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Are employees familiar with the concept of workplace health and wellness?
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You answered “yes” to this question so your workplace is off to a good start. If
employers and employees have a general understanding that workplace health and wellness
is more than health and safety, and that healthy lifestyle choices and organizational
change are important pieces as well, your workplace can begin to move toward a balanced
approach. Continue to the next question.
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Does your employer or management support a workplace health and wellness program
in your workplace?
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You answered “yes” to this question which is great! Having employer and management
support is an important first step toward a balanced approach. Continue to the next
question.
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Do you have a workplace health and wellness committee that has a focus beyond health
and safety?
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You answered “yes” to this question. It is crucial to your workplace health and
wellness program that all three categories for a balanced approach are considered
– healthy lifestyle choices, organizational culture, as well as occupational health
and safety. Continue to the next question.
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Has your workplace health and wellness committee established how they will communicate
and build trust with employees?
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Has your health and wellness committee determined employee health and wellness
needs? (i.e. employee health survey or focus group).
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You have answered “yes” to this question which means your committee is truly focused
on the wellness needs and issues identified by employees. This information will
guide your committee and the way in which you design your health and wellness program.
It’s important to keep revisiting employee health needs. Continue to the next question.
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Has your health and wellness committee created an action plan that addresses
all three categories of employee health? (i.e. organizational culture, healthy lifestyle
choices, and occupational health and safety).
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You answered “yes” to this question which means your committee has a clear direction
and a balanced plan. Congratulations your committee is well on the way toward making
positive workplace changes. Continue to the next question.
You answered “no” to this question so we recommend that you go to step four:
Develop Action Plan. We encourage you to print the Sample Action plan worksheet
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PDF) . Many workplaces find this a useful tool. |
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Is your health and wellness committee looking for activities and policies to
implement as a part of their action plan?
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You answered “no’ to this question so your workplace health and wellness activities
and policies are meeting employee needs – congratulations for making a difference.
Should you wish to find out more, go to step five:
Implement Action Plan and see the related links and checklist before moving
on to the next question.
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Has the health and wellness committee measured progress and reflected back on
what has been accomplished with their action plan?
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You answered “yes” to this question. Congratulations, you’re an advanced workplace
in the area of employee health and wellness. Your balanced workplace health program
will have seen workplace changes that are making a difference. Keep up the great
work and fine tune your wellness strategies by going to step six:
Measure Progress and Sustain
Success.
You answered “no” to this question so we recommend that you go to step six:
Measure Progress.
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Does your health and wellness committee believe that they have created a balanced
workplace health program?
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You answered “yes” to this question. Congratulations! Keep up the great work, fine
tune your wellness strategies and determine where you will go next by referring
to Sustain Success.
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