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Masonic Village At Elizabethtown Wellness Program. Creating a Well Workplace . What Wellness P rograms Can D o for Your O rganization. Improve employee/family health/wellness Create more productive employees Reduce stress Decrease absenteeism Improve mental/emotional health
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Masonic Village At Elizabethtown Wellness Program Creating a Well Workplace
What Wellness Programs Can Do for Your Organization • Improve employee/family health/wellness • Create more productive employees • Reduce stress • Decrease absenteeism • Improve mental/emotional health • Decrease health care costs • Increase camaraderie
Dimensions of Wellness • Emotional • Intellectual • Physical • Social • Spiritual • Vocational
Create a Wellness Team Volunteer representatives Obligation/responsibility Clear expectations Format the meeting Minutes Action items Follow through
Culture Change • Create a culture of wellness • Norms • Questions to ask: • Have we prepared a solid foundation for community wellness? • What wellness norms will we initially focus our effort on? • What are our performance, programmatic and cultural objectives? • How will we develop leadership support? • How will we align informal and formal policies and procedures? • What new wellness traditions will we establish? • How will the use of resources such as time, space and money make a wellness statement? • How will we reduce or eliminate barriers to desired behavior? • How will employers and employees be rewarded and recognized for wellness?
Branding • Create a brand for your wellness program • Utilize on all Wellness Publications • Build recognition of the brand Enjoy Life Your Way in 2013
Program Delivery • Awareness • Educational • Behavior Change
Results Tools to capture data Measure outcomes Evaluate effectiveness Strategic planning
Comparison Data 2009 – 2012 • Per member per month claims has stayed the same. • Chronic conditions below the industry standard: • Heart Conditions • Coronary Heart Disease • Hypertension • Cholesterol • Diabetes • Nutrition/Obesity Related Conditions
Comparison Data 2009 – 2012 • Other areas below the industry standard: • Tobacco Usage • Depression Symptoms • Preventive Care • Non-User Rate
Summary • Capture senior level support • Create a wellness team • Create a supportive environment • Data collection • Operating plan • Programs and interventions • Communications plan • Evaluation • Adapted from Wellness Councils Of America
Stacy Schroder Director of Wellness and Prevention Masonic Village Life Center sschrode@masonicvillages.org 717-361-5656