Initiation of a School Employee Wellness Program: Applying the Comprehensive Health Education Model

Abstract

Employee wellness is an important component of a coordinated school health program and one that often lacks formalization. With many things competing for the school nurse's attention, health promotion for staff most often consists of helping to arrange flu vaccination and blood pressure screenings. The Comprehensive Health Model assists school personnel desiring to formalize an employee wellness program. An earlier nursing practice management article (Galemore, 2000) explored the history and components of work-site wellness programs. The purpose of this article is to review the process as outlined by the Comprehensive Health Education Model used by one school district to initiate an employee wellness program.

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health promotion program development program evaluation staff development

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