Utilizing Incentives

Utilizing health-related incentives, such as prizes or events, can provide additional motivation to help everyone succeed.

Discuss options for incentives with Team Captains and Planning Committee members. Depending on the support of management, you can utilize a variety of incentives—favor coupons, winning team breakfasts, certificates, motivating events, stickers, a drawing for larger prizes, Take Action! water bottles, health-related books and magazines. With creative thinking, the possibilities are endless, even on a limited budget. Rewards need not be big—peer recognition is often as much a reward as an actual prize.

Events

Festive events bring participants together to generate enthusiasm and share information. More ...

Prizes

Health-related prizes, both small and large, may be obtained from a number of sources including those items that are purchased, supplied by the employer, or donated by local merchants. More ...

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