Wellness Program Needs and Interest Survey.
August 31st, 2010 by Wellness Statistics, under Wellness Statistics. No Comments
Successful wellness programs are designed to meet the needs and interests of the employees. Ask employees what they’re interested in, and what needs they have.
People are more willing to participate and support wellness efforts when they are involved in the decision-making process. Review the sample worker survey provided below.
Worker Interest Survey – can be edited (http – //www.ibx.com/pdfs/custom/worksite_wellness/corporation_tools/employee_interest_survey.doc)
When developing a recent survey, keep the following hints in mind –
• Ask primarily closed form questions, specifically if you’ll be sending the survey to a large number of workers. Closed form questions provide specific options and are easy to tabulate.
• Invite comments, suggestions and recommendations, or ask open-ended questions after the survey. Open-ended items are more difficult to summarize.
• Include a brief explanatory cover letter with the survey with the signature of the business president. Make certain to include a statement about confidentiality and anonymity.
• Ask a group of representative workers to review the survey before it is distributed. Find out when the questions will be understood by workers and will not be objected to.
• Include demographic information at the starting, or end of the survey (gender, age, shift, site, department, etc.).
• Conduct a random drawing for a valued incentive item for all those who returned the survey. This could increase the response rate.
One rule to consider concerning surveys is if you have fewer than 500 staff members, everyone ought to receive one. the benefit of everyone receiving a recent survey can be significant. When you have over 500 staff members, a sample of the work population from each department will suffice.
The higher the response, the more accurate and reliable the results. A minimum response of 40% to 50% is considered valuable.
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