Winning at the Wellness Game: Cultivating Wellness Champions Plus 19 Proven Program Promotions

A focus on wellness is rapidly becoming part of the corporate landscape. Either on their own or with assistance from health plans and community organizations, employers are creating a culture of change: providing on-site opportunities for employees to learn about health issues and engage in healthy behaviors. The obvious benefit of a healthier workforce is reduced healthcare cost, but these initiatives also enhance workforce productivity and reduce absenteeism and work-related injuries.In Winning at the Wellness Game: Cultivating Wellness Champions Plus 19 Proven Program Promotions, three wellness experts share their most effective promotional strategies for boosting participation in workplace wellness efforts. In addition, this 38-page special report details how organizations are recruiting wellness champions from workforce ranks to promote corporate initiatives. Learn how companies are developing a network of wellness advocates to promote participation without draining the wellness budget.This report contains tested strategies from wellness experts who presented at February 2006 and July 2006 audio conferences: * William B. Baun, manager of human resources and wellness at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; * Robin Foust, health management specialist and principal, Zoe Consulting; * Aaron M. Hardy, wellness coordinator for the Washoe County School District; * Michele Housley, wellness program coordinator at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; and * Rebecca K. Kelly, corporate wellness coordinator for American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) in Birmingham, Ala. You'll get details on: * Recruiting and training wellness champions; * Managing a team of wellness champions; * Trends in championing wellness, including peer health educators and conflict resolution; * Details on promotional strategies to boost participation including creating a corporate wellness culture, the power of employee program ownership, the value of health coaches, water cooler wellness, and much more. Table of Contents * Engaging and Retaining Wellness Champions from the Top Down o Wanted: Dependable Doers o Wellness Champion Responsibilities o The Trend of Peer Health Educators o The Notebook Approach to Organization o The Challenges o Trends in Championing Wellness * Foundations of Worksite Wellness Success o Champion Selection Criteria: Acquiring Believers o Wellness Champs Welcome Any Time o Developing an Orientation Program o Recognition Programs o Program Expectations o When a Champ Doesn't Work Out * Q&A: Ask the Experts o Training Wellness Advocates o Measuring Program Success o Managing a Team of Wellness Champions o Sizing Up the Wellness Champ Field o Putting Champions to Work in the Organization o Offering Incentives for Dependents o Claiming Water Coolers for Wellness o Tying Incentives to Risk Factors * Glossary * For More Information * About the Authors * PLUS 19 Proven Promotional Tactics!Baun, William B. is the author of 'Winning at the Wellness Game: Cultivating Wellness Champions Plus 19 Proven Program Promotions', published 2006 under ISBN 9781933402642 and ISBN 1933402644.