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Help for Your Health BJC’s Employee Wellness Program

Help for Your Health BJC’s Employee Wellness Program. *for standard presentations*. What is Help for Your Health?. Help for Your Health is BJC HealthCare’s employee wellness program. What are the elements of Help for Your Health? Premium medical discounts for qualified employees

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Help for Your Health BJC’s Employee Wellness Program

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  1. Help for Your Health BJC’s Employee Wellness Program *for standard presentations*

  2. What is Help for Your Health? Help for Your Health is BJC HealthCare’s employee wellness program. What are the elements of Help for Your Health? • Premium medical discounts for qualified employees • Free on-site health screenings for Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes and Body Mass Index (BMI) assessment • Free smoking cessation programs • Weight management programs and partnership with Weight Watchers of North America • Free health promotion campaigns for breast, colon and prostate health • Cafeteria programs and discounts • Numerous community partnerships and sponsorships

  3. Primary Tools for Information www.bjchealth.org (website) 314-747-7234 (health line) myHealthFolders.com (electronic medical storage)

  4. Strategic Partnerships • St. Louis Blues - PSA Campaign • St. Louis Cardinals – “Health Hall of Fame” recognition program • Schnucks Markets – Coupons for fruits/vegetables, Weight Watchers meals, bottled water, aspirin and nicotine prevention products • St. Louis Science Center – Discounts for exhibits • St. Louis Sports Commission – Youth Sports Programs • Health Literacy Missouri – Health Literacy Materials • Morrison HealthCare – Healthier options at hospital cafeterias • Face & Body Day Spa For Men and Women – Breast Health Campaign • Macy’s – Biggest Loser Competition / Make Over Certificates • Fitness Experts – Colon Cancer Prevention Campaign • Subway Sandwiches – Low-Fat sandwiches at health fairs and coupon programs • Dynamic Vending – Healthy food and beverage items in vending machines

  5. Strategic Partnerships (cont’d) • Weight Watchers of North America – Online, at home, at work and community programs • Build-A-Bear Workshop – “March-Through-March” Campaign “FAB 5” • Big Shark Bicycle Co. & Trailnet – National “Bike to Work Day” • Trek Bikes – Bikes and accessories at a discount • New Balance – Shoe and exercise apparel at a discount • 24 Hour Fitness • Center of Clayton • Curves • Gold’s Gym • Jewish Community Center • YMCA Fitness Discounts for BJC Employees

  6. The State of Health in Our Community Missourians have a higher-than-average incidence of major diseases due to the prevalence of high-risk health behaviors such as smoking, sedentary lifestyle, substance abuse and poor nutrition.

  7. Health Literacy Advisory Committee • Dr. Sherry Shuman, Medical Advisor • Kathleen Killion, Executive Director, Committee Chair • 50 Committee Members representing: • BJC Hospitals • BJC Business Units (Finance, Legal, Communications and Marketing, Call Center) • Employee Support Services (Human Resources, Occupational Health, BJC Employee Assistance, Behavioral Health, WellAware) • Key Partners (OASIS, Morrison Health Care, Health Literacy Services, Pharmacy, WUSM, BJC School Outreach, BJC Medical Group)

  8. BJC Help For Your Health Goals: • Improve the health of BJC employees by reducing lifestyle-related risk factors through evidence-based interventions designed to impact the “Fab Five”: • Blood Pressure • Cholesterol • Blood Sugar • Body Mass Index • Tobacco Risk • Connect all employees to a primary care physician. • Build trust with all employees.

  9. Employee Wellness Summary - 2010

  10. Employee Wellness Summary - 2010

  11. Employee Wellness Metrics # of employees screened: 2005: 12,418 2006: 11,318 2007: 12,250 2008: 12,075 2009: 12,906 2010: 12,950

  12. Diabetes Initiative Summary - 2010

  13. Health Fair Participation and Cost of Program 2010 Health Fairs: • Conducted 69 health fairs at every hospital and business unit • 48.0% Participation Rate Cost of Overall Program: • Cost of program: approximately $24 per employee

  14. How Do Employees Feel? • Conducted Health Literacy focus groups and distributed surveys to approximately 11,000 hospital and non-hospital employees • Feedback: • Could identify with “Help for Your Health” vs. “Health Literacy” • Enjoyed employee health fairs - want more! • Concerned about the use of data - “Big Brother” • Like incentives, coupons and creative programs promoting health • Smokers voiced concern about privacy • Participated in the Health Risk Assessment for financial discount • Agreed that BJC should help promote health for employees • One third of employees do not have a primary care physician

  15. What Does the Future Hold? • Engage spouses and families in the program. • Develop a strong mental health literacy program focused on depression, anxiety and financial assistance. • Promote myHealthFolders.com, an electronic storage tool for personal health information. • Transform cafeteria and food service – provide healthy options and balanced choices. • Transform vending services. • Focus on Diabetes risk prevention and education. • Health Coach program for employees offering a personal health coach for 6-12 sessions. • Develop opportunities for research and evaluation. • Position BJC as an “employer of choice” and a national model for employee wellness.

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