An onsite wellness staff is one of the most impactful strategies to add depth, breadth, and engagement to your wellness program. The onsite staff becomes the face of the program, feet on the ground, and program implementer. They make the program come alive!
The Wellness Program Manager is responsible for the strategy, oversight, and implementation of the company’s health promotion initiatives. This individual will have responsibility for executing and monitoring projects, programs, and services that increase engagement and participation and reduce population health risks.
Knowing many of their staff were not going to the doctor unless it was absolutely necessary, Burlington Area School District was concerned that preventive screenings were being missed. This is why they found onsite Biometric Screening to be an essential part of their wellness portal launch.
An onsite Biometric Screening should be much more than just a wellness “event” at your company. Onsite fingerstick screenings provide immediate results and have the advantage of driving change by maximizing the face-to-face teachable moment.
Biometric Screening data provides valuable insight into the current health status of your population, helps to identify trends based on year-over-year data, and provides topics for wellness program planning.
Having an Onsite Wellness Staff can help develop and maintain a strong wellness program infrastructure, foster collaboration and integration, improve engagement, and provide employees a resource that is approachable, trusting, and easy to work with.
Whether you are in person or working remotely, support employee nutrition and healthy eating with these helpful tips.
The Five A Day Challenge encourages employees to meet the national guidelines for fruits and vegetable servings. Each day of this two-week challenge, participants strive for five servings of fruits and vegetables. Included in this free program: announcement flyer, registration flyer, and fillable tracker.
Every five years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases new dietary recommendations based on the most recent findings in nutrition science. View our summary of what is new.
