1. How to Roll out an employee Wellness Initiative
Arizona Western College Wide Objective

2. Top 10 Reasons for a Wellness Program
Decreased Health Care Costs
Work Place Morale
Reduced Absenteeism
Reduced Overall Costs
Increased Productivity
Increased Responsibility
Increased Company Loyalty
Reduced Sick Leave
Improved Work Performance
Decreased Health Insurance Costs

3. 6
Create a district – wide wellness initiative that promotes increased fitness and health among employees and students, increases campus safety overall, communicates goals, conserves resources, and explores district mental health service needs.

4. Plan of Action Breakdown the initiative into “bite size” tasks
Create a work group
Interest
Broad representation
List Current and Existing programs
Gap Analysis Survey
Propose district wide initiative

5. 6
Focus on Employees
Original Group members were Human Resources Campus Life - Student Life Physical Education Department

6. Current and Existing Programs
What do you already have in place?
Theory or Practice
Communication?
We don’t know what we don’t know

7. Gap Analysis Survey Define Wellness it’s more than losing weight
It’s more than exercising or getting fit
Wellness is about the entire person – a holistic approach…Mind, Body, Soul!

8. Types of Programs AWC Employees want:
Multi week group programs
Single Session Workshops
Health Screening
Health Fair
Self-Directed Programs
Online programs
Group events
Top 10 Topics of Interest in order of preference:
Physical Activity
Personal/Group Fitness
Nutrition
Healthy Eating
Healthy Cooking
Employee Benefits
Sleep
Walking Program
Weight Management
Health Insurance
Top 10 Topics for Educational Workshops:
Allergy & Asthma
Arthritis
Back Care
Blood Pressure
Finances
Cholesterol Management
Diabetes
Employee Benefits
Healthy Cooking
Healthy Eating

9. Short term and Long term goals
First year
2-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
Plan sustainability

10. Human – paid, Volunteer, Committee
Mission and clear expectations and yearly accomplishments
Budget
Incentives – tie to an incentive that matters to the employees
Choices
Tie to insurance premium decrease possibly?

11. AWC’s Wellness Initiative
Committee members from all sites
Biweekly meetings
Health Coach through YABC consortium
Individual meetings
Educational series
Weight Loss competition
Walking/Running Program
Webpage
Facebook page
Listserv

12. Decreased Health Care Costs Work Place Morale Reduced Absenteeism
Healthy and Resilient Employees…
Decreased Health Care Costs
Work Place Morale
Reduced Absenteeism
Reduced Overall Costs
Increased Productivity
Increased Responsibility
Increased Company Loyalty
Reduced Sick Leave
Improved Work Performance
Decreased Health Insurance Costs