Employee Health and Wellbeing is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. That’s why I’m excited to introduce OpenSesame’s Employee Wellness Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to guide Learning and Development and HR professionals in creating impactful health and wellbeing programs. Whether you’re starting from scratch or enhancing an existing program, this toolkit provides everything you need to build a holistic wellness strategy for employees across industries.
Hearing the call for wellness resources
The toolkit was developed in response to the growing demand for workplace wellness programs that go beyond surface-level benefits. As an Enterprise Curator specializing in the OpenSesame Wellness category, I’ve spoken with many L&D professionals passionate about health and wellbeing but constrained by limited resources, time, and staffing. This toolkit was designed to empower and inspire these professionals, providing the support and structure needed to build impactful wellness programs.
It’s rooted in the understanding that employee wellbeing encompasses more than physical health—it spans emotional, mental, spiritual, social, financial, environmental, and occupational dimensions. By addressing all areas of wellness, the toolkit helps organizations create programs that are both meaningful and sustainable.
At a time when employee engagement, retention, and productivity are directly tied to wellness initiatives, this toolkit enables organizations to take actionable steps toward a healthier, more motivated workforce. It was created to save time, inspire ideas, and provide a structured approach to wellness planning while aligning with the latest trends and employee expectations.
What’s inside the toolkit?
The Wellness Toolkit is packed with resources to help you hit the ground running. In it, you’ll find:
- Insights into the 8 Dimensions of Wellness: Explore each dimension in detail, with practical steps for implementation and downloadable activity templates tailored to diverse workplace needs.
- Pre-built learning resources: Curated course lists for each wellness dimension, providing easy access to online courses that complement your wellness goals.
- Tools for engagement: Including wellness surveys, training calendars, a wellness bingo template, and even a book club guide to foster participation and reflection.
- Program metrics: Guidance on measuring the success of your wellness initiatives with key performance indicators like participation rates, employee satisfaction, and ROI.
- Customizable templates: From a one-week holistic wellness challenge to checklists and self-reflection exercises, these tools streamline the planning process and spark creative solutions.
Tools to put wellness programs into action
This toolkit doesn’t just tell you why wellness matters—it shows you how to make it happen. What sets it apart is its seamless integration with OpenSesame’s online training courses. By leveraging the OpenSesame marketplace, you can embed wellness training directly into your employees’ professional development journey. Surveys included in the toolkit allow organizations to pinpoint employee needs, enabling you to deliver tailored learning paths and incentives that resonate.
For HR and L&D teams, the toolkit acts as a trusted partner, saving time and removing the guesswork from wellness planning. Whether you’re organizing team challenges, introducing mindfulness practices, or creating a financial wellness workshop, consider this a roadmap to building a thriving organizational culture.
By addressing wellness holistically, you can create programs that prioritize employee needs and promote company goals. The result? Healthier, happier employees who are more productive and committed.
Ready to elevate your workplace wellness journey? Dive into OpenSesame’s Employee Wellness Toolkit today and discover how you can transform your organization, one wellness initiative at a time.
About the author
Charise Frias is OpenSesame’s Enterprise Curator specializing in wellness training. She has been with OpenSesame for more than six years. Charise provides course mappings and custom curriculums to organizations to help them deliver wellness programs that truly make a difference for their employees, while helping educate companies worldwide on the value of health and wellbeing initiatives.
