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Sample Worksite Wellness Program meeting agendas and topics for discussion

Is your company’s Worksite Wellness Program Worksite Wellness Program 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 Worksite Wellness Program meetings. You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

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

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

• Plan Worksite Wellness Program communication with leadership
­ Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­ How often do leaders want reports on Worksite Wellness Program progress?

• Select a name and brand for your company’s Worksite Wellness Program

• Create a vision statement for your company’s Worksite Wellness Program

• Identify existing allies Worksite Wellness Program for promoting worker health within your company
­ Who do Worksite Wellness Program Committee members know who could be relied on to support worksite changes necessary to develop a culture that encourages health?

• Brainstorm challenges your company may face in working to develop facilities, policies and Worksite Wellness Program practices that promote worker health
­ What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Worksite Wellness Program obstacles?

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