Employer Health and Wellness Committee

Sample Employer Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your business’s Employer Wellness Program Health and Wellness 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 Employer Wellness Program meetings.   You may also want to revisit these topics each year.

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

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

•    Plan Employer Wellness Program 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 Employer Wellness Program progress?

•    Select a name and brand for your business’s Employer Wellness Program

•    Create a vision statement for your business’s Employer Wellness Program

•    Identify existing allies Employer Wellness Program for promoting staff member health within your business
­    Who do Health and Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support worksite changes required to create a culture that encourages health?

•    Brainstorm challenges your business may face in working to create facilities, policies and Employer Wellness Program practices that promote staff member health
­    What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Employer Wellness Program obstacles?

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