As with any health promotion program, the two vital elements for the success of your health promotion program are upper management support and staff member involvement. Senior management sets the vision and provides the resources from which action plans flow.
Genuine support from senior management also lends credibility to the health promotion program. It’s key that senior management be visible supporters and role models for your Health Promotion Program.
Employees need to be involved on a few levels so that they feel ownership of the health promotion program. Employees are the health promotion program stakeholders!
All personnel should have an opportunity to provide input and feedback through needs and interest surveys and wellness program examination tools. The information accumulated must be used to plan wellness programs that target those needs and interests to ensure participation, buy-in, and support.
There are several methods to identify employee needs and interests like -
o Conducting Employee Focus Groups
o Discussing Health Promotion Interests During Department Meetings
o Distributing and Summarizing a Needs and Interest Survey
o Including an Opportunity to Give Suggestions on Each Investigation Tool
Any one or combination of a few techniques will ensure that the health promotion program meets what staff want. Click here for a sample Needs and Interest Survey.
Step 3 provides additional information on deciding wellness program needs. But first, establishing a Wellness Committee can help you involve upper-level management and staff members, determine need, and plan your wellness program.
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