Wellness Assessments

Sample Workplace Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion 

Is your organization’s Workplace Wellness Program Health Promotion 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 Workplace Wellness Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics annually. 

•     Clarify roles of Health Promotion Committee members  

      ­     Are members responsible for implementing changes or recommending changes?

      ­     How long are members’ terms on the Health Promotion Committee?

      ­     How will new members be selected? 

•     Determine Health Promotion Committee meeting frequency and processes 

      ­     Establish dates, times, and locations.

      ­     Determine how agendas will be set.

      ­     Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes. 

•     Plan Workplace Wellness Program communication with upper management  

      ­     Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?

      ­     How frequently do leaders want reports on Workplace Wellness Program progress? 

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

•     Create a vision statement for your organization’s Workplace Wellness Program 

•     Identify existing allies Workplace Wellness Program for promoting staff member health within your organization      ­     Who do Health Promotion Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes required to create a culture that encourages health? 

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

•     History of past Workplace Wellness Program efforts        ­     If relevant, summarize past Workplace Wellness Program efforts. Discuss what your organization learned from those efforts.

 

?     What has the organization tried over the last few years?

?     What has worked well?

?     What hasn’t worked well?

?     How, if at all, was success of previous Workplace Wellness Program efforts measured?