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By taking courses through the Institute you can earn WELCOA Certifications and WELCOA Faculty-Level Status.

Welcome to the WELCOA Institute of Wellness Studies

The world of health promotion is changing rapidly. Do you have the skills needed to be a successful leader in your organization and industry? The WELCOA Institute curriculum was designed by leading experts in the field to teach you the competencies necessary to build world class results-oriented wellness programs. Graduates will be able to implement cutting edge strategies for setting themselves and their programs apart.

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Building a Results-Oriented Workplace Wellness Program

WELCOA’s Seven Benchmarks
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Breaking the Silence Around Mental Health at Work

Hear Me Roar
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Leveraging Emotional Intelligence to Develop Your Leadership Skills & Better Manage Stress

Staying On Top of Your Game
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Wellness Laws and Compliance

The Legal Landscape of Workplace Wellness
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Healthy Team, Healthy Business

Mindful Healthcare
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Focusing on Self-Awareness & Meaningful, Lasting Change

Navigating the Complex Waters of Human Behavior Change
Moving from Weight to Wellbeing

Mindful Eating
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A New Era in Precision and Personalized Health Promotion

The Power of Nutrigenomics
Evolving Worksite Wellness Programs

WELCOA’s Seven Benchmarks: Overview & Introduction
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Insight to Up-Level Your Leadership Mindset

Leadership as a Hero’s Journey
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Tapping Into Your Influential Leadership

Becoming a Change Maker
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What Are They and What Can We Do?

Taking on the Social Determinants of Health
Tips From Fellow Travelers in the Human Journey About Stress Disorders, Burnout and Suicide

Creating a Stigma Free Mental Health Culture
Five Pillars to Elevate Wellbeing and Engagement at Work

The Science of Happiness
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Implementing a Wellness Strategy for Your Small Organization

Small Business Wellness: Creating Big Results in Small Organizations
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Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive World

Workplace Diversity
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Strategies for Adapting to Adversity in the Real World

Everyday Resilience
The Value in Increasing the Physical Activity of Your Employee Population

Motivating Movement @ Work
How Seeing Your Best Self Through the Eyes of Others Fosters Wellbeing at Work

Who Are You at Your Best?
A Change from A Biometric-Based to People-Focused Approach

Our Wellness Program
Overcoming Roadblocks and Instilling Ideas to Strengthen Wellness

Workplace Wellness That Works: Putting Big Ideas into Practice
Optimizing Opportunity for Behavior Change and Positively Impact Culture

Creating Movements of Change
Strategies for Engagement in a Digital World

Connected: Elevating Employee Engagement in a Virtual World
Developing Core Inner Skills to Build Resilience

How to Prevent Burnout and Build a Resilient Culture
Communicating Your Wellness Strategy with Purpose and Power

Practitioner Perspective
Tactical Ideas for Adapting Your Wellness Strategy

The Future of Wellness in the Workplace
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Successful Worksite Wellness Toolkit for Leaders

WELCOA’s Seven Benchmarks Toolkit in Action: Leadership Alignment & Commitment
Action Steps to Implement Wellbeing Programs for Your Small Business Market

Small Business Wellbeing
Measuring and Building Deeper Engagement and Success with Workplace Wellness Programs

Three Proven Insights
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Understanding Grief in the Workplace

Grief 101
How to Recognize and Resolve Loneliness in the Workplace

Loneliness is Killing Us
Strategies for a Stigma-Free Work Environment

Crushing Stigma & Creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces
Rethinking Our Roles In Respecting Body Diversity

Developing a Weight-Inclusive Wellness Approach
Strategic Growth & Development for Your Wellness Program

Designing Work for Well-Being
Following Up on Putting Big Ideas into Practice

Influencers & Activators for Wellness
Thriving in Your Purpose at Work

Reimagining Careers to Unlock Potential with the Science of Purpose
Character Strengths & Resilience

Bounce Back & Rise Up
Peer Coaching vs Mentoring

Leverage Your Untapped Resources to Transform Your Culture
Creating an Environment of Belonging for Workplace Wellness

Building Belonging in a Time of Separation
Innovation and Problem-Solving for Wellness Programs

Design Thinking for Well-Being
Moving from Stress to Success

Banish Burnout
Making the Mental Health Toolkit Part of Your Wellness Plan

Nourish Mental Health
Psychologically Healthy & Safe Work Environments

Identifying Strategies to Maintain Wellness and Improve Psychological Safety in the Workplace
The Importance of Physical and Psychological Safety

The Well-Being Baseline: Safety
Conscious Breathing for Better Sleep

Breath As Medicine in Sleep Health
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Creating Psychological Safety in Your Organization

Inspired Leadership
A Holistic Strategy for Workplace Wellness

More Than a Number: Saying Goodbye to Outcomes-Based Wellness
How to Drive Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Creating Psychologically Safe Work Environments
Meeting People Where They Are

How Diversity & Inclusion Supports Organizational Resilience
The Pathway for Well Employees

The Missing Link in Workplace Wellness
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Evolving the Wellness Industry to Elevate Leadership and Work Value

Wellness Gets A Glow Up
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Addressing the Impacts of Gender-Based Violence and Harassment on the Workplace

Promoting Employee Wellness and Safety
Comprehensive Wellbeing Programs Through Leadership Advocacy

CEO Support for Employee Wellbeing
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A Comparative Review of WELCOA's 2012/2022 National Wellness Compensation Survey

WELCOA National Wellness Compensation Survey