Health Promotion : Corporate Health Promotion Program Incentives.

Corporate Health Promotion Program Incentives can be used to increase participation rates, help with completion or attendance at events, and to help individuals change or adhere to healthy behaviors. The purpose of the incentive is to encourage employees to adopt positive behaviors or maintain an existing positive behavior. Everybody who achieves a goal or maintains a behavior ought to receive something. Many organizations also provide incentives merely for participating in events.   

Refrain from being the “best” or doing the “most.” Encouraging people  to be the best or doing the most promotes excessive behavior, discourages others, and creates elitism. The best designed incentive programs are ones which are based on achieving goals that are attainable by most individuals . Recognition, acknowledgment by top management, or special privileges are examples of excellent intangible incentives.   

Employee Health Promotion Program Incentive ideas -    

• Free or Low-Cost Employee Health Promotion Program Incentives     

   o Certificates
   o Movie passes
   o Recognition in staff member newsletter
   o Mugs
   o Water bottles
   o Commendation from management
   o T-shirts
   o Hats

• Moderate Cost Employee Wellness Program Incentives    

   o Entertainment tickets
   o Sweatshirts
   o Waist packs
   o Subscriptions to health magazines
   o Health and fitness books
   o Videos

• High Cost Employee Health Promotion Program Incentives     

   o Week-end getaways
   o Dinner for two
   o Clocks
   o Watches

• Other Employee Health Promotion Program Incentives    

   o Cash
   o Gift certificates