What does it take to become one of America’s healthiest companies? How can companies with both large and small employers link health and well-being to business outcomes?

Achieving Well Workplace status requires making the switch from activity-centered to results-oriented programming which takes hard work and extreme attention to detail. Results-oriented programs are those programs which are carefully researched, thoughtfully designed, and diligently executed. These programs are focused on impacting the organization’s bottom line through improved employee health.

According to recent benchmarking studies, there are a number of common elements inherent in successful health promotion initiatives that can attain measurable results. Companies with successful wellness programs have:

• the strong support of the senior level leadership that can be measured
• an integrated diverse and well-functioning Wellness team
• a process for collecting data to drive the Wellness initiative
• an annual operating plan that serves as the communication vehicle as to what the program will accomplish
• appropriate health promotion interventions for their employees
• supportive health-promoting environment and policies to support participation
• a carefully planned evaluation strategy that would evaluate the outcome of the above benchmarks and holds them accountable

Source: Absolute Advantage