WHP Porject

MUST FIRST ANSWER FOUR BASIC QUESTIONS: (These can be answered from the company profile interview)

1. Organization’s readiness for a WHP?

2. Does the company expect realistic outcomes?

3. How participative will management be?

4. How extensive does management want the programs to be?

PHASE II

(COLLECTING DATA) DETERMINES IF THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT DEVELOP A PROGRAM

-IDENTIFICATION

IDENTIFIES HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS

(Ex: obesity, tobacco use, high blood pressure, joint injury, low-back pain, etc…)

LIST THE IDENTIFICATION STRATEGIES USED, AND WHY

(Ex: Workforce demographic data, employee health records, health care claims and costs, workers’ compensation claims and cost data, worksite environment and health risk appraisal data)

-ASSESSMENT

ASSESSES EMPLOYEE”S INTEREST

-INTEREST SURVEY

-FEASIBILITY STUDY

5 QUESTIONS FOR A FEASIBILTY STUDY:

1. WHAT ARE THE ORGANIZATION’S MOTIVES FOR CONSIDERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM? (Ex. absenteeism, aging workforce, image, productivity, etc….) AND WHAT ARE THE ORGANIZATION’S GOALS FOR CONSIDERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM? (Ex. Lower health cost, more productive employees, etc…..)

2. IS THIS PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVE FOR THE ORGANZATION? YES OR NO AND WHY.

3. WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT, NEED, AND INTEREST AMONG EMPLOYEES, MIDDLE MANAGERS AND TOP MANAGERS?

4. DOES ORGANIZATION HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES NEEDED?

5. WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM?

· FEASIBILITY GRID OF TOP THREE INTEREST FROM INTEREST SURVEY