September 3rd, 2024 | 2 min. read
You did the research, analyzed the trends, and decided to join the thousands of other U.S. companies now offering corporate wellness programs to their employees. It was a prudent decision that will pay both financial and health-related dividends in the long run.
But now comes the important question, “what’s next?”
Having a corporate wellness program is vital for the health and job satisfaction of your employees, as well as your bottom line, but it’s not something that you can just sit back and watch run on its own. It’s important to address what programs are working and what need improvement, as well as your future plans and vision.
For that we highly recommend setting wellness goals to guide your expectations and results. Draft a mission statement and set objectives to provide a means of measuring success. Set both process and outcome objectives to achieve your desired outcomes.
Some process objectives to consider include:
Example of outcome objectives include:
Goal setting provides the framework for a wellness program. The most important question to ask is what your organization hopes to accomplish now that you have a worksite wellness program up and running. We recommend the S.M.A.R.T goal system.
Follow these goal-setting guidelines and assess where your company is at. The next step after a successful worksite wellness program is to integrate total population health risk management, including primary care, occupational health, and pharmacy services. These services will help redefine the way your employees experience healthcare, while at the same time producing even more healthcare savings.
But it all begins with setting corporate wellness goals.