Making the Case for WHP

The crucial step in any Workplace Health Promotion Program is to obtain senior management buy-in and involvement. It is essential for management to be supportive of the program and be prepared to:

• Respond to issues identified by employees

• Support the development of a comprehensive workplace health program that create awareness, build skills and create a supportive environment

• Provide appropriate resources such as staff time, material and money.

All of the above will boost program participation and illustrate management’s commitment to the wellness program.

One method to persuade senior management to start a wellness program in your workplace is to make a formal presentation or write a proposal.

To assist you in “making the case” to your management team in your workplace, we've created a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, complete with speaker notes, that you can customize for your own workplace.

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for you to customize.

Click here to preview the presentation online.

For more information and/or support call the Public Health Unit.

Calculating the Business Case

The way to give more substance to your presentation or proposal to start a Comprehensive Workplace Health Program is by building your own business case.

Using data from within your organization such as:

• average sick time days,

• drug benefit premium costs,

• long term disability,

• staff turnover figures, and

• the number of WSIB claims

can be translated into dollar amounts or loss of revenue.

This type of evidence can illustrate to senior managers the link between employee health and well-being and their bottom line.

The figures from the business case also serve as the baseline data to compare results of future evaluations, should your workplace decide to move forward with the Workplace Health Program.

Learn more about how to calculate your business case.

For more information about the Business Case:

www.nqi.ca   The National Quality Institute

www.welcoa.org  Wellness Councils of America

www.thcu.ca   The Health Communications Unit