Worksite Wellness refers to a set of strategies used to meet the health and wellness needs of employees and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors.
Worksite wellness strategies include:
- Health Education to increase awareness and knowledge about healthy behaviors.
- Wellness Activities such as challenges to help employees adopt healthy behaviors.
- Environmental and Policy Supports to make the healthy choice the easy choice.
Contact Information
Fairfield Service Center
1295 West Fairfield Drive
Pensacola, FL 32501
850-316-2764
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Benefits of Worksite Wellness Programs
Adults spend most of their waking hours in the workplace so it is an ideal location to promote healthy behaviors.
- Increase in productivity and employee morale
- Decrease in absenteeism
- Increase in knowledge about health topics
- Helps in improving or maintaining health
- Aids in adoption of healthy behaviors
- Leads to greater a sense of teamwork among coworkers
Ideas for Worksite Wellness at your Workplace
- Use the Worksite Health Scorecard to assess your organization
- Add a wellness section to your company newsletter
- Offer an employee wellness challenge, such as a step challenge
- Place Active Meeting Guides in all meeting rooms (contact DOH-Escambia to receive a guide)
- Invite experts to present on health topics at staff meetings or training days
- Consider working with us to offer one of our wellness programs at your worksite
Worksite Wellness Services Offered
- Technical assistance completing the Worksite Health Scorecard for your organization
- Assistance with worksite wellness activities
- Prediabetes screenings and RESET: Small Steps, Big Change facilitation
- Customized presentations on health and wellness topics
- Resources for healthy living
- Organizational and employee interest surveys
- Exercise and recipe demonstrations
- Wellness challenge facilitation