Getting Your Employees To Stay Healthy
No budget? No problem! Here are 5 ways you can promote good health in your workplace right now:
- Be a good example – Your employees look up to you. Show them that you value good health by practicing it yourself. Workplace wellness best practices almost always include visible leadership support as a priority.
- See what your health plan offers – Your health plan may have extra benefits to help employees stay healthy. Contact your plan administrator to make sure you’re taking advantage of any wellness programs offered by your health plan. And make sure your employees understand how to use these programs. If you don’t get it, they won’t either. Be sure to ask questions.
- Start a walking challenge – Provide pedometers to employees, or show them how to search for and download any of the many pedometer options available for smart phones. Put a chart in the office for everyone to track their steps. Then, you can offer a prize to the person who gets the most steps each month.
- Encourage full lunch breaks – People tend to make unhealthy choices when they’re in a hurry. Talk to your staff to be sure they are getting at least a half hour to eat lunch.
- Offer healthy foods at work – If you have a vending machine or cafeteria, make sure you have healthy food options. You can also have a local farmers market deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to the workplace.
