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Bringing Business to the Public Health Table

Bringing Business to the Public Health Table. June 13, 2012 Chris Tholkes, MPA Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives. Health care in Minnesota. Source: Mokdad et al, JAMA 2004 March 10; 291 (10):1238-45 U.S. 2000. Costs of Tobacco and Obesity in Minnesota.

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Bringing Business to the Public Health Table

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  1. Bringing Business to the Public Health Table June 13, 2012 Chris Tholkes, MPA Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives

  2. Health care in Minnesota Source: Mokdad et al, JAMA 2004 March 10; 291 (10):1238-45 U.S. 2000

  3. Costs of Tobacco and Obesity in Minnesota Health care in Minnesota $2.9 billionin annual medical costs (2007) Tobacco $1.3 billionestimated annual financial burden (2003) Obesity

  4. Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) • All 87 MN counties and 9 of 11 tribal communities • Hundreds of businesses, schools, non-profits, health care organizations and others involved • 90%+ of funding goes directly to local communities via tribal and local public health agencies

  5. SHIP overview Long term effects • Reduce chronic disease and health care costs Short term goals • Improve nutrition • Increase physical activity • Reduce tobacco use Intermediate goals • Reduce obesity and tobacco use and exposure Resources • Assessment • Capacity building • State and local initiatives Strategies • Change in systems in • Schools • Community • Worksites •Health care

  6. Workplace Strategies Employer-based, locally chosen strategies • Tribal and local public health agencies chose from a menu of science-based strategies to match their local needs, focusing on sustainable solutions and long-term improvements.

  7. Workplace Strategies • Healthy food environments: cafeterias, vending and catering. • Comprehensive tobacco-free worksite policies: Health plan coverage of tobacco cessation treatment and tobacco-free policies. • Physical Activity Environment: Policies and practices that create active worksites by increasing opportunities for walking and biking

  8. TA Support to Grantees • The Alliance for a Healthier MN • Birth of the Alliance • Who are the founders? • Who are the members?

  9. Growing demand … Plenty of options … WHO TO BELIEVE?

  10. Coalition Building • Identify everyone who has a stake or interest in wellness • Determine their common interests & common motivations • Develop a plan that makes the program work on the terms that matter to each member: • Optimize results without violating turf.

  11. The 5 Phases Of Coalition Building

  12. The SHAPE of Minnesota The Documentary

  13. How Have We Worked Together? • Outreach and Coalition Building • Focus groups: SHIP and chambers of commerce • Allies outreach • Ideation session: Fishbowl focus groups • Education • Poll • Documentary • Competition • Congressional Caucus support

  14. How Have We Worked Together? • Phase 2 • Small Business Alliance: disseminate high-impact interventionsincluding tools, best practices, and policies • Facilitate workplace competitionsto increase public awareness and create collective action • Compile & disseminate success stories

  15. Results • Making an Impact in the Work Place • Worksite wellness initiatives: 870 employers reaching over 138,000 employees • Tobacco-free grounds: 21 worksites • Increasing physical activity: 47 employers • Improved food options available to staff: 90 employers

  16. Legislative Deficit • Despite making strides and showing results • SHIP eliminated from the budget proposal • Coalition of SHIP allies • Low profile

  17. SHIP Today • 70% cut • $15 million for 2012-13 • No longer statewide • 18 grantees funded--55 counties and cities and one tribal community

  18. Being Strategic • Coalition of SHIP Allies • Town Hall Summer Meetings • Be Loud and Be Proud • Be upfront about what outcomes and data we have

  19. The State of Workplace Wellness in America 2012 Nationwide survey of small- and medium-sized businesses Combining public opinion polling with coalition building, the State of Wellness probes the attitudes of business decision-makers about workplace wellness. Results to be released in Fall 2012

  20. The State of Workplace Wellness Poll • National Partners – Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Trust for American’s Health (TFAH), Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) • CPPW Communities – Pima County (AZ), Miami-Dade, St. Louis County, Hawaii, Olmsted County (MN), and Wisconsin. • September release event in DC through the Congressional Wellness Caucus , which includes Rep. Ron Kind.

  21. QUESTIONS?

  22. Resources • SHIPwww.health.state.mn.us/divs/oshii/ship/workplace • Alliance for a Healthier MN www.healthiermn.com Chris Tholkes, MPA Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives chris.tholkes@state.mn.us 651-201-5394

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