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HCPSS EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM. Beverly Davis, CPA, RSBO Director of Finance. Our Outcome
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HCPSS EMPLOYEEWELLNESS PROGRAM Beverly Davis, CPA, RSBO Director of Finance
Our Outcome The outcome will be a staff that practices positive lifestyle behaviors to protect and enhance their health and who serve as role models for the lives they touch. The impact will be a positive effect on HCPSS's health insurance costs.
Why Are We Doing This? We are investing in a comprehensive wellness program because: • Our employees are our greatest asset and we value them • Weneed to contain the escalating cost of health care
What Do We Want To Do With Our Employee Wellness Program? Establish a workplace that encourages and supports a healthy lifestyle by integrating health promotion activities and resources that help to enhance health & well-being.
What Are Our Goals? • Keep our employees healthy • Reduce the risk factors among at-risk members • Improve the health of those who already have chronic conditions by encouraging them to make lifestyle changes.
What Will Be Included in Our Employee Wellness Program? • Wellness Newsletter & Tip Sheets • Healthy Activity Program with Virgin HealthMiles • Health & Wellness Seminars • On-site Health Screenings & Immunizations • Disease & Care Management • Online Health Information & Resources
What Will Be Included in Our Employee Wellness Program? • Healthy Pregnancy Program • Health & Fitness Discounts • Confidential Health Assessments • Online Health Coaching • Weight Management & Smoking Cessation Programs • Employee Assistance Program
What is the Timeline for Our Employee Wellness Program? • Wellness Intranet Resources Rolled out in October 2010 • Wellness RFP Selecting finalists • Wellness Advisory Council Establish Spring 2011 • Healthy Activity Program Rollout May 2011 • Select Wellness Vendor(s) June 2011 • Implement Other Phases of • Wellness Program Fall 2011/Winter 2012
Why Wellness To Address Health Care Costs • 75% of health care costs are driven by lifestyle-related conditions • Employers need to understand effectiveness ofhealth care cost-saving strategies • We want healthy, productive employees
How Do We Make Wellness the Solution? • Create a culture of prevention in the workplace • Rewards employees for good behaviors • Aligns employer and employee interests to drive down cost
Focus on Physical Activity • Most Effective in Prevention • Simple to Understand and Do • High compliance • Engage and motivate • Easy to Measure Behavior • Verifiable • Basis for incentives
The Virgin HealthMiles Program 1. Employee Health Management Program • Physical activity central to the program and chronic disease prevention • Promote a healthy lifestyle • Measurement tools to capture verifiable, valid physical activity & biometric data 2. Technology Platform • Virgin co–branded employee Wellness Portal • Individual results automatically upload • Integrated incentives to incorporate your other wellness solutions • Incentive fulfillment
The Virgin HealthMiles Program Programs deliveredcustomer experience & fun with the gr```eatof the Virgin brand 3. Employee activity and engagement strategy ` • Long term behavior change plans and strategy • Enthusiastic focus on your employee member experience • On average > 40% of employees participate 4. Reporting • Delivering 24/7 Real-time reporting & Quarterly program review • Enabling Clients to manage their wellness strategy along the way
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Program based on CDC / HHS guidelines for prevention • 30 minutes of moderate activity 5 days/week • it is for everyone • 7,000 steps / 5 days /week • Validated tracking of weekly physical activity • Validated tracking of Biometrics monthly • Recognition of sustained activity • Levels achieved relate to program rewards HealthMiles attracts a cross-sectionof people, not just the fit and healthy
The Program focus’ on multiple behavior-change strategies • Goal setting & progress tracking • Feedback • Social motivation • Financial incentives • Challenges & Competitions • Personal, Team, Corporate challenges • Virgin sponsored competitions • Promotional campaigns (i.e. thanksgiving)
Pay for PreventionTM • Earning HealthMiles • Core HealthMiles program • Validated physical activity, • Valid biometrics data • Additional self entered Data • 3. Challenges, Competitions & Promotions • 4. Client specific task based initiatives • Coaching Disease Mgmt & Lifestyle Mgmt programs • Third Party HRA completion ,On-Site Blood Draws & Screening • Redeeming Rewards • Cash, Gift Cards
Real Results: Employee Success 21% of hypertensive or pre-hypertensive move down a full category 26-50% move from inactiveto active 14%move from above recommended body fat to healthy range 9% of obese / overweight move down at least one full BMI category Overweight members demonstratethe highest activity shift.
We Need Your Help • Help identify a Wellness Champion among your staff • Identify a location for your school’s Healthzone • As we roll out our wellness program, participate fully!
Questions? Thank you!