HEALTHY WORKSITE, HAPPY EMPLOYEES CPRS CONFERENCE 2016, LONG BEACH, CA

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1 HEALTHY WORKSITE, HAPPY EMPLOYEES CPRS CONFERENCE 2016, LONG BEACH, CA

2 Pam s office PRESENTED BY: Pamela Passow Assistant Beaches Parks and Recreation Director, San Clemente, CA Peggy Lacayo Recreation Supervisor, Beaches Parks and Recreation, San Clemente, CA Peggy s office

3 FIT FACTS! ENERGY IN = ENERGY OUT Ice Breaker - FIT FACTS How much energy must you expend to enjoy the following foods? (8 1/2x 11 cards of food) Participants are asked to match Great activity for employee meetings & Community programs.

4 OBJECTIVES: Justify the need for a Worksite Wellness Program or to refresh an existing one. Learn how other agencies have offered successful Worksite Wellness Programs. How to start your Worksite Wellness Program in your agency (or improve yours)!

5 WHY SHOULD WE BOTHER? A healthy, productive workforce is vital to your city s success. When you improve employee health, you ll see impressive results: Fewer sick days. Lower employee turnover. Other improvements can be less obvious but even more important: Better focus. Higher performance. A positive work attitude. Together, these changes add up to a powerful business advantage. Adults with multiple risk factors for disease (e.g., high blood pressure, weight, smoking, and sedentary habits) are more likely to be high-cost employees in terms of: Healthcare use Absenteeism Disability Overall productivity

6 WHAT IT MEANS TO THE AVERAGE EMPLOYER Rising health care costs are not sustainable Lifestyle and unhealthy behavior drive costs Employers can impact health Medical costs are 77% higher for obese person An obese person averages 7 or more absences per year Obesity related disabilities cost employers upwards of $8,720 per claimant per year Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death. It is a prime factor in heart disease, stroke and chronic lung disease. Smoking related-diseases kill one in 10 adults globally, or cause four million deaths. By 2030, if current trends continue, smoking will kill one in six people. USE your data to build a culture of health

7 THE PROMISE OF PREVENTION Improve productivity, Improve Retention, and Increase Employee Satisfaction (Investment in human capital) Lower Healthcare Cost Enhance image and long-term interest by promoting health beyond the worksite

8 BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR WORKSITE WELLNESS What can you do to convince management how important wellness is? Share ideas that would motivate and inspire your fellow co-workers. How do you sustain a program? Ideas are great but how do you keep it moving from one year to the next?

9 SUCCESSFUL WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAMS City of La Mirada, California Started with Employee Survey Established a Wellness Committee (chaired by Community Services Manager) Kicked off with a program (Active for Life American Cancer Society) Started employee discounts and access to showers and locker rooms Walking clubs and tennis games Moved to Human Resources for administration of program

10 SUCCESSFUL WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAMS City of San Clemente, California Started with Human Resources but recharged by the Recreation Division Held employee interest survey and asked for ideas on recharging the program. Started a committee of Wellness Champions from different departments for balanced representation. Hosted Employee Health and Wellness Fair in combination with the Benefits Fair. Had local businesses participate and offer discounts and rewards for Wellness members. Hosted Team Challenge from Oct-Dec to keep staff on track and healthy over the holidays. Monthly activity logs submitted to program for accountability. Info shared on APP MyFitnessPal. Provided rewards such as City Parking Permit, Equipment or Event reimbursements, up to $50. Now shared with both departments using dual resources Started with 35% employee participation, now at 80% participation! 67% of staff signed up with a team for the Challenge! San Clemente became a HEAL city in 2012 (shows City Council support)

11 USE OF TECHNOLOGY Fitness Apps and Trackers Mobile and Web based Apps and Trackers provide social support and accountability for the busy professional. Activity reports can be downloaded and reported to employers or fitness teams.

12 SUCCESSFUL WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAMS City of Mountain View, California: Employee Wellness Plan, BEWELLMV, Nutrition, Activity, Mind, Prevention, Healthy Community = Healthy City City of Riverside, California: Program offers healthy living workshops and fitness activities. Preliminary data suggest that the program has decreased absenteeism and life insurance utilization. The American Heart Association recognized Riverside for its program in City of Thousand Oaks, California: Operates on a shoestring budget with staff coordinating nutrition and exercise classes, educational workshops on health and work-life balance topics, and a website. Your agency??

13 LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER ALL ABOUT CHOICES

14 HOW DO YOU START YOUR PROGRAM? Make your case know the costs and highlight the benefits! Get Human Resources on your side take some of the workload off their desk. Get management behind you highlight all the financial benefits! Make it fun team support, encouragement, and rewards! Make it easy for employees and management to say YES!

15 PROGRAM IDEAS Employee health assessment Employee Wellness Program Interest Survey Kick-off event Integrate at Benefits Fair Fitness Challenge Team support and accountability Wellness Logs Monthly/Quarterly with prizes Access to gyms, pools & facilities discounts Access to showers, changing areas or after work Fresh water access Healthy vending machines Healthy meetings keep it fresh! Flu Shot Clinics Healthy Potlucks to share recipes Discount on fitness classes tap into Recreation resources Discount on health insurance work with HR

16 Resources: (HEAL) (Wellness Councils of America) (Active for Life) (National Recreation Parks Association) (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) (California Parks and Recreation Society) Health (League of California Cities) Workforce-Health/ (Western City) rtcut_referrer=kp.org/workforcehealth (Kaiser Permanente) (conference) (City of San Clemente, California)

17 CONTACT: Pam Passow (949) Peggy Lacayo (949)

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26 CPRS Healthy Worksites Happy Employees Workshop Brainstorming Convince Upper Management Showing data (numbers) Identify champions employees willing to take it on Comparing neighborhood cities Identify monetary benefits Lower healthcare cost Retention better morale Buy in from employees Better job performance, customer service Reduced stress Communicate alternatives higher costs, absenteeism, etc. Less time off from staff Hold meetings during lunch no cost to the city Attire incentive Motivate and Inspire Co workers Money, Statistics, Benefits Feel good, lose weight, exercise, increases brain function Competitions (steps = lunch) Share/encourage the use of fitness trackers Walking meetings 5% raises for healthy lifestyle annual fitness test to maintain raise. What are staff in to? Walk, yoga, swim Fun Fridays meet at gym or a fun activity Seinfeld lunch Stair club with employees take steps, not elevator, with signs to help motivate. Healthy breakfast club Weight loss challenge or program Do activities at work (weekly walks, buddy system) Start small and simple 10 minute walks Make your own marathon Lazy man triathlon Healthy recipe entry Wellness walk with healthy lunch in park. Free trial classes Sustain Program Set goals Rewards 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd place 6 month or annual events Incentives parking passes or special parking spot. Constantly reinvigorate

27 Check ins Realistic and attainable goals Group goals (thermometer) Encourage bringing lunch Change it up keep it interesting Challenges Request employee input Change responsibility PD/Rec admin/ etc. Systematic Policy Changes Healthy meetings no donuts Walking meetings add the extra steps Make it fun should not feel like work or a responsibility