HW225-3: Workplace Wellness

Programs & Stress Management

• Stacey Story
• Purdue Global University
• HW499- Professor Henningsen
• February 28, 2023
 Workplace Wellness
Programs- Overview
What is a Workplace Wellness
Program

Benefits of Workplace Wellness

Programs

Employee Engagement with

Programs

Stress Management and Workplace

Wellness Programs

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What is a
Workplace Wellness
Program?
“A program intended to improve and promote
health and fitness that's usually offered through the
workplace, although insurance plans can offer
them directly to their enrollees. The program
allows your employer or plan to offer you
premium discounts, cash rewards, gym
memberships, and other incentives to participate.
Some examples of wellness programs include
programs to help you stop smoking, diabetes
management programs, weight loss programs, and
preventative health screenings.” (Healthcare.gov, n.d.)

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Benefits of Workplace
Wellness Programs
❑Employee Health and Wellness
➢ Disease Prevention & Management
➢ Cessation Programs
➢ Weight Management
➢ Mental Health
➢ Resources & Incentives
❑Company
➢ Employee Retention
➢ Productivity
➢ Costs Associated with Health

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Handout #1
Workplace Health
Statistics & Facts

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Employee Engagement with Workplace
Wellness Programs
❖Deterrents/Barriers to Employee
Engagement
✓ Unaware or Uneducated
✓ Lack of Interest/Limited Services
✓ Credibility & Privacy Concerns
✓ Low Self-efficacy
❖Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
✓ Effectively Communicate
✓ Variety of Services Offered
✓ Employee Surveys/Questionnaires
✓ Individual Benefit Focus
✓ Increase Self-efficacy
(Wellable, n.d.).

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Handout # 2 Employee Engagement Survey
Questionnaire

Click on link to https://decision-wise.com/wp-

download the content/uploads/2022/08/EE-
Sample-Survey-
Survey DecisionWise.pdf

Questionnaire (Decision-wise.com, n.d.).

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Stress Management &
Workplace Wellness Programs
❑Theory of Preventative Stress
Management
✓Biggest Influencer of Workplace
Wellness Programs

❑Four Major Sources of Workplace

Stress
✓Task Demands
✓Role Demands
✓Physical Demands
✓Interpersonal Demands
(Sutton, 2023).

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Tools for Stress Management in the
Workplace
Self-Renewal Mindfulness Reframe Stress
• Reenergize • Intention • See the Stress

• Push Through • Attention • Own the Stress

• Little to No Encouragement • Attitude • Use the Stress

(Morris, 2017). (Sutton, 2023). (Sutton, 2023).

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Handout #3
Mindfulness S.T.O.P. Method for Stress Management
“S: Stop. Whatever you’re doing, just pause momentarily.

T: Take a breath. Re-connect with your breath. The breath is an anchor to the present
moment.
O: Observe. Notice what is happening. What is happening inside you, and outside of you?
Where has your mind gone? What do you feel? What are you doing?
P: Proceed. Continue doing what you were doing. Or don’t: Use the information gained
during this check-in to change course. Whatever you do, do it mindfully.”
(Bonfil, 2022).

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❑ Assignment
Remember you play a role in whether you are unhappy at
work as the woman in the top right image or you if you are
happy at work as the woman in the bottom right image.

SEMINAR or Option 2
ASSIGNMENT
• Find a local Director of
Wellness at company of choice.
• Interview them.
• Record findings.
• Turn into assignment drop box
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Wrap-Up- Three
Week Course
Stacey Story

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Thank you

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 References
• Bonfil, A. (2022, March 26). Mindfulness stop skill. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Los Angeles. Retrieved
February 15, 2023, from https://cogbtherapy.com/mindfulness-meditation-blog/mindfulness-stop-skill

• Decision-wise.com. (n.d.). Employee Engagement Survey Sample. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from
https://decision-wise.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EE-Sample-Survey-DecisionWise.pdf

• HealthCare.gov. (n.d.). Wellness programs - glossary.s. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from
https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/wellness-programs/

• Maria, M. (2022, March 23). 20+ incredible workplace wellness statistics you didn't know. Best Tech Jobs
Near You. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://leftronic.com/blog/workplace-wellness-statistics/

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 References
• Morris, T. (2017, April 16). The magic of self-renewal. HuffPost. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-magic-of-self-renewal_b_9704158

• Society for human resource management. (SHRM). (n.d.). What are wellness benefits? Retrieved February
15, 2023, from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-
qa/pages/whatarewellnessbenefits.aspx

• Sutton, J. (2023, February 3). Workplace Stress Management: 11 best strategies & worksheets.
PositivePsychology.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023, from https://positivepsychology.com/workplace-
stress-management/

• Wellable Labs. (n.d.). 8 barriers to Wellness Program Participation. Eight Barriers To Wellness Program
Participation. Retrieved February 16, 2023, from https://www.wellable.co/labs/resources/eight-barriers-to-
wellness-program-participation

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