A organization plan is a roadmap for success. Use the guidelines below to develop a realistic organization plan and budget for your Corporate Health Promotion Programs.

What is a organization plan?
• A plan for success
• A document that convincingly demonstrates that your Corporate Health Promotion Plan will help the company to achieve its goals.

Questions to ask when developing a Corporate Health Promotion Plan organization plan
• Why do you need to do the Corporate Health Promotion Program?
• What are you going to do?
• Where are you going to do it?
• Who is the target audience?
• How are you going to do it?
• Who is going to begin the Corporate Health Promotion Program?
• How much will the Corporate Health Promotion Plan cost Senior Management?
• What is Senior Management going to get out of the Corporate Health Promotion Program? Why should Senior Management invest in the Corporate Health Promotion Program?

Corporate Health Promotion Plan organization Plan Components
• Title and duration of the Corporate Health Promotion Plan
• Points of contact
• Background information (description of need; bibliography/literature review; how the Corporate Health Promotion Plan will help achieve the organization’s goals)
• Corporate Health Promotion Plan description
• Goals and objectives
• Implementation site
• Target population
• Work plan
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource requirements (dollars and employees)

Gaining the support of leadership
• Clearly link the Corporate Health Promotion Plan goals and objectives to the organization’s strategic plan.
• Focus on the desired outcomes.
• Use the right language for the right audience. For example, Senior Management is interested in decreased clinic visits, raised provider productivity, management of the health of the population. However, Senior Management is interested in raised readiness, decreased lost duty/training time, and decreased disability and FECA claims.
A well thought-out Corporate Health Promotion Plan organization plan will help you gain leadership support, help you get and keep resources needed to begin the Corporate Health Promotion Program, and keep the Corporate Health Promotion Plan on track towards meaningful outcomes.