This is equally true when looking at the
organization’s culture of health. Traditionally, wellness programs have
targeted specific employee health risks such as being overweight, smoking or
not exercising enough. Although these programs are worthy endeavors and have
proven successful in the past to varying degrees, there is a fair amount of
disagreement today over their effectiveness. Wellness programs alone are
simply not enough. There is much more that can be done to affect greater
change.
Establishing a culture of health in the workplace
can be a great place to start.
To establish a culture of health in the
workplace is to create an atmosphere that values health and supports health
improvement among employees. And to do so requires a substantial effort from
ownership and management which, if done properly, permeates throughout the
organization from top to bottom. Developing a strategy to affect this change is
critical and the overall process could take several months or more to
implement.
The Lower Bucks County Chamber of
Commerce offers
its members access to My Benefit Advisor as a solution for employee benefits,
including voluntary offerings. For more information about My Benefit Advisor, visit our
website at lbccc.mybenefitadvisor.com or contact Marlon Richardson at (215)
790-3640.
