Is your organization’s Worksite Wellness Program Health and Wellness Committee new? Has it existed on paper but been inactive for a while? In either case, some of the following may be appropriate agenda items for your first Worksite Wellness Program meetings. You may also want to revisit these topics annually.

• Clarify roles of Health and Wellness Committee members
­ Are members responsible for implementing changes or recommending changes?
­ How long are members’ terms on the Health and Wellness Committee?
­ How will new members be selected?

• Determine Health and Wellness Committee meeting frequency and processes
­ Establish dates, times, and locations.
­ Determine how agendas will be set.
­ Plan for recording and distributing meeting notes.

• Plan Worksite Wellness Program communication with leadership
­ Does a leader sit on the group or does the coordinator report on progress (and to whom)?
­ How often do leaders want reports on Worksite Wellness Program progress?

• Select a name and brand for your organization’s Worksite Wellness Program

• Create a vision statement for your organization’s Worksite Wellness Program

• Identify existing allies Worksite Wellness Program for promoting worker health within your organization
­ Who do Health and Wellness Committee members know who could be relied on to support workplace changes required to establish a culture that encourages health?

• Brainstorm challenges your organization may face in working to establish facilities, policies and Worksite Wellness Program practices that promote worker health
­ What do committee members regard as opportunities? How about potential Worksite Wellness Program obstacles?

• History of past Worksite Wellness Program efforts
­ If relevant, summarize past Worksite Wellness Program efforts. Discuss what your organization learned from those efforts.
? What has the organization tried over the last few years?
? What has worked well?
? What hasn’t worked well?
? How, if at all, was success of previous Worksite Wellness Program efforts measured?