Wellness Programs : Worker Medical Screening.

The backbone of health promotion programming at the worksite is health screening. It is the first major activity a business ought to do when first beginning a health promotion program.

Biometric screening is often used along with the administration of a HRA .

The most effective way to screen is to utilize a health specialist trained in wellness screening techniques and counseling to privately and individually assess participants.

This wellness expert takes a brief health history and measures blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol. With computerized cholesterol desktop analyzers, results are acquired in about four minutes.

Immediate feedback, consultation, and educational materials are provided. for those identified at-risk, follow-up appointments can be scheduled at this time.  The whole process takes about twenty minutes per individual.

The screening also provides an immediate opportunity to register participants in various wellness programs based on their interests and identified health risks.

Biometric screening may be done on an annual basis and used as a means of monitoring health risks within the workplace.

A biometric testing program needs to provide multiple opportunities for participation.  The service ought to be provided for all the various shifts of a organization.  The screening program ought to be conducted in highly visible areas so the process may be observed.

Reluctant personnel often like to be able to see what the wellness program is about before they participate. When wellness screeners aren’t busy, they should perform outreach going to areas where personnel gather and try to recruit personnel.

When well-planned and promoted, medical testing can attract participation rates of 60 percent to 100 percent. These high participation rates have a positive impact on senior management producing support for further wellness programming.