Comprehensive Wellness Survey 2012 from www.WorkSmartLiveSmart.com

1. Introduction

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Thank you for completing our 7th Annual Survey on Employee Wellness.

Look to an upcoming issue of the Path To Wellness to view our tabulated wellness results.

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* 1. Please indicate the size of your organization

1-50 employees

51-100 employees

101-200 employees

201-500 employees

501- 1000 employees

1000 + employees

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* 2. Is your organization engaged in the following?

	Currently Yes	Not currently, but did in the past	No, but will be in the near future	No	Unsure
Providing employee health assessments	Providing employee health assessments Currently Yes	Providing employee health assessments Not currently, but did in the past	Providing employee health assessments No, but will be in the near future	Providing employee health assessments No	Providing employee health assessments Unsure
Monitoring and reporting benefits useage	Monitoring and reporting benefits useage Currently Yes	Monitoring and reporting benefits useage Not currently, but did in the past	Monitoring and reporting benefits useage No, but will be in the near future	Monitoring and reporting benefits useage No	Monitoring and reporting benefits useage Unsure
Establishing wellness benchmarks including baseline data and claims data	Establishing wellness benchmarks including baseline data and claims data Currently Yes	Establishing wellness benchmarks including baseline data and claims data Not currently, but did in the past	Establishing wellness benchmarks including baseline data and claims data No, but will be in the near future	Establishing wellness benchmarks including baseline data and claims data No	Establishing wellness benchmarks including baseline data and claims data Unsure
Offering stress/health/wellness programs	Offering stress/health/wellness programs Currently Yes	Offering stress/health/wellness programs Not currently, but did in the past	Offering stress/health/wellness programs No, but will be in the near future	Offering stress/health/wellness programs No	Offering stress/health/wellness programs Unsure
Evaluating stress/health/wellness programs	Evaluating stress/health/wellness programs Currently Yes	Evaluating stress/health/wellness programs Not currently, but did in the past	Evaluating stress/health/wellness programs No, but will be in the near future	Evaluating stress/health/wellness programs No	Evaluating stress/health/wellness programs Unsure
Utilizing a Workplace Wellness Committe	Utilizing a Workplace Wellness Committe Currently Yes	Utilizing a Workplace Wellness Committe Not currently, but did in the past	Utilizing a Workplace Wellness Committe No, but will be in the near future	Utilizing a Workplace Wellness Committe No	Utilizing a Workplace Wellness Committe Unsure
Tied 'wellness' to vision, mission, goals and strategic plan of organization	Tied 'wellness' to vision, mission, goals and strategic plan of organization Currently Yes	Tied 'wellness' to vision, mission, goals and strategic plan of organization Not currently, but did in the past	Tied 'wellness' to vision, mission, goals and strategic plan of organization No, but will be in the near future	Tied 'wellness' to vision, mission, goals and strategic plan of organization No	Tied 'wellness' to vision, mission, goals and strategic plan of organization Unsure
Tied management success to wellness goals	Tied management success to wellness goals Currently Yes	Tied management success to wellness goals Not currently, but did in the past	Tied management success to wellness goals No, but will be in the near future	Tied management success to wellness goals No	Tied management success to wellness goals Unsure
Utilized incentives to encourage participation	Utilized incentives to encourage participation Currently Yes	Utilized incentives to encourage participation Not currently, but did in the past	Utilized incentives to encourage participation No, but will be in the near future	Utilized incentives to encourage participation No	Utilized incentives to encourage participation Unsure
Secured senior level support and involvement	Secured senior level support and involvement Currently Yes	Secured senior level support and involvement Not currently, but did in the past	Secured senior level support and involvement No, but will be in the near future	Secured senior level support and involvement No	Secured senior level support and involvement Unsure
Implemented a communication plan for promotion	Implemented a communication plan for promotion Currently Yes	Implemented a communication plan for promotion Not currently, but did in the past	Implemented a communication plan for promotion No, but will be in the near future	Implemented a communication plan for promotion No	Implemented a communication plan for promotion Unsure

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* 3. What challenges are impacting your wellness programming or why is your company not offering a comprehensive wellness plan?

	Not at all	Somewhat	Definitely
Funding	Funding Not at all	Funding Somewhat	Funding Definitely
Lack Corporate Awareness of Issues or Wellness Concept	Lack Corporate Awareness of Issues or Wellness Concept Not at all	Lack Corporate Awareness of Issues or Wellness Concept Somewhat	Lack Corporate Awareness of Issues or Wellness Concept Definitely
Lack of Leadership Support	Lack of Leadership Support Not at all	Lack of Leadership Support Somewhat	Lack of Leadership Support Definitely
Lack of Employee Support	Lack of Employee Support Not at all	Lack of Employee Support Somewhat	Lack of Employee Support Definitely
Lack of Staff Resources To Co-ordinate	Lack of Staff Resources To Co-ordinate Not at all	Lack of Staff Resources To Co-ordinate Somewhat	Lack of Staff Resources To Co-ordinate Definitely
Lack of Other Resources To Co-ordinate	Lack of Other Resources To Co-ordinate Not at all	Lack of Other Resources To Co-ordinate Somewhat	Lack of Other Resources To Co-ordinate Definitely
Unconvinced of Cost Savings	Unconvinced of Cost Savings Not at all	Unconvinced of Cost Savings Somewhat	Unconvinced of Cost Savings Definitely
Other	Other Not at all	Other Somewhat	Other Definitely

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* 4. Which of the following health risks do you see as a concern in your organization?

	Yes, this is a concern for many	Yes, this is a concern for a few	No, this is not a concern
Lack of stress management skills	Lack of stress management skills Yes, this is a concern for many	Lack of stress management skills Yes, this is a concern for a few	Lack of stress management skills No, this is not a concern
Lack of exercise	Lack of exercise Yes, this is a concern for many	Lack of exercise Yes, this is a concern for a few	Lack of exercise No, this is not a concern
Inability to re-energize	Inability to re-energize Yes, this is a concern for many	Inability to re-energize Yes, this is a concern for a few	Inability to re-energize No, this is not a concern
Inability to balance work and personal life	Inability to balance work and personal life Yes, this is a concern for many	Inability to balance work and personal life Yes, this is a concern for a few	Inability to balance work and personal life No, this is not a concern
Inability to handle workplace personality issues	Inability to handle workplace personality issues Yes, this is a concern for many	Inability to handle workplace personality issues Yes, this is a concern for a few	Inability to handle workplace personality issues No, this is not a concern
Poor nutrition	Poor nutrition Yes, this is a concern for many	Poor nutrition Yes, this is a concern for a few	Poor nutrition No, this is not a concern
Smoking	Smoking Yes, this is a concern for many	Smoking Yes, this is a concern for a few	Smoking No, this is not a concern
Drug or alcohol abuse	Drug or alcohol abuse Yes, this is a concern for many	Drug or alcohol abuse Yes, this is a concern for a few	Drug or alcohol abuse No, this is not a concern
Inability to maintain good health during shift work	Inability to maintain good health during shift work Yes, this is a concern for many	Inability to maintain good health during shift work Yes, this is a concern for a few	Inability to maintain good health during shift work No, this is not a concern
Inability to feel control over work	Inability to feel control over work Yes, this is a concern for many	Inability to feel control over work Yes, this is a concern for a few	Inability to feel control over work No, this is not a concern

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* 5. If you are involved in employee wellness, what is your organizations's motivation for offering wellness programs? Please indicate one as the main reason. If you are not involved, please indicate in comment box below.

	Main reason	Secondary reason	Not a reason
Employee Requests	Employee Requests Main reason	Employee Requests Secondary reason	Employee Requests Not a reason
Benefit Cost Containment Including WSIB and Disability Premiums	Benefit Cost Containment Including WSIB and Disability Premiums Main reason	Benefit Cost Containment Including WSIB and Disability Premiums Secondary reason	Benefit Cost Containment Including WSIB and Disability Premiums Not a reason
Reduce Absenteeism	Reduce Absenteeism Main reason	Reduce Absenteeism Secondary reason	Reduce Absenteeism Not a reason
Promote Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Employees	Promote Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Employees Main reason	Promote Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Employees Secondary reason	Promote Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Employees Not a reason
Increase Workplace Satisfaction, Morale and Engagement	Increase Workplace Satisfaction, Morale and Engagement Main reason	Increase Workplace Satisfaction, Morale and Engagement Secondary reason	Increase Workplace Satisfaction, Morale and Engagement Not a reason
Employee Recruitment - Become Employer Of Choice	Employee Recruitment - Become Employer Of Choice Main reason	Employee Recruitment - Become Employer Of Choice Secondary reason	Employee Recruitment - Become Employer Of Choice Not a reason
Increase Employee Retention	Increase Employee Retention Main reason	Increase Employee Retention Secondary reason	Increase Employee Retention Not a reason
Increase Productivity	Increase Productivity Main reason	Increase Productivity Secondary reason	Increase Productivity Not a reason

Not involved