1. ACF Staff Wellness Data
Office of the Chief Medical Officer
Questions? Please contact:
Miya Cain
miya.cain@acf.hhs.gov
Emnet Almedom
emnet.almedom@acf.hhs.gov

2. • 490 responses
• 90% Federal employees
• Question topics
– Physical fitness habits
– Eating habits
– Stress and happiness
– Knowledge of Federal Occupational Health
services and central office services

3. Physical Fitness
Are you able to get in as much
physical activity as is
appropriate for your health? Over half of ACF Staff are not
able to get the appropriate
amount of physical activity in
11% their routine.
32%
Yes
No
I'm not sure
57%

4. Why is this? Top responses:
Laziness Family obligations
Health constraints
Time
Motivation Money
Lack of supervisor support

5. Nutrition
Do you believe that you are getting the recommended
amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet?
2% 1%
Most of ACF believes they get
8% 15% the recommended 5 or more
servings of fruits and
vegetables very frequently or
occasionally.
30%
Always
Very Frequently
44%
Occasionally
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never

6. What stands in the way of getting the
right amount of servings every day?
Cost of fruits and veggies
Lack of planning/awareness
Habit
Availability of sugar, salt and junk food
Best practices from ACF employees
Nutrition classes
Personal garden
Member of community-supported agriculture (CSA)
Healthy juice supplements

7. Do you feel that you have access to healthy snacks
in the workplace?
Almost 50% say there is
10% 10%
room for improvement.
15% Always
16%
Very Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Very Rarely
24% 25%
Never

8. Stress and Happiness
180 37% 34%
On a scale of 1 to
160 5, on a total
140 average day over
40% of employees
120
report high stress
17%
100 levels.
80
8% Stress being
60
defined as feeling
40 4%
significant
20 pressure or
0 significantly
1 2 3 4 5 overwhelmed.
Least Stressed Most Stressed
(1) (5)

9. What do you think most contributes to your stress level?
Almost 75% responded work, with significant responses to family
(35%) and finances (30%) as well.
Note: People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages
will add up to more than 100%.
400
75%
350
300
250
200 35%
29%
150
100
11% 13%
50
0
Work Family Finances Health Other

10. Do you feel that you
200
39% get enough sleep?
180
160 28% About 30% of respondents
140 said they always or very
120 18% frequently wake up in the
100 morning a feel completely
80 ready to go.
60 3% 8%
40 3%
70% feel that they
20
0
occasionally, rarely or
never get enough sleep.

11. 28% of respondents report
experiencing a recent loss
28% of pleasure in their
Yes favorite activities.
No
Federal Occupational
72% Health (FOH) has
resources for employees
who need support in many
aspects of wellness,
including mental health.

12. 4% 3%
7% of respondents
smoke regularly or
No
occasionally. 5 out Yes
of 6 smoke less Occasionally
than one pack a 93%
day.
Yes
82% of smokers would
27% No
40% like to quit, are trying
Unsuccessful to quit or have tried to
15% attempts quit smoking.
I am currently
18% trying to quit

13. Do you know how to use an
automated external
defibrillator (AED)?
Do you know your Body
4% Yes Mass Index (BMI)?
26%
No
1% Yes
70% I don't know
what that is No
44%
55%
Do you know your blood pressure?
I don't
know what
Yes
that is
24%
No
76%
I don't
know

14. Are you familiar with the
Employee Assistance Program EAP and Work/Life are two
(EAP) and its services? Federal Occupational Health
services that ACF has access to
according to current
agreements with FOH.
34%
Yes Are you familiar with the
No Work/Life Program?
66%
35%
Yes
No
65%

15. Have you ever completed the
Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) or The Health Risk Appraisal
Cardiac Risk Profile supplied (HRA) is a wellness
by Federal Occupational questionnaire that provides
Health? each individual with a
“snapshot” of their overall
wellness.
Yes
15% 15% The Cardiac Risk Profile gives
No you information about some of
the factors that can put you at
I don't know risk for heart disease—things
what that is like elevated blood levels of
70% cholesterol, triglycerides, and
glucose (blood sugar).

16. What do ACF employees want to see?
Group activities and fitness challenges
Supervisor support
Healthier meal and snack options
Nutrition and fitness classes
Wider range of Lunch & Learn Sessions