Planning 101

Workforce Health Promotion programs have evolved from fitness, to health promotion, to comprehensive wellness programs. In the past, the focus was on physical fitness. Today, the focus has broadened to include topics such as nutrition, mental health, and chronic disease prevention, as well as the workplace environment, policies, productivity, and others. Additionally, employers' Workforce Health Promotion programs vary according to workforce size, program scope, resources, and leadership support.

Experts agree that planning and designing a Workforce Health Promotion program is essential to ensuring the program's success. Just as one would not begin a long trip without considering how to reach one's destination, planners should not begin a Workforce Health Promotion program without mapping out where the program needs to go, and how it will get there.