OBESITY TRENDS* AMONG U.S. ADULTS BRFSS, 1990

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1 WORKSITE WELLNESS

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3 OBJECTIVES Why worksite wellness programs are important & necessary Hear about the work Iowans Fit for Life/IDPH has been doing to support employee wellness programming Look to the future

4 No Data <10% 10% 14% OBESITY TRENDS* AMONG U.S. ADULTS BRFSS, 1990 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5 4 person)

5 OBESITY TRENDS* AMONG U.S. ADULTS BRFSS, 2000 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5 4 person) No Data <10% 10% 14% 15% 19% 20%

6 OBESITY TRENDS* AMONG U.S. ADULTS BRFSS, 2010

7 WHY WORKSITE WELLNESS? SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Adult overweight/obesity rate in Iowa is 66.2% Childhood obesity rate is 11.2% Working Iowans spend more than 40 hours/week on work & work-related tasks Health insurance premiums increased 10.1% across all employers between 2010 & 2011 More than 91,000 small businesses in Iowa many do not have employee wellness programs

8 WHY WORKSITE WELLNESS? BOTTOM-LINE IMPACT Employee wellness programs have been associated with reduced absenteeism, improved health behaviors, reduction in risk factors, and increased productivity Can be used as a recruitment and retention tool Return on Investment potential to lower health insurance costs

9 WHY WORKSITE WELLNESS? IT S THE RIGHT THING TO DO Employee wellness programs have been associated with improved morale and improvement in general well-being Healthy employees report being less stressed and happier, which leads to a more positive organizational culture Employees feel valued

10 STATE SUPPORT FOR WORKSITES

11 HEALTHY IOWA WORKSITES TOOLKIT Provides practical, user-friendly, and in many cases, FREE ideas and resources for you to use when starting or enhancing an employee wellness program.

12 TOOLKIT LAYOUT & OVERVIEW Why Worksite Wellness? Gaining Support Forming a Wellness Team Assessing Needs and Interests Develop an Annual Work Plan Program Planning Marketing Your Program Implementing Your Program Evaluating Your Program Appendices diseasespecific information and samples

13 SO, WHERE DO YOU START? Do you have senior level support? Who will do the work? Know your numbers assess/survey Create your roadmap Offer some programming utilize local resources Make some far-reaching impact Use the toolkit - worksites_toolkit.pdf

14 MAXIMIZE YOUR IMPACT POLICY & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Individual Increasing individual effort Interpersonal Increasing impact & reach Organizational Community Policy & Environmental Change

15 WORKSITE WELLNESS INITIATIVES Systems-Level Change Systems- Level Change Examples Nutrition A worksite develops guidelines for healthy meetings requiring that all food provided at company- sponsored meetings include healthy choices Physical Activity A worksite implements a flextime practice allowing employees to adjust their regular work schedules to incorporate physical activity in their day

16 WORKSITE WELLNESS INITIATIVES Environmental Change Examples o o Environmental Change Nutrition A worksite conducts NEMS-V assessments on the onsite vending machines & makes changes to the offerings providing 30% that meet the healthy criteria Physical Activity A worksite conducts a stairwell audit to ensure that stairwells are well-lit, safe, and inviting. The CDC s StairWELL to Better Health signs are hung promoting stairwell usage.

17 COLLEGIATE WELLNESS COORDINATORS Identified that this group has very specific needs & information in address health and wellness needs of staff, faculty, & students Collaborative effort between Educational Settings & Worksite Wellness Workgroups of the Iowans Fit for Life partnership Received funding from Iowa Cancer Consortium First meeting hosted in April 2010 at Grand View University Group continues to meet annually at a new college/university location

18 OTHER PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES Small Business Qualified Wellness Program Tax Credit Plan K-12 School Employee Efforts Community Transformation Grant Healthy Iowa Awards

19 LOOKING AHEAD Development of resources to supplement the toolkit Potential opportunity for future, industry specific projects

20 RESOURCES Healthy Iowa Worksites Toolkit Making Worksite Wellness Work at Your School Live Healthy Iowa NEMS-V Wellness Council of Iowa CDC s StairWELL to Health Initiative

21 QUESTIONS?

22 THANK YOU! Amy Liechti, CHES Worksite Wellness Coordinator Iowans Fit for Life Iowa Department of Public Health

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