Employee Wellness Plans : Worksite Health Promotion Program: Outcome Evaluation

Evaluations determine the outcome of a Workplace Wellness Program. They help you learn if your objectives were met. It is a great idea to add an assessment component to your Workplace Wellness Program.

Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may learn that a popular Employee Health Promotion Program costs too much and didn’t really affect employees’ health. While these may not be the outcomes you hoped for, without this information you might continue ineffective interventions. Having this information will help you foster better solutions. When your results are great, it’s magnificent! You can spread the word to employees and management that your program is achieving its objectives and goals.

Three major areas of an evaluation

• Worksite Health Promotion Program structure – The basic framework of the program
• Workplace Wellness Program process – How well the program is run
• Employee Health Promotion Program outcomes – Whether the program met the set objectives

Common questions used to evaluate a Worksite Wellness Program

Corporate Wellness Program Structure Questions

• What is included in the Workplace Wellness Program? What is the intervention?
• Where does the Corporate Health Promotion Program take place?
• How is the Workplace Health Promotion Program delivered? What content is included?
• Who manages the Company Health Promotion Program?

Company Health Promotion Program Process Questions

• How many people take part?
• Do participants complete the Corporate Wellness Program?
• Are participants satisfied?
• Which aspects of the Company Wellness Program are best attended?

Corporate Health Promotion Program Outcome Questions

• Does the Workplace Wellness Program improve knowledge about health issues?
• Does the Employee Wellness Program modify behavior?
• Does the Workplace Health Promotion Program save the organization money?
• What is the return on investment (ROI)?

• Ascertain through an employee survey what incentives/rewards they value.
• Determine what rewards and incentives the company can support as well as what the budget will allow.
• Ensure that every attendant who achieves a goal receives some recognition.
• Avoid offering incentives for the “best” or the “most.”
• Avoid using food as a reward.
• Use incentives and rewards to promote your Company Health Promotion Program, through logos and branding.