NURS4000: Community Case: Health Promotion: Workplace Wellness
NURS4000: Community Case: Health Promotion: Workplace Wellness
Hoglund-Ward Enterprises is undertaking a new initiative related to employee health and
wellness in the upcoming year. Sharice Huff, the occupational health nurse at Hoglund-Ward, is
leading this new initiative. Although the cost of implementing the program is a major
consideration, the chief executive officer and board of directors support limited spending for new
health and wellness initiatives because they believe it will keep future health care costs down.
Several employees have been asked to participate on the health and wellness committee, and
together they have decided to conduct a needs assessment to get the employees’ feedback on
their wellness needs NURS4000: Community Case: Health Promotion: Workplace Wellness.
Questions for students:
1. What sorts of initiatives can companies pursue to improve employee health and wellness?
a. Companies can pursue initiatives to improve employee health and wellness such
as encourage active lifestyle behaviors, addressing smoking cessation strategies,
and supporting nutritional health. Helping the employees be more active can be
initiated without buying employees gym memberships. Many of the jobs are
sedentary in nature with lots of desk work, but little changes can be initiated. This
company could have their health insurance company that they already pay for,
address some wellness programs as well as smoking cessation smoking programs.
The smoking cessation programs have been proven to be more useful if
implemented at work. It also makes it easier for employees to make healthy
choices for lunch if the cafeteria provides more nutritious options.
2. Based on what you understand about a needs assessment, what issues and topics should
be included in the needs assessment survey?
a. Ways to improve active lifestyle behaviors even when in a sedentary job should
be addressed. Smoking cessation strategies while in the workplace should be
encouraged and have been proven to be beneficial. The cafeteria in the workplace
supporting nutritional health can be exemplified in their daily options. Overall,
the public health interventions boil down to coalition building and health
teaching NURS4000: Community Case: Health Promotion: Workplace Wellness.
