Due to the complexity of changing the worksite culture to support healthy behaviors, it is best to establish a committee that remains active and in place over time. We refer to this as a wellness committee, but a worksite may call it something different. What matters is that this committee is integrated into the infrastructure of the worksite. We have developed the following tools to help your worksite.  

Wellness Committee Overview

Watch the short video below to hear Dr. Ablah summarize the best practices for developing a wellness committee and what components are necessary to build the capacity of the wellness committee to make sustainable changes at the worksite.

Wellness Committee Composition

Use this worksheet to identify wellness committee roles and assign them to committee members.

Wellness Committee Composition Worksheet

Ensure Accountability

Wellness committee members need to be held accountable for their role(s) on the wellness committee and a best practice is to add this duty to their position descriptions. Below is a template to help you get started or use the agreement form on page 2 if you can not update job descriptions. 

Wellness Committee Accountability

Develop or Review Your Vision and Goal

It is best practice to have a vision and goals for your wellness efforts. Use this worksheet to develop your worksite wellness vision and goal(s).

Vision and Goal Worksheet

Having leadership engagement and buy-in is a critical component for worksite wellness. We have developed the following tools to help your worksite.

Exercising Leadership Overview

Watch the short video below to hear Dr. Ablah summarize how to exercise leadership and engage different factions at the worksite to gain support for wellness initiatives.

Sample Faction Map

Review these examples from other worksites to help you get started with faction mapping.

• Sample Faction Map - CORPORATION (PDF)
• Sample Faction Map - HEALTHCARE (PDF)
• Sample Faction Map - GOVERNMENT (PDF)
• Sample Faction Map - SCHOOLS (PDF)

Fillable Faction Map

Use this fillable PDF worksheet to identify, engage, and work across different factions.

Download Faction Fillable Map

It is important to establish health communications capacity among the wellness committee and identify the most accessed communication channels (e.g., newsletters, posters, intranet).

Use this worksheet to develop language to communicate consistent messages and identify 4 channels of communication with the best reach.

Communications Worksheet

Incentives can be used as rewards to influence the health behavior decision-making process of employees, fuel participation, and/or improve adherence. Incentives are thought to affect more populations and generate a greater return on investment.

Use this worksheet to identify financial and non-financial incentives.

Incentives Worksheet

It is important for the wellness committee to have access to data, as its members will be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of worksite wellness initiatives. Data can be used to first understand the scope of the problem(s) and then, in a follow-up, determine whether the initiative’s interventions are effective.

Reassess Your Foundation

Retake the WWKS Foundation Assessment and compare it to your baseline assessment. Ensure you have completed all areas of your Foundation that need attention. Once you have a strong Foundation in place, your worksite is ready to address a health priority

Collect Data

Collect data to inform your next steps or the health topic (physical activity, food and beverage, tobacco, or well-being) your worksite should address first. Data can come from health claims, employee needs and interests, absenteeism, and productivity.