Employee Wellness Plans : Workplace Wellness Program: Conducting Employer Assessment

The first step in planning your wellness/Workplace Health Promotion Program is to understand your employer and how Workplace Health Promotion Program will fit into the current structure. By researching your organization’s history with similar programs and eliciting feedback from co-workers, you can discover the best solution for your employer.

Workplace Wellness Program: Research Questions

• Find out if Worksite Health Promotion Program has been done in the past. If so, what worked and what did not?
• Was it widely accepted?
• Was programming efficacious? Why or why not?
• What does your employer hope to gain from implementing a Company Wellness Program?

Answers to these questions will help you begin the process of creating a culture of wellness within your employer. It is imperative that you assess the environment before starting a program.