1 / 8

Worksite Wellness Policy Council of Mecklenburg County

Worksite Wellness Policy Council of Mecklenburg County. CPCC Wellness Update Monday, September 21, 2009 Paul Santos - AVP, Human Resources. Worksite Wellness at CPCC. Tobacco Free Campus – Why go tobacco free? 31 NC colleges and universities already tobacco-free

starbuck
Download Presentation

Worksite Wellness Policy Council of Mecklenburg County

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Worksite Wellness Policy Council of Mecklenburg County CPCC Wellness Update Monday, September 21, 2009 Paul Santos - AVP, Human Resources

  2. Worksite Wellness at CPCC • Tobacco Free Campus – Why go tobacco free? • 31 NC colleges and universities already tobacco-free • NC tobacco-free legislation effective January, 2010 • April 2009, Senate Bill 287/Session Law 2009-16 – part of the law contains a Comprehensive Wellness Initiative for members of the State Health Plan • SHP participants will have tobacco cessation and weight management requirements effective July, 2010, and July, 2011. • Benchmarks set for access to 80/20 and 70/30 health plans • It’s the right thing to do for the college community

  3. Worksite Wellness at CPCC • Tobacco Free Campus Policy timeline: • March 2009 - Task Force convened • March 2009 – Survey • 2200 respondents • 21% use tobacco products • 23% reported health concerns from smoke use/exposure • 66% indicated support of 100% tobacco-free policy

  4. Worksite Wellness at CPCC Tobacco Free Campus Policy timeline (continued): • June 2009 - Task Force made Cabinet recommendation that CPCC become 100% tobacco-free in June 2009. Cabinet approved this recommendation unanimously • September 2009 - Board of Trustees approves TFC policy Policy overview: • Effective January 2, 2010 - Students, employees, visitors, contractors, or other persons performing services on behalf of the College are not permitted to use any tobacco products at any time while on CPCC premises, including all grounds, building, facilities, vehicles, and parking lots. Repeated student violations will be handled through the student disciplinary process. Repeated employee violations will be referred to their supervisor and will be handled through the appropriate employee disciplinary process.

  5. Worksite Wellness at CPCC • Tobacco Free Campus Policy • Next Steps • Communications and cessation support • Implementation team on each campus • Communications plan to be implemented by Marketing / Community Relations: • Communicator, CPCC Today, broadcast email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. • Website currently being developed • Signage (place-marker signage this fall; permanent signage installed Dec 2009) • Handbills to be printed for use in Jan 2010 at beginning of spring semester

  6. Worksite Wellness at CPCC • Tobacco Free Campus Policy • Next Steps • Promotion opportunities at campus events – Student Registration Day, Fall Fest, Great American Smoke-Out, etc. • Cessation materials prepared for distribution by Be Well, Student Life, and Campus Implementation Teams • Multiple campus educational outreach events will be conducted on all 6 campuses this fall, including lunch and learn activities centered around the Great American Smoke-Out in November.

  7. Worksite Wellness at CPCC • Tobacco Free Campus Policy • Next Steps • Tobacco-Free Campus Implementation Team (a team has been established for each of our 6 campuses) • Knowledge of policy, rationale, communications plan, and cessation resources • Support communications efforts, help develop campus signage plan • Support cessation/wellness initiatives, maintain inventory of materials • Support outreach/tabling opportunities at campus events

  8. Worksite Wellness at CPCC • Other… • Weight Watchers at Work • Campus walking trails • Yoga classes • Work/Life balance • Work Area physical activity • Treadmills in the office

More Related