Employee Health Promotion

Sample Employee Health Promotion Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your organization’s Employee Health Promotion Program Health and Wellness Committee new?  Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while?  In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Employee Health Promotion Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

•    Clarify roles of Health and Wellness Committee members
­    Are members responsible for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­    How long are members’ terms on the Health and Wellness Committee?
­    How will new members be selected?

•    Determine Health and Wellness Committee meeting frequency and processes
­    Set dates, times, and locations.
­    Determine how agendas will be set.
­    Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•    Plan Employee Health Promotion Program communication with leadership
­    Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­    How often do leaders want reports on Employee Health Promotion Program progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your organization’s Employee Health Promotion Program

•    Develop a vision statement for your organization’s Employee Health Promotion Program

•    Identify existing allies Employee Health Promotion Program for promoting employee health within your organization
­    Who do Health and Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes needed to develop a culture that promotes health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your organization may face in working to develop facilities, policies and Employee Health Promotion Program practices that promote employee health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Employee Health Promotion Program obstacles?

•    History of past Employee Health Promotion Program efforts
­    If relevant, summarize past Employee Health Promotion Program efforts. Discuss what your organization learned from those efforts.
?    What has the organization tried over the last few years?
?    What has worked well?
?    What hasn’t worked well?
?    How, if at all, was success of previous Employee Health Promotion Program efforts measured?