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Investigations determine the outcome of a Health Promotion Program. They help you determine if your objectives were met. It’s a good idea to add an examination component to your Health Promotion Program.

Investigations may conclude that some interventions did not work well. You might find that a well-liked Wellness Program costs too much and did not really affect employees’ health.

While these might not be the outcomes you hoped for, without this information you could continue ineffective interventions. Having this information will help you develop better solutions.

When your results are excellent, it is magnificent! You can spread the word to workforce and senior level management that your health promotion program is achieving its goals.

Three major areas of an analysis

• Health Promotion Program structure – the basic framework of the program

• Health Promotion Program process – Precisely how well the program is run

• Wellness Program outcomes – Whether the health promotion program met the set objectives

Common questions used to evaluate a Health Promotion Program

Structure Questions

• What is included in the Wellness Program? What is the intervention?

• Where does the Wellness Program take place?

• How’s the Wellness Program delivered? What content is included?

• Who manages the Wellness Program?

Process Questions

• Precisely how many people  participate?

• Do participants complete the Wellness Program?

• Are participants satisfied?

• Which aspects of the Health Promotion Program are best attended?

Outcome Questions

• Does the Wellness Program improve understanding of health issues?

• Does the Wellness Program change behavior?

• Does the Wellness Program save the corporation money?

• What’s the ROI?

Download a sample health promotion program (http – //www.ibx.com/pdfs/custom/wellness_partners/services/turnkey_programs/walking/participant_eval.pdf) investigation from IBC’s Walking Towards Health Promotion program.

• Identify through an employee survey what incentives they value.

• Identify what incentives the organization can provide as well as what the budget will allow.

• Ensure that every participant who achieves a goal receives some recognition.

• Prevent offering incentives for the “best” or the “most.”

• Avoid using food as a reward.

• Use incentives to promote your wellness program, through logos and branding.