Dream BIG! Empowering Employee Well-being Through Wellness Coaching: A Program and Process Evaluation.

Vanessa M Martinez Kercher1, Kathleen N Heeter, Samantha C Schaefer

  • 1From the Department of Health and Wellness Design, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (V.M.M.K.); Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (K.N.H.); Healthy IU (Workplace Wellness Program), Indiana University Human Resources, Bloomington, Indiana (S.C.S., B.K.); Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture, Yale Human Resources, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (A.L.R.); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (L.G.-A.); and Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (K.A.K.).

Summary

The Dream BIG! wellness program, utilizing wellness coaching, significantly improved employee well-being and goal achievement. Participants reported enhanced life satisfaction and health management, with high satisfaction with coaching.

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