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Wellness

Wellness. Our Goal – Design the structure of the wellness program and create a budget. Research The findings on successful programs W hat other colleges are doing—especially large community colleges Recommend Structure Programming, incentives, staffing, etc. Budget. Last Week’s Agenda :.

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Wellness

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  1. Wellness • Our Goal – Designthe structure of the wellness program and create a budget. Research • The findings on successful programs • What other colleges are doing—especially large community colleges Recommend • Structure • Programming, incentives, staffing, etc. • Budget

  2. Last Week’s Agenda: • Intros • Committee’s assignment • History • A 12-year study on elements of successful wellness programs

  3. Today’s Agenda: • New Intros • Recap • The Research • Suggestions made • What Successful Programs Do for Incentives • Committee’s Assignment Reports • Assignments

  4. Timeline • March – We’re investigating what successful programs do. • April 1-6th– What are the critical elements of an ACC Wellness Program? • By April20th – Costs • By May 1sthave a report that details proposed design and budget of an ACC program

  5. Creating a Healthy Culture

  6. What Works • Biometrics • Baseline Measurements • HRA – Health Risk Appraisal • Coaching/Plan • Follow up scheduled • Engagement Strategies • Challenges • Teams • Recognition – (Awards, stories) • Online Programs • Multiple Opportunities to participate • Culture of Wellness • Measure & report on culture and environmental improvements • Wellness survey • Workshops • Wellness events • Accountability • Set metrics of Success • Have health outcome stats

  7. What One Company Learned Rewarding employees for result and performance rather than just participation is more effective in changing health outcomes in an employee population.

  8. What Another Company Learned • Communication is key • • Must have buy-in and collaboration with other departments • • Benefits • • Payroll • • Marketing • • Employees should have some “skin” in the program • • Enrollment incentives are useful for boosting enrollment numbers; not so great for sustained engagement or program completion • • Depending on the value of the incentive employees may view the program as mandatory

  9. HSA Contribution • Prizes • Discounts on Premiums • Cash

  10. Summary of Financial Incentives Research • Financial incentives work well for one-time actions • • They can produce short-term outcomes • (e.g. weight loss) • • Even relatively small amounts can work • • Long-term sustainability is unproven • • Behavioral economics offers key lessons: • • Immediate vs. delayed benefits • • Mental accounting • • Rewards vs. penalties

  11. Wellness Stages and Components • Planning • Program Goals • Assessments/Measurements • Survey • Execution • Programming • Coaching • Health Campaigns – Challenges, Workshop and Events • Connection-support groups, teams, networking • Incentives • Online programs • Communication/Marketing • Optimization • Reassess • Redesign

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