The ultimate goal of WELCOA membership is to help you be successful in designing a results-oriented wellness program. WELCOA's Member Benefits are designed to provide you with the tools, information, and resources necessary to better contain costs, improve employee health, and increase participation. More than 5,000 companies nationwide are WELCOA members. Annual membership dues are $365 — $1 a day for the best wellness information in the nation.
11 Great Reasons Why You Should Consider WELCOA Membership… Become A Member Today!
Benefit #1: National Wellness Certifications — Five Available Programs
To date, approximately 3,100 worksite wellness practitioners and business leaders have completed Well Workplace University and have been certified as WELCOA Well Workplace practitioners. If you are looking to build your credentials or if you don't have formal training in wellness, this will build your expertise and elevate your credibility. Remember, all Certifications are absolutely free to WELCOA Members.
WELCOA Wellness Certifications For 2012
- Well Workplace University—Building A Results-Oriented Workplace Wellness Program Using WELCOA's Seven Benchmarks
- Well Workplace University—The Art And Science Of Changing Unhealthy Behaviors
- Well Workplace University—How To Demonstrate A Return-On-Investment
- Well Workplace University—Linking Wellness Initiatives To Employee Benefit Design
- Well Workplace University—How To Effectively Utilize Health Coaching To Improve Employee Health
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BENEFIT TO YOU: Multiple levels of certification are available.
Benefit #2: Wellness Training Webinars
As a WELCOA Member, you'll be able to participate in the nationally-acclaimed WELCOA Webinar Series. In 2011, some 15,000 business and health leaders participated in these webinars. Without having to leave your office, you'll be updated on the most pressing and compelling workplace wellness topics. Here are some of the topics that will be addressed in 2012:
- Webinar #1: An Examination Of The Health Habits of Americans: Who's Doing What And What It's Going To Take To Change The Way We Do Business in America
- Webinar #2: Creating A Culture of Health: Breakthrough Strategies To Change The Way Your Organization Does Business
- Webinar #3: 10 Simple Solutions to Stress: How to Help Your Employees Tame Tension and Stress In The Workplace
- Webinar #4: The Anatomy of a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Developing A Great Wellness Operating Plan That Will Improve Employee Health And Change Your Company's Culture
- Webinar #5: Fitness That Works: Simple Moves To Make Exercise Happen Between 9 and 5
- Webinar #6: Evaluating Health And Wellness Programs: A Practical Approach To Determining The Impact Of Your Programming Efforts
2012 Bonus Webinars:
- Bonus Webinar #1: Introducing SWELL: Harnessing Social Media To Improve Your Health and Wellness Programs
- Bonus Webinar #2: EconoHealth ROI: A Revolutionary Way To Calculate ROI and Establish Strategic Priorities For Your Organization's Wellness Initiative
Click here to view the 2012 Webinar schedule.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Almost 50 hours of webinar training.
Benefit #3: SWELL: A Social Networking System for the WELCOA Nation - New for 2012!
SWELL allows members to connect and learn from other members. Through SWELL, you can quickly learn how other organizations have developed their wellness programs to contain costs, improve employee health, and increase participation. This novel tool allows you to leverage the collective power of the WELCOA Nation into helping you develop a results-oriented wellness program at your own organization.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Learn from the collective wisdom and experiences of the WELCOA Nation.
Benefit #4: Achieve WELCOA Faculty Designation
The WELCOA Faculty designation honors professionals who have achieved certification in four or more of WELCOA's results-oriented workplace wellness training programs. Through 2011, 350 individuals representing 44 states have earned WELCOA Faculty status.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Be recognized as one of the best-trained wellness professionals in the country.
Benefit #5: Three Comprehensive Incentive Campaigns
As a member, you'll receive our newest incentive campaigns absolutely free. With these incentive campaigns, you'll be able to educate your employees and get them involved in healthy behaviors. These extensive campaigns come with everything you need from planning guides to implementation tools. Designed to get employees involved, these programs take the work out of workplace wellness and are guaranteed to get your employees involved.
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BENEFIT TO YOU: 3 great incentive campaigns.
Benefit #6: 6 Issues of Absolute Advantage Online
Six times a year, you'll receive great tips, strategies, and insights from the nation's best minds in workplace wellness through our dynamic Absolute Advantage Online magazine. Learn about America's Healthiest Companies, and get "in-the-trenches" knowledge and unique insights on how to get results from your wellness initiative. Absolute Advantage Online offers the best and most practical advice on how to improve your organization's health promotion program.
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BENEFIT TO YOU: 6 great online issues every year.
Benefit #7: Reproducible Health Bulletins
Each month, you'll receive four monthly health and wellness bulletins and one related employee quiz. These easy-to-read bulletins are yours to share in paper or electronic format with your employees. Topics covered in these bulletins include general health, safety, personal finance, exercise, nutrition, and more. Your employees will love reading them, and they're guaranteed to save you big dollars because you can make and distribute unlimited copies.
In 2012, every month you'll have access to the following:
- Day In Day Out - WELCOA's Online Bulletin for Your Lifestyle
- Better Safe - WELCOA's Online Bulletin for Your Family's Safety
- Nickels & Dimes - WELCOA Online Financial Bulletin
- To Your Health - WELCOA's Online General Wellness Bulletin
- Monthly Quiz - Test your knowledge on topics in this month's bulletins.
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BENEFIT TO YOU: 48 employee wellness bulletins.
Benefit #8: Monthly Expert Interviews
WELCOA Expert Interviews provide the reader with information straight from the best health promotion sources in the U.S. In addition to new interviews that are published every month, WELCOA Members have complete access to the archives of dozens and dozens of in-depth interviews on topics like ROI, increasing participation, complying with HIPAA, incentives, and much, much more.
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BENEFIT TO YOU: Insights from wellness leaders.
Benefit #9: Annual Best Resources Guide
Whether it's HRAs, or pedometers, we'll provide you with options for selecting among the field's best resources — you may even get discounts. Through our national Premier Provider Network, WELCOA keeps you informed about the best services available in our annual Buyer's Guide and periodic updates.
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BENEFIT TO YOU: Comprehensive resource guide from WELCOA's national Premier Provider Network.
Benefit #10: Well Informed E-Newsletter
As a member, you'll receive weekly updates of worksite wellness news, alerting you to new resources and all kinds of free documents, reports, product discounts, and information as they become available. With our Well-Informed E-Newsletter, you'll be kept up-to-date with leading-edge information and the best tools that will keep your program current and on track.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Weekly updates and news.
Benefit #11: Member Pricing
WELCOA members receive discounts on some of the finest health and wellness information in the industry.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Your WELCOA membership means huge cost savings on health information.
In Addition To The WELCOA Member Benefits For 2012, Check Out These Bonus Benefits.
Bonus Benefit #1: Well Workplace Checklist
This online tool will help you compare your current program with the best practices of successful ones. You'll receive a comprehensive report providing specific recommendations.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Benchmark your program with best practices.
Bonus Benefit #2: Professional Presentations
With WELCOA membership, you'll get access to numerous "lunch 'n' learn" PowerPoint presentations, developed by experts but designed for you to deliver with compelling information and great graphics.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Dynamic presentations for your employees.
Bonus Benefit #3: Tools and Surveys
Whether you need employee surveys, sample operating plans, wellness team assignments, or data collection ideas, you'll find samples you can use. You don't have to start from scratch.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Proven tools ready to use.
Bonus Benefit #4: Well Workplace Awards Criteria
After your program has incorporated the principles and practices of the Well Workplace Model, you can seek validation and recognition through The Well Workplace Awards program.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Step-by-step guidance, validation and recognition.
Bonus Benefit #5: Unlimited Access To InfoPoint
InfoPoint is WELCOA's members-only resource center. All the information and tools you need are readily available at your fingertips.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Your own personal wellness library.
Bonus Benefit #6: Membership Orientation
Get your membership experience started right by attending a membership orientation webinar where we'll show you the resources needed to move your program forward.
BENEFIT TO YOU: Learn all about your WELCOA membership.
Bonus Benefit #7: WELCOA Archived Webinars
Through hours and hours of WELCOA's past training webinars, you can learn more about the art and science of creating results-oriented workplace wellness programs
BENEFIT TO YOU: Learn from nationally-recognized experts at any time.
What Others Are Saying about WELCOA:
"There is no other organization fully dedicated to worksite wellness. WELCOA is a leader in providing valuable, trustworthy resources. This niche is WELCOA's alone."
- Dawn Weddle, Wellness Manager, Navistar
"WELCOA has been an excellent source of information for us since we joined several years ago. As we develop and implement Wellness and Care Management programs here at BCBSM, we extensively research best practices as well as what our competitors offer. We have found our WELCOA membership to be a great value and an indispensable resource."
- Mary Carley, BlueCross BlueShield Of Michigan
"As a Benefits Manager without formal wellness training, I highly value my WELCOA membership. I rely heavily upon the many resources, articles and materials that provide me with accurate information to help me manage the program while saving me a considerable amount of time."
- Julie Cole, Manager Of Associate Services, Subaru Of Indiana Automotive
"WELCOA provides us with quality materials for distribution to our employees at a very reasonable price. We don't have the staffing to do our own research and create our own materials, so WELCOA fills an important gap for us."
- Jack Stott, Washakie County School District No. 1
"The WELCOA membership has been very beneficial in our planning and implementation of our hospital wellness program. The webinar series is the best way to stay on top of new research, industry standards and stay connected with other professionals. … I have never had a professional membership at such a reasonable cost that has given me so many useful services and educational opportunities."
- Amy Anderson, Bloomington Hospital
"I feel the workshops/training sessions that WELCOA provides are the best in class. They continue to address the issues that are current in the health and wellness field and they provide a structure and support system to help with this."
- 2009 Webinar Participant
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