Drug Education and Intervention in the Workplace

Program directors or providers should have a background in wellness programming and a professional health-related degree or certification. They should have expertise in content areas, planning, promotion, administration, evaluation, and ability to grow a program and tailor the program to the workplace.

Program providers must have a quality assurance program for evaluating the effectiveness of service personnel, to assess satisfaction of participants, and for personnel training and continuing education.

An central policy statement ought to be available from directors and program vendors addressing the following concerns: assurance of confidentiality of health data, referral to healthcare for at-risk participants, follow-up with referred participants and those at-risk, program evaluation on process and outcomes, corporation of the worksite for promotion of wellness and changes in corporate culture. A clear contract or letter of agreement for services ought to be provided.