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Free Worksite Health Promotion Programs and Low Cost Health Management Alternatives

Establish a no cost Corporate Wellness Program or run a successful health management program in the office for little or no cost to your corporation. The benefits of workplace wellness and learning how to implement a health management program at work are many. The articles on health management have generated a variety of questions, mostly from wellness providers but also from organizations trying to implement their own wellness workplace programs. There are a number of things to do to implement a successful health management program at work.

Recommendations for Starting a Free or Low Cost Corporate Health Promotion Program

Before starting an inexpensive or free wellness program for your organization, learn more about what employees desire. Survey employees to learn more about their wellness issues. Keep the survey confidential to protect employees’ identities. Typically the most popular workplace wellness subject matters are tobacco cessation, weight loss issues and heart and cholesterol health.

Look for Corporate Health Promotion Program Freebies

Discover who will come in for no cost to talk to workers and look into partnerships with outside agents related to workplace wellness. For example, contact a local branch of a well-known weight loss corporation and ask if someone has the potential to come in and talk to workers. Look for agencies that are willing to come in and talk about issues related to wellness at no expenditure to workers, in exchange for something from you.

Find Corporate Health Promotion Program Partnerships

Working with a weight loss business to set up a speaking engagement for workers is an excellent opportunity to explore a potential wellness partnership. The weight loss business may say that if ten workers join the program, they will have regular meetings at business headquarters for the people who joined. The weight loss group also may offer business workers a discount if multiple people join the program.

Nonprofits an Untapped Health Leadership Resource

There are also plenty of nonprofit agencies who would be thrilled to visit a employer to discuss health management. But it’s up to you to offer them something in return. For example, if the MS Society came in and talked about the signs of MS, the employer might offer to organize an MS walk (in keeping with employer health management objectives and goals, right?), or an auction with employee and employer-donated items where the proceeds go to MS. The people at the nonprofit agencies would be glad to open a dialog with your employer and to talk about what they would want in return for a speaking engagement. In countless cases, they won’t need anything at all for a first meeting.

Gathering Data and Evaluating Company Wellness Program Results

Collecting data and analyzing results of a Company Health Promotion Program can be tricky because of HIPPA laws. However, if at least ten employees joined the weight loss program, or 20 people take part daily in the all-new “Let’s Walk a Mile at Lunch” program, that sort of progress can speak strongly to management. And, employer successes will potentially give management more incentive to offer money for additional health management and Company Health Promotion Programs in the future.