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Overview of live WELL program by UI Wellness

Overview of live WELL program by UI Wellness. Prepared by UI Wellness. For internal use only. Agenda. About live WELL Process Benchmark Data Benefits to Individual Benefits to Organization Goals/Outcomes Q & A. About live WELL.

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Overview of live WELL program by UI Wellness

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  1. Overview of liveWELL program by UI Wellness Prepared by UI Wellness. For internal use only.

  2. Agenda • About liveWELL • Process • Benchmark Data • Benefits to Individual • Benefits to Organization • Goals/Outcomes • Q & A

  3. AboutliveWELL liveWELL is a collaborative effort with the overall goal of enhancing the health and well-being of UI faculty and staff. The model focuses on an integrative approach to health, productivity, and safety for faculty and staff. Partners include: UI Wellness College of Nursing College of Medicine College of Public Health College of Pharmacy College of Liberal Arts & Sciences College of Dentistry UI Health Plans UI Benefits University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

  4. Process • Health Risk Assessment (HRA) – 20 minute online questionnaire • Individual Report – Tailored feedback for personal health plan development • Health Coach • Appropriate Referral

  5. Benchmark Data Private Companies • Johnson & Johnson - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine reported a reduction in medical care expenditures of $224.66 per employee, per year. • Union Pacific Railroad first established their worksite wellness program in 1987 and since then has made health and wellness a part of their corporate culture. According to an article in the July 2004 issue of Workforce Management, UPR estimates that during 2001 its wellness program saved the company $53 million. Academic Settings • In January 2004, Duke University began offering a prospective health program as a new benefit to its 35,000 employees and their dependents. The core component of this program is the “health coach model.”

  6. Benefits to Individual • Improved health • Feel better at home and work • Support to make healthy lifestyle changes • Ability to improve communication with personal physician • Eligible individuals may qualify to work one-on-one with a health coach or other professional to work towards their own individual health goals • Financial Incentive for completing HRA

  7. Benefits to Organization • Culture that supports people as our most important asset • Individual Faculty and Staff health improvement • Improved Recruitment and Retention • Cost savings through management of health care utilization and health care costs • Reduced absenteeism • Improved performance • Collaboration with campus experts/internal resources

  8. Goals/Outcomes • Individual health improvement • Culture that supports faculty/staff as most important asset • Metrics – Shift in UI faculty/staff population from high risk to low risk/ Maintain low risk at low risk. • Return on Investment - health care expenditures, reduced absenteeism, increased productivity

  9. Q & A Thank you! Any questions about liveWELL can be directed to: Joni Troester joni-troester@uiowa.edu Megan Moeller megan-moeller@uiowa.edu

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