Creating a Workplace Wellness Plan Company Plan, part 1

A employer plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic employer plan and budget for your Employee Wellness Programs.

What is a employer plan?
• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Workplace Wellness Plan will help the organization to achieve its goals.

Questions to ask when developing a Workplace Wellness Plan employer plan
• Why do you need to do the Employee Wellness Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to start the Employee Wellness Program?
• How much will the Workplace Wellness Plan cost Senior Management?
• What is Senior Management going to get out of the Employee Wellness Program? Why should Senior Management invest in the Employee Wellness Program?

Workplace Wellness Plan employer Plan Components
• Title and duration of the Workplace Wellness Plan
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Workplace Wellness Plan will help achieve the organization’s goals)
• Workplace Wellness Plan description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and employees)

Gaining the support of leadership
• Clearly link the Workplace Wellness Plan goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. By way of example, Senior Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, improved provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Senior Management is interested in improved readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Workplace Wellness Plan employer plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to start the Employee Wellness Program, and keep the Workplace Wellness Plan on track towards meaningful outcomes.