Employer Workplace Health and Wellness Initiative Committee

Sample Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your employer’s Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative Workplace Health and Wellness Initiative Committee new?  Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while?  In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

•    Clarify roles of Workplace Health and Wellness Initiative Committee members
­    Are members accountable for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­    How long are members’ terms on the Workplace Health and Wellness Initiative Committee?
­    How will new members be selected?

•    Determine Workplace Health and Wellness Initiative Committee meeting frequency and processes
­    Establish dates, times, and locations.
­    Determine how agendas will be set.
­    Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

•    Plan Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative communication with leadership
­    Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­    How frequently do leaders want reports on Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your employer’s Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative

•    Develop a vision statement for your employer’s Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative

•    Establish existing allies Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative for promoting employee health within your employer
­    Who do Workplace Health and Wellness Initiative Committee members know who could be relied on to support worksite changes necessary to establish a culture that promotes health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your employer may face in working to establish facilities, policies and Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative practices that promote employee health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative obstacles?

•    History of past Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative efforts
­    If relevant, summarize past Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative efforts. Discuss what your employer learned from those efforts.
?    What has the employer tried over the last few years?
?    What has worked well?
?    What hasn’t worked well?
?    How, if at all, was success of previous Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative efforts measured?