Is your company’s Corporate Health Promotion Program Wellness Committee new?  Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while?  In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Corporate Health Promotion Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

•    Clarify roles of Wellness Committee members

­    Are members responsible for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­    How long are members’ terms on the Wellness Committee?
­    How will new members be selected?

•    Determine Wellness Committee meeting frequency and processes

­    Determine dates, times, and locations.
­    Determine how agendas will be set.
­    Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•    Plan Corporate Health Promotion Program communication with upper management

­    Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­    How often do leaders want reports on Corporate Health Promotion Program progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your company’s Corporate Health Promotion Program

•    Develop a vision statement for your company’s Corporate Health Promotion Program

•    Identify existing allies Corporate Health Promotion Program for promoting worker health within your company
­    Who do Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes required to establish a culture that encourages health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your company may face in working to establish facilities, policies and Corporate Health Promotion Program practices that promote worker health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Corporate Health Promotion Program obstacles?

•    History of past Corporate Health Promotion Program efforts
­    If relevant, summarize past Corporate Health Promotion Program efforts. Discuss what your company learned from those efforts.
?    What has the company tried over the last few years?
?    What has worked well?
?    What hasn’t worked well?
?    How, if at all, was success of previous Corporate Health Promotion Program efforts measured?