Welcome to today’s webinar…

I knew a person once…

I knew a person once…

Baicker, Katherine, David Cutler, and Zirui Song. 2010. Workplace wellness programs can generate savings. Health Affairs 29(2): 304-311.

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:5345879

“We find that medical costs fall about

$3.27 for every dollar spent on wellness

programs, and absentee day costs fall by

about $2.73 for every dollar spent.”

The Art of Health Promotion, March/April 2012 Meta-Evaluation of Worksite Health Promotion Economic Return Studies: 2012 Update

Larry S. Chapman, MPH

0“The summary evidence continues to be

strong with average reductions in

sick leave, health plan costs, and

workers’ compensation and disability

insurance costs of around 25%.”

Join Consensus Statement:

Guidance for a Reasonably Designed, Employer-Sponsored Wellness Program… Using Outcome-Based Incentives

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Volume 54, Number 7, July 2012

0“Research has shown that creating a

healthy culture and work environment is a

fundamental best practice for increasing

employee engagement in healthy behaviors

and health improvement.”

How do you create a healthy culture?

Does your municipality have at least one policy that supports a culture

of health?

Does your

municipality have at least one partnership that

supports your culture of health efforts?

Does your

municipality have a technique that's worked to

improve participation in wellness initiatives?

Could your

municipality stand to improve wellness policy,

partnerships, and participation?

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Employee Wellness Committee

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Policies

Partnerships

Participation

Jennifer Hickey, Wellness

Coordinator

Aurora, CO

Jennifer Hickey, Wellness

Coordinator

Aurora, CO

Dawn Block, HR Coordinator

La Junta, CO

Dawn Block, HR Coordinator

La Junta, CO

REMEMBER…

0 “The key to a successful worksite wellness program capable of sustaining behavioral change is the creation of a culture and environment that supports health and wellness.” JOEM, Vol 54, No. 7, July 2012

Healthy Workplace Technical Assistance Provider

Liz De Jongh, MS

Well Simplified LLC, Owner

970.219.3334

Liz@WellSimplified.com

www.wellsimplified.com