Drug Education and Intervention in the Workplace

Incentives bolster employees to adopt beneficial behaviors or maintain an existing beneficial behavior that may potentially help the employee stay healthy and live longer. Adopting beneficial health behavior is fundamentally what wellness is about.

Incentives can be used to stimulate participation rates, help individuals complete a Company Wellness Program, or help individuals shift or adhere to healthy lifestyles. Providing incentives and rewards will send an important message to the workers that your employer is committed to supporting them with working on their health. It also plays a important role in motivating individuals to take part.

Tips on how to choose appropriate incentives:

• Identify through an employee survey what incentives they value.
• Identify what incentives and rewards the employer can offer as well as what the budget will allow.
• Make sure that every attendant who achieves a objective receives some recognition.
• Avoid offering incentives for the “best” or the “most.”
• Avoid using food as a reward.
• Use incentives/rewards to reward your Employee Health Promotion Program, through logos and branding.