Workplace Wellness Programs - Level 1
| Typical Program Steps | This is a Basic Awareness Approach that places focus on making employees feel good about themselves and their place of work. It Provides basic Health and Wellness Resources and although the program is well communicated, it often promotes the service as a voluntary option for employees. |
| Collect Data and Set Benchmarks |
Groups often provide voluntary Health Screenings, like blood draws, lab reports, etc. via annual health fairs. The results are provided to participants, but not tracked or managed at the employer level, so little attention is placed on benchmarking. Employers often know what their overall healthcare costs are, but very little is understood about the cause or underlying factors that are driving the costs. |
| Identify Areas of Need and Set Goals |
Little attention is placed on this area. The focus is on making people feel good, not on reaching a specific goal or fixing a certain need. |
| Programming and Lifestyle Management |
The typical programming features include Health and Wellness Newsletters, topical health related posters, and bulletin boards posting health tips, and information about health seminars, weight loss programs, upcoming events like the annual health fair, or dates to receive flu shots on site. |
| Interventions and Disease Management Services |
Health promotion and wellness programs at this level typically do not provide specific intervention or disease management services for the general population. |
| Incentive and Reward Programs |
Incentives and rewards become increasingly important in order to foster the kind of participation rates necessary to see significant change within a population. Incentives that are well defined and very meaningful will promote participation and create a culture focused on improvement at the individual level and in the reduction of overall group health claim costs. Tangible benefits like gift cards and cash rewards for completing specific program milestones are excellent examples for this level of programming. |
| Outcome Review and ROI Calculations |
Several tools are used here to measure outcomes, progress and status of individuals and the overall population, from health management reports that identify progress, to annual claims analysis comparisons to identify cost trends. The key here is to utilize well-trained personnel and consistent measurement methods to perform the outcome reviews. Successful programs will yield a very healthy ROI of 5:1 or more! |