Health-Related Programs
It is important for the overall workplace health program to contain a combination of individual and organizational level strategies and interventions to influence health, including:
- Health-related Programs – opportunities available to employees at the workplace or through outside organizations to begin, change or maintain health behaviors
Programs and services can be:
- Informational approaches – directed at changing knowledge or attitudes about the benefits of and opportunities for healthy lifestyles
- Behavior or social approaches – designed to teach employees the behavioral management skills necessary for successful adoption and maintenance of behavior change
Examples of workplace health programs and services might include:
- Classes or seminars on health topics such as fitness, nutrition, tobacco cessation, or stress management
- Weight loss programs that offer counseling and education
- Exercise classes
- Ergonomic assessments and equipment
- On-site influenza vaccines
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
- Chronic disease self-management tools
- Emails or newsletters with health information
Workplace health programs are not add-on benefits but basic investments in human capital, similar to training, mentoring, and other employee development programs.
Regardless of which interventions are selected, the program should strive to:
- Use multiple interventions, such as combining a policy and a health benefit intervention, for a single health issue. Combinations are more effective than any one intervention alone
- Use interventions that address multiple health issues at the same time, which is more effective than addressing each single health issue separately
- Page last reviewed: December 8, 2015
- Page last updated: December 8, 2015
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