Employer Wellness Committee

Sample Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your corporation’s Wellness 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 Wellness Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics each year.

•    Clarify roles of Wellness Committee members
­    Are members accountable 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
­    Establish dates, times, and locations.
­    Determine how agendas will be set.
­    Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•    Plan Wellness 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 Wellness Program progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your corporation’s Wellness Program

•    Develop a vision statement for your corporation’s Wellness Program

•    Identify existing allies Wellness Program for promoting employee health within your corporation
­    Who do Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes necessary to create a culture that encourages health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your corporation may face in working to create facilities, policies and Wellness Program practices that promote employee health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Wellness Program obstacles?

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