At a Glance
- Students have up to 90 days to complete course
- Counts toward the FHIAS® professional designation
- Flexible, self-paced online format
- Technical support available by phone or email
What You’ll Learn
- The basics of workplace wellness programs, including benefits to individual participants and opportunities for sponsoring organizations
- Wellness program design elements and options, health risk assessment, and the need for a wellness committee
- Establishing timelines and budget parameters
- The role of senior management; how gender, and diversity within the employee population factor into program design
- Attracting and maintaining employee participation including how to inspire, grow, you’re your staff’s interest
- Approaches to healthy aging including how wellness programs can help workers postpone infirmities associated with chronic diseases
- Steps for gathering data, evaluating outcomes, and achieving return on investment
- Legal issues under HIPAA, GINA, ADA, ERISA, and recent health care reforms
- Various models of care, including patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, and value-based insurance design; how these approaches apply to or can be combined with wellness programs
Who Should Take This Course
- Agents and brokers
- Benefits specialists
- Corporate decision-makers
- Employee assistance professionals
- Health, fitness, and rehabilitation professionals
- Human resources professionals
- Long-term care professionals
- Occupational health professionals
- Underwriters
- Wellness managers
Interested in getting the AHIP member rate for this course? Learn about becoming an Individual Member and sign up here!