Communication and Collaboration Strategies for Enhanced Wellness Initiatives

Learning Objectives

• Define wellness according to the National Wellness Institute/Wellness Alliance.
• Identify approaches that may be used to holistically and inclusively enhance well-being within the three pillars of the Multicultural Wellness Wheel.
• List key reasons a comprehensive wellness strategy can provide value to individuals, organizations, and communities.
• Explain how various elements of organizational or community culture impact well-being.
• List key characteristics of successful and transformational leaders.
• Define what it means to be a self leader.
• Identify key stakeholders and potential partners for wellness initiatives.
• Differentiate between Return on Investment, Value on Investment, and Personal Return on Investment.
• Recognize ways to communicate differently with stakeholders.
• Make the case for wellness initiatives to various stakeholders.
• Identify processes to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
• Provide an example of how to leverage collaborative relationships among stakeholders, partners, and interdisciplinary teams can influence long-term individual, organizational, and/or community wellness-related goals.
• Identify key benefits and components of a comprehensive and integrated communication strategy.
• List the six basic steps of the Communication Audit process.
• Determine key objectives for communicating about wellness initiatives.
• List characteristics of inclusive communication methods and strategies.
• Identify methods, technologies, and channels to support a comprehensive communication strategy.