Introduction
The promotion of wellness and healthy lifestyle among employees is one of the ways to enhance productivity in the workplace and also to ensure that employees are at their optimal level of productivity at any given time. It is thus appropriate to carry out workplace promotion programs on health related issues to sensitize the workers about potential threats to their wellness and sound health. Over the period, US citizens have experienced a series of mild and thorny health issues that are mostly acquired through ignorance and unhealthy practices (Joshua, 2010). Such practices have led to deaths and other severe medical conditions that would be avoided had the victim been made aware that their actions would result in such consequences. In this respect, several companies across the US have been engaged in a multiplicity of wellness programs aimed at creating awareness to the working society about specific health dangers and ways in which they could overcome or avoid them.
Company- Johnson & Johnson
Program-CEO Cancer Gold Standard
It is one of the companies that have stood tall in a bid to enhance the health of the employee. Through the company’s team of medical professionals, it has been able to aid healthy lifestyle among employees. The programs have often been geared towards promoting exercises and proper nutritional choices among employees to help them manage weights. It is because the weight is one factor that has much influence the health condition of an individual since many diseases are associated with overweight (www.jnj.com). Johnson & Johnson also help employees in managing their lifestyles to ensure healthy living and healthy lifestyle that can enhance longer living. Employees are also helped to manage chronic diseases. The trends of risks are often analyzed to find out the vulnerability of the employees to certain conditions and their possible management methods. The program is aimed at reducing the dangers and getting cancer among the employees at different levels of the organization. Through such policies like Tobacco Free Workplace that was implemented back in 2007 has been instrumental in leading the way at ensuring all workplaces are free from tobacco smoking. The program has earned credit from various international authorities like Brazil and Japan. The policy has made been praised as the best cancer prevention program, and Johnson & Johnson regarded as a standard gold champion of cancer prevention (www.jnj.com).
Other cancer prevention mechanisms that have been promoted by the company are the Diet and nutrition practices that include right dietary choices in cafeterias and online tools to help manage weight. The company also helps in computerized health coaching where employees are helped to control blood pressure and cessation of tobaccos to stay cancer free. It has also been a champion in promoting physical activities by even reimbursing employees their expenditures on fitness (www.jnj.com).
Why companies should model their programs after CEO Cancer Gold Standard
Cancer is a grave threat to human health and should be thwarted by any possible means. One of the ways to help reduce cancer is creating awareness (Joshua, 2010). Companies should emulate J&J to help sensitize the world about cancer and what they should do to avoid being at risk. It will help educate many people thus reducing the vulnerability.
What makes the program gold standard?
The implementation of Tobacco Free Workplace Policy is one extraordinary step that has earned plaudits globally for its efforts in eliminating cancer and ensuring cancer free world. The policy has since been implemented in several countries worldwide to ensure that the working environment is not infiltrated with health hazards such tobacco smoke.
Why the program should recipient to Miss America WHPP?
Cancer is a chronic disease that has affected the female population (Joshua, 2010). Several women across the world live on the brink battling breast cancer, and it should be an honor for Miss America to join hands in helping fellow women overcome the deadly condition.
References
Joshua, D. (2010). Program Evaluation for Technology-Based Health Promotion. Technology-Based Health Promotion Technology-based Health Promotion, 118-161.
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies | Johnson & Johnson. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2016, from http://www.jnj.com/
