Posted by Company Wellness | Posted in Company Wellness | Posted on 15-12-2008
A corporation plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic corporation plan and budget for your Corporate Health Promotion Programs.
What is a corporation plan?
• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Company Wellness Program will help the business to achieve its goals.
Questions to ask when developing a Company Wellness Program corporation plan
• Why do you need to do the Corporate Health Promotion Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to start the Corporate Health Promotion Program?
• How much will the Company Wellness Program cost Upper Management?
• What is Upper Management going to get out of the Corporate Health Promotion Program? Why should Upper Management invest in the Corporate Health Promotion Program?
Company Wellness Program corporation Plan Components
• Title and duration of the Company Wellness Program
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Company Wellness Program will help achieve the organization’s goals)
• Company Wellness Program description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and workers)
Gaining the support of leadership
• Clearly link the Company Wellness Program goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. By way of example, Upper Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, increased provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Upper Management is interested in increased readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Company Wellness Program corporation plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to start the Corporate Health Promotion Program, and keep the Company Wellness Program on track towards meaningful outcomes.