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BENCHMARKS FOR SUCCESSFUL WELLNESS PROGRAMS

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Benchmarks for successful wellness programs

• Senior leadership support

• Operating plan

• Measurable health improvement

• Demonstrable ROI

• Peer encouragement and support

• Critical mass

• Participant satisfaction

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1. Senior Leadership Support

• Support of CEO or

respected community

leaders demonstrates that

wellness is a priority

• Leaders help set the vision

and serve as role models

• Aids in creating a culture of

wellness from the top down

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2. Operating Plan

• Determine and set

program goals

• Align with company

objectives

• Increase transparency

and success metrics

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3. Measurable Health Improvement

• Metrics tend to focus on direct costs, e.g.

health, disability, prescription drug, and

workers' compensation claims, along with

initial and ongoing investment

• But how can we better quantify benefits

to health?

• BMI

• Prevention of disease and

serious illness

• Absenteeism

• Presenteeism

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4. Demonstrable ROI

• Demonstrable ROI for wellness

programs provides support for

continuing and increasing

program investment

• Body of evidence showing ROI

of employee wellness programs

between $2-$3 for every dollar

spent

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5. Peer Encouragement and Support

• Social networks influence health

behavior change. When we work

together with the people in our social

network, we’re more likely to achieve

our health goals.

http://www.shapeup.com/PDFs/Study-Socia

l-Influence-Affects-

Weight.pdf

• Peers know each other best. Enable

them to personalize wellness so they

can engage, encourage, and support

each other.

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6. Critical Mass

• Provide a variety of options and ways in which

individuals can participate.

• Increase viral spread of program by facilitating peer

invitations and team formation around common goals.

• It can take time to achieve critical mass. Brand program,

and continue to enhance year after year.

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7. Participant Satisfaction

• Regularly survey participants

about satisfaction with various

aspects of the program

• Ask for suggestions for future

programs and program

enhancements

• Make results available to all

involved

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Additional Information

• Wellness Council of America’s Seven Benchmarks http://

www.welcoa.org/wellworkplace/index.php

• Management Support for Worksite Wellness https://

www.ndworksitewellness.org/getstarted/management-support.htm

• Building a Stronger Evidence Base for Employee Wellness Programs

http://www.nihcm.org/pdf/Wellness%20FINAL%20electonic%20version.pdf

• Employers Fail at Measuring Wellness Program ROI

http://

www.benefitspro.com/2012/05/04/employers-fail-at-measuring-wellness-program-roi

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