Do you have a friend, colleague, co-worker, family member who would happily answer some questions about their workplace’s wellness programs/culture/policies, and procedures? If so, you can conduct an interview with them. Be sure to write your interview questions before the interview and make sure that the questions relate to the information you want to obtain. You will want to be as specific as possible.
Observation: Observations are a great, non-intrusive way to collect data. For example, if you want to see how often self-care and the importance of self-care are mentioned by your supervisor, you could do an observation. You could observe and keep a count of how many times self-care is brought up over the course of a week.
Website/Social Media Analysis: Another non-intrusive way to collect data on a company’s wellness efforts is to read and review their website. Are specific wellness programs described? Do they highlight employee health-related achievements? Does their social media inform the community on the importance of mental health?
Prior Research and Data: You could also learn more about an organization’s wellness programs by reading and reviewing any published studies, data, interviews, etc.
Have another idea for data collection? If so, please contact your instructor to have the method approved. All data collected for class assignment purposes must be anonymous (please don’t use the real names, specific job titles of the people you interview) or be published and therefore accessible to the general public.
Once you have collected data, you will complete a 4 page written report.
In your report, be sure to address the following and to provide the data/evidence to support your responses. Please use the headings in bold in your report (see attachment).
Provide context. What company or organization did you pick? (AMAZON). Describe what the organization does, the general size, number of locations, etc. You might also want to include the company’s mission statement.
Describe how you collected your data. Be specific and explain when, why, and how you collected data. Be sure to also describe how the data collected related to the information you wanted to know. For example, if you were interested in knowing how a company supported employees during the Pandemic, please state that and explain how you went above collecting data that would help you learn more about that topic.
Describe the workplace health and wellbeing programs, policies, and practices that are used in the organization. Please include ALL of the following:
A descriiption of the programs, policies, and procedures
The goals of the programs, policies, and procedures
The theoretical framework (see readings) that you think best fits with the company’s wellness-related programs, policies, and procedures.
Any public health, economic and legislative factors that influence wellbeing programs.
Any collaboration or partnerships that the company has with other organizations to promote health and well-being.
Describe the effectiveness of the organization’s programs, policies, and procedures. Please include as much of the following as possible:
Does the company collect health-related data via assessments that are given to employees? If so, what does the data suggest?
Do employees use wellness programs?
What are employees’ perceptions of the company’s wellness programs?
How do employees feel about the company’s wellness-related programs, policies, procedures?
What is the culture of the organization and how does it (or does it not) reflect the importance of employee well-being. Please use specific examples to support your ideas.
Any other data relevant to understanding the effectiveness of the company’s programs, policies, and procedures.
Conclusion
What are your overall thoughts, takeaways, and assessment of how well the organization promotes employees’ well-being?
