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Welcome to today’s webinar…
Transcript of Welcome to today’s webinar… - LiveWell Colorado · HUL.InstRepos:5345879 ... Policies...
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.
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“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?
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Employee Wellness Committee
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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
www.wellsimplified.com
