SHS Workplace Health & Wellness Programs 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which metric is most commonly used to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace wellness program?
- Employee satisfaction scores
- Reduction in healthcare costs and absenteeism (Correct answer)
- Number of employees who participated in wellness activities
- Improvement in office ergonomics ratings
Correct answer: Reduction in healthcare costs and absenteeism
ROI for wellness programs is primarily measured through reductions in healthcare costs and absenteeism, which are tangible financial outcomes.
Question 2: A health risk assessment (HRA) in a workplace wellness program is primarily used to:
- Terminate employees with chronic conditions
- Identify individual and group health risks to tailor interventions (Correct answer)
- Satisfy OSHA recordkeeping requirements
- Determine workers' compensation eligibility
Correct answer: Identify individual and group health risks to tailor interventions
HRAs collect data on employee health behaviors and risk factors to help design targeted wellness interventions.
Question 3: Under the ADA, an employer offering wellness program incentives must ensure the program is:
- Mandatory for all employees to receive full benefits
- Voluntary and reasonably designed to promote health (Correct answer)
- Limited to employees under age 40
- Exclusively physical activity-based
Correct answer: Voluntary and reasonably designed to promote health
The ADA requires wellness programs tied to incentives to be voluntary and reasonably designed to promote health or prevent disease.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes a 'champion network' in a workplace wellness program?
- A group of executives who fund the wellness budget
- Peer advocates distributed across departments who promote wellness activities (Correct answer)
- External wellness vendors contracted to deliver programs
- A committee that evaluates employee health claims
Correct answer: Peer advocates distributed across departments who promote wellness activities
Champion networks consist of volunteer employees who serve as local advocates and help drive participation across the organization.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of a biometric screening in a workplace wellness program?
- To screen employees for substance abuse
- To establish baseline health data such as blood pressure and cholesterol (Correct answer)
- To determine fitness-for-duty status
- To comply with HIPAA privacy requirements
Correct answer: To establish baseline health data such as blood pressure and cholesterol
Biometric screenings measure key health indicators like BMI, blood pressure, and glucose to establish baselines and identify risk factors.
Question 6: The Total Worker Health (TWH) approach, developed by NIOSH, integrates:
- Compensation benefits with performance reviews
- Occupational safety and health protection with worker well-being promotion (Correct answer)
- Mental health counseling with physical fitness programs only
- OSHA compliance requirements with HR onboarding
Correct answer: Occupational safety and health protection with worker well-being promotion
NIOSH's Total Worker Health framework integrates traditional safety and health protection with efforts to promote overall worker well-being.
Question 7: Which federal law most directly governs the confidentiality of employee health information collected through wellness programs?
- OSHA Act of 1970
- HIPAA Privacy Rule (Correct answer)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Correct answer: HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA's Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information, including data collected through employer-sponsored wellness programs.
SHS Workplace Health & Wellness Programs 2
Which metric is most commonly used to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace wellness program?