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2010 Working Well Conference

2010 Working Well Conference. Choosing Appropriate Health Promotion Interventions. Jessica Tarbell Corporate Wellness Director Greater Wichita YMCA. Ready Fire Aim. NOT Recommended!. 2010 Working Well Conference.

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2010 Working Well Conference

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  1. 2010 Working Well Conference Choosing Appropriate Health Promotion Interventions Jessica Tarbell Corporate Wellness Director Greater Wichita YMCA

  2. Ready Fire Aim NOT Recommended! 2010 Working Well Conference If interventions are consistent with organizational needs and employee interests they will be much more effective. They should flow naturally from your data, goals and objectives. Wellness is a Business Strategy!!! Example of a Ready, Fire, Aim Program Example of a Data Driven Program

  3. Determine which risk factors are most prevalent in your population. • Learn what senior management wants. • Learn what your employees want. • Figure out how much money and time you have. • Study the latest research. 5 Steps to Choosing Interventions

  4. Health promotion plans are increasingly tailored to reduce the health risk factors that cost the most in medical claims and productivity. Know what behaviors are associated with those claims. • Gather data from HRA aggregate reports, biometrics, health care claims data, FMLA, sort-term disability and long-term disability. • Also keep those that are healthy, healthy! • Will you offer to everyone or only those on your plan? Step 1: Determine most prevalent risk factors for your population.

  5. Review information gained through leadership surveys or meetings. • Do they want to see short-term or long-term cost savings? • Return on Investment- Get them early and get them quick! Step 2: Learn what senior management wants.

  6. Review and study employee interest surveys • What health issues concern them? • Promote these programs aggressively. Visible programs that appeal to many create goodwill within the company/organization. Step 3: Learn what your employees want.

  7. If you have little money, look at using community, nonprofit government resources as well as the internet • Work with your health care broker or provider • If time is the issue, hire an administrator or vendor to run your program Step 4: Figure out how much money and time you have.

  8. Health promotion research can save you years of ineffective, trial, and error programming! • Read the American Journal of Health Promotion and join groups like WELCOA. • Talk to other worksites and get involved with local groups • Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita • Worksite Wellness Roundtable • Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care Step 5: Study the latest research

  9. 2010 Working Well Conference Toolkit Review and Questions

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