate wellness program in place can increase morale, improve health and fitness and increase productivity in the workplace. Now that you have taken the steps necessary to implement a corporate wellness program, how do you get your staff members interested and willing to participate?
By starting healthful consuming habits, exercise and offering incentives, your staff members will not only sign up for the wellness program, but they will stick with it.
Does your corporation have an on-site fitness center that employees have access to? If not, offering free or discounted fitness center memberships to a local fitness center could be an effective method for getting employees to exercise. Whether the fitness center is on or off-site nevertheless, authorizing employees to use the facility during work hours, like on their lunch break, will increase the likelihood that they’ll exercise.
Rewarding employees’ achievements is another way to keep them motivated and living a healthful lifestyle. Establishing business objectives like collectively walking a certain number of miles, supports team building. Offering incentives like gift cards, certificates of achievement, and even a day off work can be effective ways to keep participation levels up.
Since there will likely be less sick days being used due to disease, your corporation could be able to afford to offer a day off pass as an incentive. These incentives do not have to be expensive, just valuable to the employee.
Providing a healthy lunch once a week for staff members participating in the corporate health plan, is a excellent way to promote healthy eating. Offering an incentive of healthy, scrumptious, free food is one way to reward staff members for their efforts while supporting their new healthy lifestyle.
Having a corporate wellness program in place will provide long term benefits to both the company and the workers. This is one corporate plan that is certainly worth your time and money!
by Worksite Wellness on August 28, 2010
Why should our company host a corporate health fair?
Do you work in your corporation’s human resources (HR) department? Are you looking for events to plan for your corporation this year? If so, it’d be a excellent idea to look into hosting a corporate wellness fair. Corporate wellness fairs are valuable to both the business and the staff member because they promote overall health, awareness and prevention.
What type of vendors are at a health fair?
There are many providers to select from when bringing a corporate wellness fair to your company. the most popular providers include dentists, massage therapists, chiropractors, nutritionists and the American Red Cross. These few popular providers are a part of a long list available to attend wellness fairs.
How do we select which providers to include in the wellness fair?
While most providers are excellent for all staff members, there are some providers available for companies with a specific demographic. for example, if your company has a lot of pregnant women or women of child bearing age, it may be a good idea to have a provider particularly talking about prenatal care.
If there are a lot of smokers at your business, you could want to have the American Lung Association present. Try to select vendors that meet your employees’ needs. Do not forget that hosting a corporate health fair is meant to be beneficial to them.
When should we hold a wellness fair?
Anytime is a great time to host a wellness fair. However, you might want to consider not scheduling around holidays or busy seasons so that you can maximize participation. Another great choice is having the corporate wellness fair on a weekend and making it family friendly. Corporate wellness fairs help keep everyone healthy, as a result increasing work productivity.
Not only does hosting a corporate health fair promote health, it also builds camaraderie between coworkers, bettering team building and communication in the office. It’s a win-win for both the company and the employee!
