This is a work site wellness program for groups or companies that seek to look for ways to change behavior, build cohesion, and sustain these efforts through policy and infrastructure change.
There are three steps to become a SMARTplace:
STEP 1) Designate a SMARTcommittee made up of 3-5 individuals that meet monthly to over see the effort, which will include the following…
STEP 2) Characterizing the workplace in regards to health, lifestyle, and social fitness, by having the membership complete two surveys; one yearly and the other quarterly:
a: Employee Survey (yearly)
b: Citizen Report Card (quarterly)
These two tools are available on-line, and will help characterized the health of your group/company. There is a $500 charge for the employee survey, and $250 charge for a summary of social fitness as measured by the Citizen Report Card.
STEP 3) Looking for policy and infrastructure changes to enhance mental, nutritional, or physical fitness, as well as selecting one are of social fitness to work to improve on in the group.
COST: There is a consultation charge of $500 per hour (plus travel costs) to help get your program up an running. Groups should budget for 10 hours, though it could take less than 10 hours for the group to be operational.