Worksite Wellness Week

A local awareness week designed to celebrate our region's dedication to employee wellness programs

The worksite has become an ideal setting for health promotion, due to rising healthcare costs, the increasing incidence of preventable health conditions, and the fact that the average adult spends 8-12 hours a day at work. Employers across the region are engaging in worksite wellness with positive results in employee health, reduced absenteeism, and increased productivity, engagement, and retention.

Your business can participate in Worksite Wellness Week by offering a health-related education, promotion, or activity for your employees; or by attending a training session on effective worksite wellness programs.

Worksite Wellness Week is hosted by the Madison Region Healthcare Leadership Collaborative in partnership with Thrive. Wellness Week coincides with Employee Health and Fitness Month in May 2011.

Worksite Wellness Week Activities

WELL WORKPLACE UNIVERSITY
Hosted by the Wellness Council of Wisconsin

Thursday, May 19, 2011  |  8:30am-3:30pm
Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison
Registration is now closed. With questions, call 608.443.1964.

Learn about the seven critical benchmarks of results-oriented worksite wellness programs at this dynamic training event. Download the event flyer to learn more.

WISCONSIN WORKSITE WELLNESS RESOURCE KIT TRAINING
Presented by Jon Morgan, WI Department of Health Services; Hosted by Fort HealthCare Business Health

Wednesday, June 8, 2011  |  3-5pm
Fort HealthCare, Class Room A, 611 Sherman Avenue East, Fort Atkinson
Register online now. Registration closes June 7 at 5pm.

The Wisconsin Worksite Wellness Resource Kit is a free resource for businesses seeking to start or improve a wellness program. Learn from Kit author and national speaker Jon Morgan about using this tool to achieve organizational wellness goals. Open to all interested businesses and organizations at no charge.

MADISON REGION BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN WORKSITE WELLNESS WEEK
Businesses and organizations across the Madison Region are planning Worksite Wellness Week activities of their own. View them all and plan an activity of your own!

Try These Activities and Share Your Plans

TRY THESE ACTIVITIES AT YOUR WORKSITE!

1. Provide a healthy meal for employees or plan a wellness potluck.
2. Poll your employees for their favorite healthy recipes or fitness activities, and share these via flyers or email during Wellness Week.
3. Organize a lunch n' learn session with a wellness professional, like a dietician or fitness pro.
4. Plan a kickball, volleyball, or softball tournament, within your company or with competing businesses.
5. Start a "Biggest Loser" competition, emphasizing health and achievement.
6. Create a team and participate in an upcoming charity bike ride or 5K race.
7. Replace some vending machine snacks with healthier options.
8. Promote taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
9. Begin a walking group.

SHARE YOUR WORKSITE WELLNESS WEEK EVENTS
Planning a Worksite Wellness Week activity for your employees? Let us know about it! Share your event and we'll create a list of all the activities happening throughout the region.

All companies will be entered to win a complimentary corporate membership from the Wellness Council of Wisconsin, which includes membership to the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA).

Need some more ideas? Take a look at the activities being planned by companies across the Madison Region.

PROMOTE YOUR ACTIVITIES TO YOUR EMPLOYEES
We encourage you to download this customizable Worksite Wellness Week flyer template and add your organization's information. Feel free to post in break rooms, bulletin boards, etc.