Wellness in the Workplace: Who has the expertise?
When it comes to working wellness into your workforce, you want someone who knows the ins and outs of health promotion, and who can counsel staff members and provide primary care – all within the...
View ArticleEmployee Health and Wellness Programs: Focus on Fitness Initiatives
Benefits of Fitness Initiatives Exercise reduces weight, lowers risks of heart attack and stroke, helps to control blood pressure and diabetes, and improves mood. Studies increasingly show that...
View ArticleWorkplace Physical Activity Programs: Gaining Upper Management Support
Gaining management support is essential to the success of a physical exercise initiative. Whether the changes you’d like to make involve the work environment, central policies or specific programs,...
View ArticleWorkplace Physical Activity Programs: Committees and Opportunities
Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Forming an Employee Committee Although support from the top is essential to a efficacious initiative, support from other workers is also valuable. Once you get the...
View ArticleWorkplace Physical Activity Programs: Employee Interest Survey
To succeed in encouraging physical exercise during the workday, you must find out what workers need and want. They are the people whose behavior you are trying to impact, so it’s vital to be aware of...
View ArticleWorkplace Physical Activity Programs: Evaluation Guide
What Do You Wish to Achieve? Think about why you’re evaluating and what your assessment is going to measure. If you’re trying to find out whether initiative has been efficacious, see if you stuck to...
View ArticleWorkplace Physical Activity Programs: Types of Evaluation
The sort of assessment you choose is dependent upon when you do it and the kind of information you collect. This section outlines when to use three types: formative, process and summative evaluations....
View ArticleWorkplace Physical Activity Programs: Keys to Success
To make a difference in the lives of your fellow workers, you first need to understand that getting active is not only a matter of choice. Some things are within our individual control, but others are...
View ArticleMake safety a key concern when organizing physical exercise in your workplace.
An accident or injury will not “sell” the program and may end up costing the company. This section will assist you in taking the necessary steps to avoid an accident or injury. Points to Consider...
View ArticleHas Wellness Been Hijacked?
Wellness is a great concept. It brings happiness into health and encourages a truly holistic approach to life. Wikipedia defines wellness as a healthy balance of the mind-body and spirit that results...
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