Ideas for Small Incentives to Encourage Participation & Engagement
- Gift cards to local healthy restaurants and grocery, sports or home improvement stores
- Personal Protective Equipment for home use (ear plugs, work/cleaning gloves, protective eye-ware)
- Kitchen gadgets or cooking utensils
- Water bottles or re-usable drinking glasses
- Small coolers or containers for bringing food and snacks to work
- Bike and recreational safety items (bike safety kits, helmets)
- Gardening tools
- Sun screen, bug spray or other outdoor safety items
- Special parking spot
- Extra time off or early out
- Healthy breakfast or lunch for teams or groups of co-workers
- Recognition program where co-workers can nominate those who are making safe and healthy choices
Common Types of Incentives & Rewards Related to Insurance & Benefits
- Discount or rebate of a premium or contribution
- Waiver of all or part of a cost-sharing mechanism (such as deductibles, co-payments, or coinsurance)
- Absence of a surcharge
- Value of a benefit that otherwise would not be provided under the plan
- Cash or cash equivalent (most popular for completing an HRA)
- Other financial or non-financial incentives
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