Employee Health and Wellness Program data collection and analysis is frequently avoided because of a perceived lack of resources for this very important Employee Health and Wellness Program component. Use the suggestions below to take advantage of a variety of resources available at your installation or in the local community.
Medical Interns and Residents
• If your Medical Center has an internship Employee Health and Wellness Program, get to know the Internship Director.
• Take advantage of these resources – including having the Director and/or interns/residents implement the outcome data collection plan for your Employee Health and Wellness Program.
Local college and graduate students
• Where appropriate volunteer agreements are in place, use local college/graduate students to help collect, input, and analyze Employee Health and Wellness Program data.
• Take advantage of the fact that these students are frequently looking for projects.
• If there are no “health-related” students/interns in your area, consider using business students. Let them calculate a cost avoidance or return on investment for your Employee Health and Wellness Program.
Other Medical Personnel
• Partner with other Medical Personnel. Find out who is collecting data, what data they are collecting, and how they are collecting it.
• If they are using a survey and the survey administration process is already in place, ask if you can add a question or two.
• Be aware of other research going on at your facility. They may already be collecting data you need OR may have analysis resources that can be shared.
• Ensure that other departments in the Medical center know you can always use some extra help if they have personnel with any down time. Use these resources for data entry or other administrative tasks.
• Make use of the volunteers at your Medical Treatment Facility to help collect and input data.
Past Employee Health and Wellness Program members
• Past Employee Health and Wellness Program members are also a good resource.
• They may be willing to lead a class session, provide encouragement to current Employee Health and Wellness Program members, or help collect data.
You can improve data collection and analysis by taking advantage of local resources. Using these resources expands the reach and impact of your Employee Health and Wellness Program.
