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Get Fit Kauai

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.

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Get Fit Kauai

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  1. Get Fit Kauai Worksite Wellness Challenge 2014

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Poor Lifestyle Choices lead to Chronic Disease

  5. 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

  6. Keys to SuccessWellness 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 www.WELCOA.org

  7. Assess • Assess company culture & readiness • General health environment • Nutrition • Physical activity • Stress • Prevention practices

  8. Resources • HMSA • HMAA • Kaiser Permanente • UHA

  9. State and Federal Resources • DOH Physical Activity & Nutrition Plan (PAN) • http://health.hawaii.gov/about/files/2013/06/2013-PAN-Summit-Agenda.pdf • www.health.hawaii.gov Publications & Campaigns  Conference materials • State of Hawaii Department of Health • www.health.hawaii.gov • www.healthyhawaii.com Start Living Healthy website • Centers of Disease Control • Worksite Health Promotion Resources • www.cdc.gov/worksitehealthpromotion • National Healthy Worksite • www.cdc.gov/nationalheathyworksite • NIOSH Total Worker Health • www.dcd.gov/twh.totalworkerhealth.html

  10. Leading National Resources • Private non-profits: • American Heart Association www.Heart.org • American Cancer Society www.cancer.org • National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii www.kidneyhi.org • National organizations: • Wellness Council of America – WELCOA • Health Enhancement Research Organization – HERO • National Business Group on Health - NBGH

  11. 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 planto establish a strategy that fits your organizational culture and resources

  12. 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.

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