This session provides a comprehensive overview and introduction on how to begin a corporate wellness program for companies of any size. This session will provide you with the basic elements of a successful wellness program, in addition to common terminologies and concepts. It will also discuss some general best practices. This session covers many of the core ideas that are found on the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist designation exam.
With as many as five distinct generations in the workforce today, how do employers structure health and well-being programs to benefit the needs of all stakeholders? How do companies assess the needs of their employees and implement initiatives that improve workforce health while optimizing their business results? This session will review the most recent thinking on improving employee engagement in well-being initiatives and determine how (or if) these approaches differ based on the employee’s workforce generation.
What does your wellness program say to your employees? Does it show a level of concern for their life satisfaction and happiness, or does it look like a corporate cost-saving strategy? Learn how your wellness program can use these same skillful psychology triggers that marketers use to inspire healthier behaviors in their population.
Learn evidence-based interventions to improve healthy lifestyle behaviors and optimize wellbeing. Dr. Melnyk explains how a multi-component program looks at the organization culture and brings all the groups together to have a successful program.
This presentation will provide an overview of the legal rules applicable to employer-sponsored wellness programs, including tax rules, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA, and the ADA. We will also highlight the proposed/final EEOC wellness program rules and compliance initiatives. We will endeavor to secure a panelist representative from the EEOC.
In this module, Susan Tufts from L.L. Bean shares insights on how measuring and utilizing data and can truly create a palpable shift in culture. Susan discusses how different departments have different challenges and why it’s important that executives and managers understand all the potential challenges in effectively rolling out a successful program that really drives behavior change.
This session will help you:
• Identify the various types of stress
• Understand the impact of stress on health and performance
• Understand the impact of stress in the workplace
• Understand the brain’s stress response
This session will:
• Discuss how emerging technology is being used to drive engagement within wellness programs
• How do best utilize this tech to gather data, analyze and strategically engage a population to lower risk
Mental health is a costly concern for employers. The Corporate Health & Wellness Association will be talking to leading employers like PepsiCo, L.L. Bean, and Delta Air Lines about how they are creating strategies that not help both their employees and their bottom line. This innovative module has three amazing sessions that will give students key takeaways for making their programs better.