Worksite Wellness : Outcome Assessment

Worksite Wellness : Outcome Assessment

Evaluations determine the outcome of a Worksite Wellness . They help you figure out if your objectives were met. It is a great idea to add an evaluation component to your Worksite Wellness . Evaluations may conclude that some interventions didn’t work well. You may find that a popular Worksite Wellness expenditures too much and didn’t really affect employees’ health. While these may not be the outcomes you hoped for, without this information you might continue ineffective interventions. Having this information will help you foster better solutions. When your results are great, it’s magnificent! You can spread the word to employees and management that your program is achieving its goals and objectives.

Three major areas of an evaluation

• Worksite Wellness structure – The basic framework of the program
• Worksite Wellness process – How well the program is run
• Worksite Wellness outcomes – Whether the program met the set objectives

Common questions used to evaluate a Worksite Wellness

Worksite Wellness Structure Questions

• What is included in the Worksite Wellness ? What is the intervention?
• Where does the Worksite Wellness take place?
• How is the Worksite Wellness delivered? What content is included?
• Who manages the Worksite Wellness ?

Worksite Wellness Process Questions

• How many people take part?
• Do participants complete the Worksite Wellness ?
• Are participants satisfied?
• Which aspects of the Worksite Wellness are best attended?

Worksite Wellness Outcome Questions

• Does the Worksite Wellness improve knowledge about health problems?
• Does the Worksite Wellness modify behavior?
• Does the Worksite Wellness save the organization money?
• What is the return on investment (ROI)?
• Ascertain through an employee survey what incentives/rewards they value.
• Ascertain what incentives/rewards the organization can offer as well as what the budget will allow.
• Be sure that every colleague who achieves a goal receives some recognition.
• Avoid offering incentives/rewards for the “best” or the “most.”
• Avoid using food as a reward.
• Use incentives/rewards to promote your Worksite Wellness , through logos and branding.