Describe the benefits of health promotion programs in the workplace ∙ Quantify potential savings in health care cares from worksite health promotion.

Requirements: 15 minutes

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Worksite Wellness Project Part #1:

Communication w/ Company Leadership (75 points)

THE WHY BEHIND WHAT WE ARE DOING:

Student learning outcomes met from this assignment:

Describe the benefits of health promotion programs in the workplace ∙ Quantify potential savings in health care cares from worksite health promotion.

Develop written communication to rationalize worksite promotion to administration.

Assessing and disseminating scientifically based, relevant fitness-, nutrition-, and wellness-related resources and information.

Your Task: Make a case for a wellness/health promotion program with company leadership. You will communicate professionally with the CEO or owner of the company. You may choose from my company profiles (see canvas, module one content page for my company profiles) or investigate a company online of your choosing. Before you will be able to write your letter, you will need to review multiple different peer-reviewed journals and other vetted resources, including the ones you looked at for the ROI/VOI assignment and ones listed in module one. Your communication should include:

Rationalization & benefits of health promotion programs in the workplace (research/evidence-based statistics) This information should come from the multiple different peer-reviewed journals and vetted resources in module one.

Details about potential savings in health care costs (ROI) as well as VOI

Details about the benefits of Growth Mindset and the relationship to valued employees in the workplace.

Your Submission Will Include:

A. Written communication (more in depth) such as ONE of the following ideas:

An email

A business letter

A white paper (google what this is if you are unfamiliar)

Other (you can get creative, but be sure it is WRITTEN, professional communication of some kind)

*There is not a page or word count requirement, just focus on making your case and include all requested items (refer to rubric)

B. Graphic/Visual representation (more concise-includes highlights/key information from part A). This should sell who you are as a wellness company, what you believe in, what you can offer the company. Suggestions for Part B include:

A PowerPoint/presentation

An infographic

A fact sheet

Other (you can get creative, but be sure it is concise and predominantly visual/graphic communication)

*Part B should all fit on a single sheet/slide

C. A reference page in APA format. Sources should also be cited within each document to avoid plagiarism and give proper credit to the sources used.

More Details:

Think about your target audience and the best way to approach someone in this position.

Choose an appropriate ‘voice’, be concise, articulate and make a strong case for wellness/health promotion programs.

Be sure you target your ‘case’ to the specific company. Why should this company make this investment in their employees