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Taking a Step Toward Workplace Wellness:
Low and No Cost Resources
Jane Ellery, PhDGina Edghill, MS,CHESRhonda Murr, MA
Contact Information:
E-mail: jellery@bsu.edu
Phone: 765-285-8259
Website: www.bsu.edu/wellness/wwrt
http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/wwrt/WORLD_SHARED/ECIHRJune08
Definition of Wellness
Functioning optimally in your current environment
Helping find a “Sense of Coherence”– Meaningful– Manageable– Understandable
Moving beyond “physical health” and considering current culture
Competitive Attitude – Red Zone
Competitive Short term Defensive Seeks to win – Self only Feels like war Reactive - Rigid
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Thumb Wrestling
Objective – Win Points Select a partner No talking 1 point per thumb pin Start and stop by my signal Keep count of your points
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Collaborative Attitude – Green Zone
Collaborative Long-term Seeks mutual gains Sees others as partners Seeks solutions not blame Open to influence – Flexible Seeks understanding
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Thumb Wrestling
Objective – Win Points Select a partner No talking 1 point per thumb pin Start and stop by my signal Keep count of your points
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Red Zone Green Zone
Low trust-high blame Threats and fear Guardedness Hostility Withholding energy Risk avoidance Attitude of entitlement Cynicism and suspicion Work is painful External motivation
High trust-low blame Mutual support Dialogue and shared vision Honesty and openness Cooperation Risk taking Sense of Contribution Sincerity and optimism Work is pleasurable Internal motivation
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Partnerships make a difference…
Suggestions for Success
Focus on the advantages of collaborating
Think laterally to find win-win projects
Develop shared values Integrate goals and
strive for balance
Build relationships Prepare to encounter
talent, temperament, and personality differences among partners
“Grow” together and plan for changes/transitions
Develop a communication plan
Potential Partners
Professional Organizations Local Chamber of Commerce Health Plans Benefit Brokers Hospitals Schools Other Area Businesses Health Product Vendors Community Agencies Universities and Colleges
State-level Initiatives
Wellness Council of Indiana
Key needs when starting a workplace wellness program:
Top Management Support Planning by a Wellness Team Needs Assessment and Analysis Program Goals Linked to Business Goals Formal Operating Plan for Program Promotion/Communication Plan Incentive Program Safety Initiatives Evaluation of Planning and Activities Supportive Environment
www.wellnessin.org
www.wellnessin.org
www.smokefreeindiana.org
www.indianatobaccoquitline.net/
www.in.gov/inshape
www.in.gov/isdh/19944.htm
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http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/wwrt/WORLD_SHARED/WCPWWR.pps
Important note:
Long name… and long download time!
Local Resources
www.bsu.edu/wellness/wwrt
www.bsu.edu/bbc
Ball State University – Health Fellows Initiative
Workplace Wellness Minor
New “minor” to help students receiving HR, Communication/PR, Psychological Science, and Allied Health degrees have an advantage as they are looking for a job
Education Redefined – learning by doing Interdisciplinary look at workplace
wellness/occupational health and safety
Resources to Support an Aging Workforce – United Way, Fisher Institute and others!
For more information:Charity BishopUnited Way of Delaware County500 N. WalnutMuncie, IN 47305Phone: 765.288.5586 ext. 232www.uwdcin.org
Other Resources You Can Use!
Spark PeopleEmployee Wellness Program
By starting a free employee wellness program for your company you'll receive the following benefits:
– A personalized, online health and wellness program for each employee and their dependants over 18 years of age
– Ideas and promotional materials to help you market the program internally
– A simple platform for offering incentives or rewards to participating employees
– Motivating opportunities to compete with other participating organizations
http://sparkpeople.com/employeehealth/home.asp
www.sparkpeople.com
Major Components of SparkPeople Wellness Program
SparkPoints:– Encourages you to perform activities and tasks that are
proven to help reach your goals tracking foods, reading articles, writing on message boards
SparkTeams:– SparkTeams lets you work with or against other members
of your office– Set SparkTeam goals and have friendly competitions
Custom Team homepage:– Upload an image or logo on the team homepage (and link
that image to your company’s website) Team Message Boards:
– Activity tracking – see the level of activity among team members with the team
Other SparkPeople Highlights
SparkPoints leaderboard: – Use as a platform for a rewards or incentives
program SparkMail:
– Team leader has the ability to easily communicate with all members of their team
For communicating any team challenges or rewards/ incentive programs
Automatic joining:– When someone who is not a member of
SparkPeople clicks on a link to your team page, then joins SparkPeople, they are automatically placed in your team after joining
Free Promotional Resources to Help Engage Employees
Email Template Promotional Flyer Incentive Quick-Start Guide
www.smallstep.gov/
www.welcoa.org
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/hwi/index.htm
http://medlineplus.gov
Using the Resources
http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/– Monthly Observances provide great
wellness ideas to inform and involve your workplace
– You can link to websites for each health observance event
– FREE printable information and ideas to use for new wellness ideas throughout the year
Featured Sites for Monthly Observances
April is National Donate Life Month
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
June is Home Safety Month
Month at a GlanceApril is National Humor Month
National Humor Month– Have a comedian come to your office
– During a lunch period, set aside time to share funny stories or tell jokes
– Have each employee put their best joke in a box and read a new joke at each meeting.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.pdf
Share Your Favorite ResourceDiscuss Ideas
So, what is my next step?
Becoming an Internal Champion
Show the connection between health and productivity Expand the definition of productivity Highlight current organizational expenditures directed
at health and productivity management programs Compare yourself to norms and best practices Dig deeper – identify health and productivity conditions
that most affect your bottom line Commit to collaborate Implement solutions Measure, measure, and measure some more
Goetzel, et al., 2001, 2005
Recruiting an Internal Team
Looking to one person to answer an organization’s problems is a waste of time
Collective wisdom… groups’ decisions will consistently be a better choice than individual decisions
The larger the group, the more reliable its judgment
Do not underestimate the wisdom of a group!James Surowiecki – The Wisdom of Crowds
Involve Key Players…
Occupational Health Safety Coordinator Training Specialists Operating/Manufacturing
Representatives EAP Counselors
Management Representatives
Human resources MIS Enthusiasts Detractors
Work to capture the diversity of your population recruiting independent thinkers to your team
Ensure responsibilities of health promotion are uniformly and strategically disseminated throughout the organization
Taking a Step Toward Workplace Wellness:
Low and No Cost Resources
Jane Ellery, PhDGina Edghill, MSRhonda Murr, MS
Contact Information:
E-mail: jellery@bsu.edu
Phone: 765-285-8259
Website: www.bsu.edu/wellness/wwrt