Wellness Program – Developing Objectives and Objectives.

Develop objectives and objectives

Goals are general guidelines that explain what you want to achieve. Goals define strategies or steps to take to attain the identified goal.

A wellness program should have a “destination”. Use the results of your surveys and your wellness committee’s mission statement as guides. Consider these ideas –  

• Focus on making health information and learning resources readily available to staff members

• Focus on group activities so workers can work together to support and encourage healthier lifestyles

• Create a wellness program that is visible to both workers and to your clients

• Focus on written policies and guidelines

• Make certain to set goals for your wellness program.

Review Guidelines for Writing Objectives.

Wellness Program Goals Should be

Specific – A goal is specific when it provides a description of what’ll be accomplished. It will state exactly what the organization 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 objectives and action plans to address the following questions –  

• Who’s to be involved?

• What is to be accomplished?

• Where’s it to be done?

• When’s it to be done?

Measurable – A goal is measurable when it’s quantifiable. to determine when your goal is measurable, ask questions like –  How much? How many? How will 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 authorizes you to carry out those steps. Goals 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 organization and where the organization 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 of the 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 can be evaluated.

Limiting the time in which a goal ought to be accomplished helps to focus effort toward its achievement. When you don’t set a time, the commitment is too vague. It tends not to happen because you feel you can start at any time. Without a time limit, there’s no urgency to start taking action now.