The Business of Health and Wealth! Chuck Gillespie Executive Director, Wellness Council of Indiana Indiana Chamber of Commerce

I want you to find a bold and innovative way to do everything exactly the same way it’s been done for 25 years

Drivers: Recruit and Retain Outstanding Talent Create an Attractive Business Climate Provide Superior Infrastructure Develop a Dynamic and Creative Culture

How do you define health?

Health is… Being engaged in a life worth living. Capable of doing the things you want to do everyday!

How do you define wealth?

Wealth is… Enrichment by having the right people and treasures around you that gives you purpose and meaning.

Let’s add one more… How do you define wise?

Wise is… Continuously learning everyday in order to understand how to enjoy the positives and cope with the negatives

The Healthy, Wealthy, Wise Index Coming Summer 2016 The Center for Business and Economic Research

Focus on creating quality places, so individuals can choose to have their version of a quality of life? How do we do this at workplaces?

10 BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE WELLNESS INITIATIVE 6. Operating plan 7. Communications strategy 8. Reward optimization 9. Align with safety and injury prevention 10. Responsible, accountable and supportive 1. Leadership throughout the organization 2. Wellness team 3. Measure what matters 4. Data driven decision making 5. Integrate with your organization’s mission/vision

Outcomes Wellness Implementation Template Culture of Health Legal Side of Wellness Strategic Planning is defining your goals and measuring success Policy & Environment Top Support Collaboration Wellness Champions Promoting Wellness Insurance Coverage & Data Plan Q Your wellness initiative planning funnel!

Defining the Wellness Elements

The 5 Dimensions of Wellbeing

Purpose: liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals. Social: having supportive relationships and love in your life Financial: managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security Community: liking where you live, feeling safe, and having pride in your community Physical: having good health and enough energy to get things done daily

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19 Align workplace health and wellbeing strategies with school and community health needs to drive economic vitality!

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.- Henry Ford "Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." --Vince Lombardi “When you make a choice, you change the future.” - Deepak Chopra Work collectively to make change & commit to a greater good!

21 Enter The Indiana Healthy Community Initiative

22 Driving local conversations to develop quality of life solutions impacting economic vitality in Indiana Focus on 4 strategies:  The Built Environment  Support of Healthier Policies  Engagement of its Citizens AND…

23 Healthy Workplaces Healthy communities are supported by workplaces who expect a culture of wellness.

Focus on creating quality places, so individuals can choose to have their version of a quality of life? How do we do this in our community?

8 BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVE 5.Political atmosphere 6.Data driven decision making 7.Environment (Built, Social, Natural) 8.Communication strategy 1. Understand your community 2. Leadership throughout your community 3. Blended strategies for shared vision 4. Involvement by residents

26 The Case Study Application filled out by community liaison Wellness Council of Indiana drafted initial summary Summary of Findings were received One page overview developed for public input HOW DO WE IDENTIFY SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS FOR OUR OWN COMMUNITY?

Any Questions?

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