Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities

1.    Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a broad-based Corporate Health Promotion Program.
2.    Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources necessary, members in, and expected results of a Corporate Health Promotion Program.
3.    Orient workers to the Wellness Program and give them copies of the physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use policies.
4.    Promote and encourage employee participation in the physical activity/fitness and nutrition education/weight management program.
5.    Offer health education information to workers.
6.    Have a Corporate Health Promotion Programs committee that meets at least once a month to oversee the Corporate Health Promotion Program.
7.    Offer regular health education presentations on various physical activity, nutrition, and wellness-related topics. Ask voluntary health associations, health care providers, and/or public health agencies to offer onsite education classes.
8.    Host a Wellness Fair as a kick-off event or as a celebration for completion of a wellness campaign.
9.    Designate specific areas to support workers such as diabetics and nursing mothers.
10.    Conduct preventive health screenings for blood pressure, body composition, blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
11.    Offer confidential Health Risk Assessments / Health Risk Appraisals.
12.    Offer onsite weight management/maintenance programs for workers.
13.    Provide weight management/maintenance, nutrition, and physical activity counseling as a member benefit in medical insurance contracts.