Health Promotion Blog » Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Integration of corporation and Community Resources http://healthpromotionblog.com Health Promotion Blog Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Integration of corporation and Community Resources http://healthpromotionblog.com/corporate-health-promotion-programs-integration-of-corporation-and-community-resources/ http://healthpromotionblog.com/corporate-health-promotion-programs-integration-of-corporation-and-community-resources/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:00:05 +0000 admin http://healthpromotionblog.com/?p=124 Worksites do not exist in a vacuum. They are part and parcel of the community in which they are located. Successful corporate administrators are cognizant of the need for positive community relations and should do what is necessary to promote good will. What better way to bridge relationships than by utilizing existing community Corporate Health Promotion Program services and programs whenever possible (e.g., voluntary, private and public health agencies) and providing health related services back to the community. Since the community is also the home of the worker, an effective mode of health promotion is through programming directed at the larger community. Sponsorship of community related health fairs is one example more are listed below.

• Encourages worker/employer involvement in the community
Blood drives
Sponsorship of fund raising for community schools and social services
Community recycling programs
Youth league sports sponsorship
Job training programs
• Media and public relations programs advertising a healthy corporation image
• corporation newsletters and press releases on health issues to local media
• Environmentally sound use of waste disposal and community resources

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