Wellness Seminars are learning sessions planned and organized by you to meet specific objectives. Decide on a topic and select a speaker. Pick a site for the “Lunch and Learn” session, normally a lunchroom or break room.
Depending on your budget and objectives, staff can brown bag the lunch or you might provide the meal. Meetings may be mandatory or elective, your choice.
Experience tells us the most success will be achieved when these Health Promotion Seminars are elective and when the company provides lunch.
Goals for Wellness Workshops
Education on a specific health problem. You might want to choose one of your group’s top diagnoses. Examples are –
• Diabetes – diabetes avoidance and care by a licensed diabetic educator
• Heart disease – cardiovascular health (individual counseling sessions with a nutritionist)
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Flu and pneumonia
• Breast cancer – breast health or breast self-exam sessions may be taught by a trained instructor
Education on health insurance benefits –
• Diabetes – what are the covered benefits, where to buy diabetic supplies, support groups for staff with diabetes.
• Health Promotion Program Benefits
• Well baby/child care.
Education on the importance of enrolling in your medical plan or local health department’s health education programs or disease management programs. Example programs –
• Diabetes
• Respiratory
• Low-Back Pain
• Cardiovascular
• Tobacco use
Community Resource Speakers for Wellness Seminars
• Local medical plan office
• Local heart association
• Local cancer society
• Pharmacies – many pharmacists are available to speak on pharmacy-related issues.
• Pharmaceutical Organizations – many businesses have standard presentations developed for businesss that are provided free of charge to use at your own direction. Some examples are –
• Know Your Numbers (high cholesterol) – Pfizer
• Respiratory Wellness (flu and pneumonia) – Pfizer
• Men’s and Women’s Health – Pfizer
• Local health and fitness centers/fitness trainers/YMCA – can discuss walking safety, benefits of walking, swimming and aerobics.
• Yoga and/or Pilates instructors
• Running, cycling club representatives
• Local hospital nutritionists
• Stamp Out Smoking – Tobacco Coalition representatives
Topics for Health Promotion Seminars
• Biking – benefits and opportunities for cycling
• Nutrition and health (Heart Healthy lunch for all attendees)
• Cardiovascular health
• Women’s health issues
• How to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke
• National Employee Fitness Day within the office establishing – Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness representatives can promote event
• Exercise tolerance and healthful heart issues
• Starting a workout program- include the importance of seeing the physician prior to the beginning of any new exercise program
• Self-defense
• Domestic abuse
• Safety in general
• Exercise safety
• Walking/running benefits and safety tips Tobacco dangers and avoidance
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