Worksite Health Barriers

Often worksite health in the organization is promoted through programs and policies with the aim of reducing the health risks and improving the quality of life of the organization’s employees. Similar to any program or policy that is implemented in an organization, worksite health programs and policies face barriers that can be attributed to lack of leadership support, work environment and the overall work culture. The two main barriers hinging the effectiveness of the worksite health programs and policies in my organization is the lack of leadership support and the overall work environment.

The lack of leadership support for the worksite health program leads employees of the organization to question the credibility of the company’s honest commitment to the success of the program. This barrier reduces the incentive for lower management employees to participate in worksite health programs. In order to increase employees participation in worksite health programs, the upper management and leadership have to be completely supportive of the program. Through participation of leadership management such as the CEO, COO and other members of the senior management, lower level employees will be inclined to participate in the program. Not only will this approach improve the overall quality of health and life of the entire organization, it will also improve the work environment and …show more content…
This barrier will inherently reduce the effectiveness of any worksite health plan program or policy in an organization. In order to reduce the work environment barrier, steps must be taken by senior level management to provide an environment where employees will have access to healthy lunch options. Additionally, an overtime program can be developed so that reasonable hours can be fairly distributed to