It is important to assess the needs and interests of employees before developing and implementing workplace health activities. Be sensitive to age, gender and physical limitations, as well as cultural differences.
Keep in mind the nature of the business/workplace, the demographics of employees, and past responses to other feedback requests when designing a process that’s right for your workplace.
Strategies:
It is important to give employees an opportunity to identify health needs i.e. healthy lifestyle choices as well as identify occupational health and safety changes. Employers/employees should also look at the organizational culture and how it affects health as well as any action they would like to take related to organizational social responsibility.
Strategies include conducting a workplace health survey through an online organizational assessment tool or by paper, supplying a suggestion box for ideas, informal discussion and focus groups.
Once the health needs survey information is gathered, the next step is to identify common themes and write a report to share these findings with management and staff.