Many corporations offer biometric screenings, but many don’t know what to do with the results. The results of biometric screenings show participants’ risk factors for major diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. When employers see the aggregate results for their company, many don’t know what to do with it. The common answer is a diet and exercise program or maybe even no program at all. My question to you is, what about the employee? An employee who is not empowered over the decisions being made about their health is less likely to participate in a wellness program. My answer to you is an employee interest survey.
An employee interest survey, as it’s name would state, asks the employee what they are interested in and what they would participate in. By having the employee tell you what they will or will not participate in helps you tailor your program not only to their needs but also to their wants.
It’s easy to tell a person to run 30 minutes a day and eat fruits and vegetables. Sounds simple to some, but to most it’s not. By forcing someone to do something that they don’t like, they are going to really dislike the purpose. If you force someone to run for 30 minutes and they really don’t like it, they will most likely not be interested in being healthy. If getting a company group to go play league volleyball will get someone up and moving more than telling them to go run for 30 minutes, then why not do it? Return on investment will greatly increase if you tailor your programming to your employees’ interests.
For example of an employee interest survey go to
http://www.healthysd.gov/Workplace/PDF/EmployeeInterestSurvey.pdf
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