Create goals and objectives
Objectives are general guidelines that explain what you want to achieve. Objectives define strategies or steps to take to attain the identified goal.
A wellness program should’ve a “destination”. Use the results of your surveys and your wellness committee’s mission statement as guides. Consider these ideas –
o Focus on making medical information and learning resources readily available to staff
o Focus on group activities so workers can work together to support and encourage healthier life choices
o Develop a wellness program that is visible to both workers and to your customers
o Focus on written policies and guidelines
o Make sure to set goals for your wellness program.
Review Guidelines for Writing Goals.
Health Promotion Program Objectives Should be
Specific – A goal is specific when it provides a description of what will be accomplished. It’ll state exactly what the corporation intends to accomplish.
It ought to be written so that it can be easily and obviously communicated. A specific goal will make it easier for those writing goals and action plans to address the following questions –
o Who’s to be involved?
o What is to be accomplished?
o Where is it to be done?
o When’s it to be done?
Measurable – A goal is measurable if it’s quantifiable. To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions like – How much? How many? How’ll I know when it’s accomplished?
Attainable – You can attain most any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps. Objectives that might have seemed far away and out of reach eventually move closer and become attainable.
Realistic – Realistic, means “do-able.” the goal needs to be realistic for your business and where the business is at the moment.
A goal to take out all the high fat items in the vending machine might not be realistic for your business right now; a better goal would be to substitute some chips, candy bars and pies for pretzels, yogurt and dried fruit.
Timely – In conclusion, a goal must have a timeframe – for next week, in three months, by age 35. It must have a starting and ending point. It should also have some intermediate points at which progress may be assessed.
Limiting the time in which a goal must be accomplished assists to focus effort toward its achievement. If you don’t set a time, the commitment is too vague. It tends not to happen because you feel you can begin at any time. Without a time limit, there’s no urgency to begin taking action now.