"All growth depends upon
activity. There is no develop-
ment physically or intellectually
without effort, and effort
means work."
Calvin Coolidge
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Wellness
Wellness Principles and Planning
Principles of Wellness Programming:
- In order to enhance value to employees and foster a life lived in balance, wellness programming should be
designed to provide and promote opportunities that enhance wellness in all six dimensions of the wellness model.
- As part of an institution of higher learning, our wellness programming is based upon evidence-based principles.
- Funding will be secured through University funding, donations, and/or grants for continued programming.
- Accountability will be demonstrated through measurable outcomes of increased health of employees
and comparable reduced modifiable healthcare expenditures.
2007-2010 Plans for Wellness Programming:
- Establish an employee wellness team. Employees interested in joining this team
should contact Catherine Arnold via e-mail at carnold@ben.edu.
- Assess employee wants and needs for wellness programming, and then offer programs to meet the "demand."
- Refine principles and plans following input from employees (e.g., survey, informal feedback, website responses)
and team members.
- Develop and maintain web site programming promotion around the six dimensions of wellness to provide opportunities
and resources for all dimensions.
- Expand content of web site to provide brief evidence-based introductions to each of the six dimensions
of wellness.
- Submit funding requests to University. Search and apply for appropriate grant funding.
Solicit donations from corporate sponsors for events, as appropriate.
- Determine, measure, analyze, and report wellness dashboard measures. Compare results longitudinally.
- Track participation/usage rates.
- Evaluate success of wellness program (i.e., has the health risk declined?).
Provide access for measurement of employee health status (e.g., Healthy Table, Exercise Physiology program).
- Evaluate satisfaction with wellness programming.
- Analysis of modifiable healthcare expendidures.
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