Health Promotion Workshops are learning sessions planned and organized by you to meet specific goals. Decide on a topic and choose a speaker. Pick a site for the “Lunch and Learn” session, ordinarily a lunchroom or break room.
Depending on your budget and goals, personnel can brown bag the lunch or you might provide the meal. Meetings may be mandatory or elective, your choice.
Experience tells us the most success are going to be achieved if these Wellness Workshops are elective and if the company provides lunch.
Goals for Health Promotion Seminars
Education on a specific medical problem. You could want to pick one of your group’s top diagnoses. Examples are -
o Diabetes â.” diabetes prevention and care by a qualified diabetic educator
o Heart disease â.” cardiovascular health (individual counseling sessions with a nutritionist)
o High blood pressure
o High cholesterol
o Flu and pneumonia
o Breast cancer â.” breast health or breast self-exam sessions can be taught by a trained instructor
Education on health insurance benefits -
o Diabetes â.” what are the covered benefits, where to buy diabetic supplies, support groups for workers with diabetes.
o Wellness Program Benefits
o Well baby/child care.
Education on the importance of enrolling in your medical plan or local health department’s health education programs or disease management (DM) programs. Example programs -
o Diabetes
o Respiratory
o Low-Back Pain
o Cardiovascular
o Tobacco use
Community Resource Speakers for Wellness Seminars
o Local medical plan office
o Local heart association
o Local cancer society
o Pharmacies â.” many pharmacists are available to speak on pharmacy-related issues.
o Pharmaceutical Organizations â.” many organizations have standard presentations developed for corporations that are provided free of charge to use at your own direction. Some examples are -
o Know Your Numbers (high cholesterol) â.” Pfizer
o Respiratory Wellness (flu and pneumonia) â.” Pfizer
o Men’s and Women’s Health â.” Pfizer
o Local gyms/personal trainers/YMCA â.” can discuss walking safety, advantages of walking, swimming and aerobics.
o Yoga and/or Pilates instructors
o Running, cycling club representatives
o Local hospital nutritionists
o Stamp Out Use of tobacco â.” Tobacco Coalition representatives
Topics for Wellness Seminars
o Biking â.” benefits and opportunities for cycling
o Nutrition and health (Heart Healthy lunch for all attendees)
o Cardiovascular health
o Women’s health issues
o Exactly how to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke
o National Employee Fitness Day within the office establishing â.” Governor’s Council on Fitness representatives can promote event
o Exercise tolerance and healthy heart issues
o Starting an exercise plan â.” include the importance of seeing the physician prior to the starting of any new exercise program
o Self-defense
o Domestic abuse
o Safety in general
o Exercise safety
o Walking/running benefits and safety tips Tobacco dangers and avoidance