How is a Health Risk Appraisal Useful to Health Promotion Programs?
Health promotion programs are the solution of choice for many companies whose finances are drowning between exorbitant health care costs and decreased employee productivity. In order to target areas where improvements in corporate wellness can be made and from which corporate objectives can be established, the employee population should be assessed and relevant data collected. Health Risk Appraisals are the logical starting block for implementing any kind of health promotion program. The questions addressed in the Health Risk Appraisal should be derived from a clear set of corporate objectives based on financial and health care needs. This will streamline what sort of data is to be exposed during the appraisal.
