Source: Community Prevention Services Task Force (CPSTF), DHHS
Change is Coming!
Hello WellCert Graduates!
It’s been a very interesting 3 years for all of us! The COVID pandemic clearly created many new challenges for all of us. In looking back over the pandemic years and the past decade, the Connections newsletter has addressed more than 200 technical issues. We hope that those issues that were addressed have been helpful for each of you. We are now planning to make a change in the Connections Newsletter that is described in more detail below. We hope that this new approach will be of even more help and value to you and your Workplace Wellness efforts!
The “New” Connections Newsletter
Beginning on March 1st we will be issuing a new vision for the Connections Newsletter.
- First, we will be issuing a Connections newsletter every week, rather than every two weeks.
- Second, the newsletter will be a 3 minute video that explores a specific question or challenge in organizational well-being.
- Third, the span of issues we will be addressing will cover traditional wellness programming concerns as well as general organizational well-being and productivity issues.
- Fourth, the majority of the topics we will be addressing will be derived from the contents of all 4 levels of our WellCert certification courses.
- Fifth, downloadable resources and/or links for further information will usually be provided.
- Sixth, when a really critical new development comes along, we will share it with you in our old format, but we will also produce a short video to go with it.
We hope that this new vision for the Connections Newsletter will be of much greater value for your own professional and career development needs.
By the way, these same videos will be syndicated through multiple platforms and channels under the title “Insight Series on Organizational Well-Being”
We are also launching a New Insight Series on Personal Well-Being
Along with this new vision for the Connections Newsletter, which is focused entirely on organizational well-being, we are launching a weekly 1-2 minute short video series that focuses on specific Well-Being issues from the domains of physical, mental, financial, and spiritual health. All the issues addressed will be facets of lifestyle choice with the intention of leading to a high quality, long and satisfying life. These videos will be available on our website, our You Tube channel, LinkedIn, and other media channels. You will automatically receive these personal well-being videos each week
Again, this Connections Newsletter will be the last one you receive for a while in the old, original format.
All the very best to each of you! Larry C.
CPSTF Recommendations on Worksite Health and Wellness
What is this about?
This edition of Connections newsletter provides the summary infographic that highlights recommendations for Worksite Health and Wellness from the Community Prevention Services Task Force (CPSTF).
Some of the highlighted recommendations concern:
- Health assessments and HRAs
- Screenings
- Incentives
- Obesity management
- Tobacco use
- Individual interventions
- Vaccinations
- Digital interventions
- Phone interventions
Why is this important?
This summary of CPSTF recommendations identifies the level of evidence for a whole range of Workplace Wellness interventions. This document provides clear federal advice on a range of interventions that have meet the CPSTF criteria for effectiveness. This allows us to use the term “evidence-based” when advocating for inclusions in our employee wellness efforts.
What can you do with this document?
- First, this document answers the general question…”What specific targets and interventions in Workplace Wellness have sufficient research and scientific evidence to be adopted?”
- Next, read the 2-page infographic summary.
- Next, summarize or distribute the actual document to senior and mid-level managers.
- Next, summarize the content of the infographic for dissemination to employees.
- Next, use this information in your own budget development, program justification and program review process.
In summary, this document contains the recommendations of the federal Community Prevention Services Task Force (CPSTF) regarding worksite health and wellness interventions. This establishes a baseline of recommended targets and interventions for the design and implementation of Workplace Wellness programs.
(Everyone can now download this document)
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I hope this tool helps you reach your wellness programming goals! Drop me a note and let me know if you found it to be helpful.