Health Education & Awareness

Promote social support interventions and/or health education activities in your small business by offering regular health & wellness presentations on various topics.

Providing health and wellness information to your employees at your small business shows your concern for the well-being of your employees. The information they gain from health education seminars may empower employees to take better care of their health, start a habit, or become a better healthcare-consumer. This, in turn, can help your small business to positively focus on things such as health care costs, absenteeism, and productivity.

Small Biz Action Steps

• First, find out what concerns or interests your employees by conducting an employee wellness survey . This can help you determine what topics would be of most interest to your employees.

• Next, determine the best time of day for health education seminars. Consider offering it at multiple times. For traditional work schedules, the lunch hour is often a 
popular time. However for employees with shift work, you might want to offer it different times throughout each shift. In addition, you may want to videotape the presentation and make it available for those who were not able to attend.

• Select the length of the presentation. A lunch-time presentation most commonly last 30 minutes and up to one hour, but can vary according your environment.

• Once a topic has been selected, contact local organizations that can provide speakers on the topic. Specify the date (s) and time(s).

• Promote your presentations through promotional material, such as e-mail, flyers, and meeting announcements.

• Consider encouraging employees to pre-register if materials are needed.

• Offering incentives, such as small door prize often will increase participation.

• Final, have employees complete an evaluation or request that the presenter provide you with an evaluation that can be given out to attendees.

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You CAN control healthcare costs for you and your employees with practical and affordable wellness tools and strategies that will ultimately help them create a lifetime of healthy habits. For more information on any our small business wellness programs or services, Contact Us today and find out we can help.

Please be aware that any information on this site is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.