1. NPAIHB Wellness Update Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Portland, OR Birdie Wermy, MPH (S. Cheyenne) EpiCenter National Evaluation Project Specialist Wellness Committee Members: Birdie Wermy (Chair), Victoria Warren-Mears (Co- Chair), Candice Jimenez, Colbie Caughlan, Erik Kakuska, Luella Azule, Ryan Swafford, Tam Lutz, Tanya Firemoon & Jacqueline Left Hand bull

2. 2014 Accomplishments Jumpstart 2014 w/ a New Year’s Resolution for your business: Sustainability at Work challenge 1.31.14 Box of toiletries – NARA/Indian Day Celebration Graduation potluck, baby showers, quarterly potlucks 8 week summer challenge – staff awarded with incentives for completion Annual all staff picnic @ Oaks Amusement Park – August NICWA gifting program – partnered with BIA for Christmas gift tags –Volunteered to help wrap gifts - December Holiday Party (Ate-Oh-Ate Hawaiian food) – December

3. NPAIHB Wellness Activities –Monthly wellness tips/weekly workouts –Monthly Birthday recognition Healthy food –NPAIHB 6 & 8 week challenge –Quarterly potlucks –Executive Director’s Annual Hot Dog Feed/Chili Cook Off – Oregon Food Bank –Annual Picnic –Indian Day Celebration –Secret Pals Wellness @ Work

4. Fitness Challenges NPAIHB 8 week Fitness Challenge 20 participants – honor system 6 week Spokane Fitness Challenge 24 participants Log weekly minutes with a minimum goal of 150/week Aggregate reports Incentives Tribal Organization Avg. Participants Avg. Minutes Team Avg. Per Team Member NARA4810,411217 NATIVE Project 204,869243 NAYA255,616223 NPAIHB248,520365 Portland Area IHS 123477282

5. 2015 NPAIHB Wellness Survey Q1: Please circle your interest in each of the activities as they have applied to you: –Potlucks/Special occasions = 81.48% –Weekly workouts = 51.85% Q2: Please rate your interest in each of these activities: –Lunchtime movies = Somewhat interested/Indifferent –Team Sports = Indifferent –Planned Hikes = Somewhat interested –Lunchtime fieldtrips = Somewhat interested Q3: Do you utilize the 30 minutes of wellness offered during the working day? –Yes = 92.31% – No = 7.69%

6. 2015 NPAIHB Wellness Survey Q4: How would you rate your own level of “Wellness”? –Excellent = 7.41% –Good = 70.37% –Fair = 22.22% –Poor = 0% Q6: Do you have a sit-stand desk? (Veridesk) –Yes = 59.26% (16) –No = 40.74% (11) Q7: Do you utilize the walking treadmill desks? –Yes = 59.26% –No = 40.74%

7. Wellness Conferences Sept. 1-2, 2015 Beaverton, OR 14 th Native Women & Men’s Wellness Conference - San Diego, CA. 2015 (AII- OU) –Presenters: Birdie, Erik & Candice –60 attendees – mailed 20 add.’ packets Native Fitness – Portland, OR. 9.1- 9.2.2015 –NPAIHB 2015 Worksite Wellness Summit – Portland, OR. 9.1.2015 Native Fitness XI 2014

8. 2015 Goals Send weekly workouts/monthly wellness tips Initiate 8 week challenge (summer) –Participate in other Tribal fitness challenges –Shamrock run, Race for the Cure, AIDS walk Implement suggestions from NPAIHB Wellness survey –Secret Pal board – 6 months –Brown bag presentation(s) –Yoga sessions/videos & other weekly workouts (bike riding & meditation etc.)

9. 2015 Goals End of the year survey/feedback on brown bag presentations, weekly workouts, fitness challenges etc. Involvement of staff when planning annual picnic, holiday party & other activities Participate in other sustainability at work or other wellness work challenges Continue to support & provide wellness activities, tools, resources for our Tribes Continue to provide healthy food options for all staff, project meetings & conferences

10. A-ho (Thank You)! Birdie Wermy, MPH (S. Cheyenne) bwermy@npaihb.orgbwermy@npaihb.org * 503-416-3252 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board 2121 SW Broadway Suite 300 * Portland, OR. 97201