Get Fit Kauai Worksite Wellness Challenge 2014
Mission Get Fit Kauai’s mission is to improve the quality of life of the residents and visitors of Kauai County to promote opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy foods. The coalition has formed four taskforces to address their mission: (1) Access to Healthy Foods, (2) The Built Environment, (3) Safe Routes to Schools, and (4) Worksite Wellness.
What is Worksite Wellness? An organized, employer-sponsored program designed to support the employees as they adopt and sustain behaviors that reduce health risks, enhance personal effectiveness, and benefit the organizations bottom line.
Poor Lifestyle Choices lead to Chronic Disease Cancer = 71%Stroke = 70% Heart Disease – 82% Diabetes = 91 % Percent of common disease that are preventable
Presenteeism – but absent Common ailments that impact employee function, productivity, and costs can include: Allergies Asthma Arthritis Depression GERD (Acid Reflux) Low Back Pain Migraine “Presenteeism: At work but out of it”, Paul Herd, Harvard Business Review, October 2004
Keys to Success Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) 7 Benchmarks Capture CEO support Create cohesive wellness teams Collect data to drive health efforts Craft an operation plan Choose appropriate interventions Create a supportive environment Evaluate outcomes Source: WELCOA’s 7 Benchmarks: An Executive Summary 2008 Wellness Council of America
Assess Assess company culture & readiness General health environment Nutrition Physical activity Stress Prevention practices
Resources HMSA HMAA Kaiser Permanente UHA
State and Federal Resources DOH Physical Activity & Nutrition Plan (PAN) Summit-Agenda.pdf Summit-Agenda.pdf Publications & Campaigns Conference materials State of Hawaii Department of Health Start Living Healthy website Centers of Disease Control Worksite Health Promotion Resources National Healthy Worksite NIOSH Total Worker Health
Leading National Resources Private non-profits: American Heart Association American Cancer Society National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii National organizations: Wellness Council of America – WELCOA Health Enhancement Research Organization – HERO National Business Group on Health - NBGH
What do I do now? Start where you are: Get leadership support Assess your company health culture and current policies Begin your journey with small steps Regular health communications Offer healthier foods/beverages at meetings Work with your benefits consultant or health plan to establish a strategy that fits your organizational culture and resources
During the next 10 months Media: Garden Island KONG Radio – Marc and Bev show Mayor-a-thon (Saturday, June 21, 2104) Capture your journey Photos Get Fit Kauai task force members may visit Retake survey in October and attend award luncheon. Scoring is based on percentage of improvement within your own company. You are not competing against other companies.