Evaluation of successful Employee Health Promotion Programs has revealed several primary Employee Health Promotion Program strategies to increase Employee Health Promotion Program effectiveness and impact overall Soldier health.
Strategy #1: Communication with leadership is essential
• Assess leadership priorities.
• Report Employee Health Promotion Program outcomes back to leadership in a timely manner.
• Equal investments of support from both the medical and line community will result in enhanced Employee Health Promotion Program success.
Strategy #2: Employee Health Promotion Program planning must be driven by data.
• Determine specific needs of the target population.
• Focus on the health status of the population as a whole to identify the top health concerns.
• Information should drive decisions regarding which health needs should be addressed first.
Strategy #3: Use electronic data collection and reporting as often as possible.
• Centrally collected data in an electronic format is essential for determining population health needs.
• Electronic reporting is also very valuable when communicating Employee Health Promotion Program outcomes to leadership and other stakeholders.
• Flexible reporting capabilities allow data to be presented as information that can support decision-making, in formats that decision-makers prefer.
Strategy #4: Multidisciplinary collaboration enhances worker health and maximizes available resources.
• Collaboration between health disciplines increases effectiveness of Wellness and preventive medicine interventions.
• Don’t forget to look outside the business for collaboration partners.
• Optimized Employee Health Promotion Program outcomes can be reached by coordinating the activities of medical experts, cadre, community agents, and funding sources.
• Bundling services together also provides the additional benefit to units by conserving training and mission time.
Implementing these strategies can improve Employee Health Promotion Program effectiveness and optimize available resources.