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Health & wellness October 2014
This document discusses workplace health and wellness initiatives. It defines key terms like health and wellness. It explores influences on health like policies, communities, and individuals. It examines the costs of poor health, like direct healthcare costs and absenteeism. It also provides examples of wellness initiatives organizations can implement, how to design an effective initiative, and how to maximize results. The goal is to help employers understand how to improve employee health and reduce costs.
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- 1. Workplace health &wellness by Toronto Training and HR October 2014 1
- 2. CONTENTS 3-4 Introduction 5-6 Definitions 7-8 Influences on health 9-11 Costs of health 12-13 Reducing absence 14-15 Wellness networks 16-17 Chronic condition management programs 18-22 Services offered by occupational health providers 23-26 Making occupational health effective 27-28 Controlling hypertension 29-32 Sleep 33-39 Weight loss 40-42 Types of wellness initiative 43-45 Putting together a wellness initiative 46-47 Communicating wellness initiatives 48-49 Maximizing the results of wellness initiatives 50-51 Conclusion, summary and questions 2
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- 4. Introduction to TorontoTraining and HR Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden 10 years in banking 15 years in training and human resources Freelance practitioner since 2006 The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR are: Training event design Training event delivery HR support with an emphasis on reducing costs, saving time plus improving employee engagement and morale Services for job seekers 4
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- 6. • Health •Wellness • Obese and obesity 6 Definitions
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- 8. • Policy •Community • Social network • Individual 8 Influences on health
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- 10. • Direct healthcarecosts • Absenteeism • Presenteeism 10 Costs of health 1 of 2
- 11. • Return-on-investment •Value-on-investment 11 Costs of health 2 of 2
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- 13. • Identifying common hazards and reducing or eliminating them • Monitoring absence and identifying trends • Carrying out workplace surveys to identify sources of ill health and reducing these • Educating employees about a healthier lifestyle 13 Reducing absence
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- 15. • Definition •What might be included in a successful wellness network • Designing a wellness network aligned to the relevant culture and environment • On-site activities • Questions to address 15 Wellness networks
- 16. Chronic condition managementprograms 16
- 17. • Data acquisition • Identification and stratification • Enrolment • Engagement • Reporting and analytics 17 Chronic condition management programs
- 18. Services offered by occupational health providers 18
- 19. • Implementing policy • Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations • Minimizing and eliminating hazards • Dealing with cases of drug and alcohol abuse, and advising on HIV/AIDS issues • Offering pre-employment health assessment 19 Services offered by occupational health providers 1 of 4
- 20. • Maintaining relations with appropriate bodies and individuals • Monitoring the health of employees after an accident, illness and during and after pregnancy • Managing clinic facilities, basic health checks and first aid 20 Services offered by occupational health providers 2 of 4
- 21. • Advising onmedical severance and ill-health retirement • Advising on ergonomic issues and workplace design • Promoting good health education programs • Promoting healthy eating • Monitoring symptoms of work-related stress 21 Services offered by occupational health providers 3 of 4
- 22. • Providing adviceand counselling • Working with special needs groups 22 Services offered by occupational health providers 4 of 4
- 23. Making occupational healtheffective 23
- 24. • Develop amission statement to communicate the initiative – why, what and how • Conduct an audit to establish the existing position, if possible in numerical and financial terms • Benchmark against organizations in the local area, similar sector and nationally 24 Making occupational health effective 1 of 3
- 25. • Plan theway forward – what improvements are needed, what needs to be developed, what are the priorities, how will success be measured • Establish objectives and targets relating to business needs • Develop a strategy to achieve the objectives 25 Making occupational health effective 2 of 3
- 26. • Determine resources and assign responsibilities • Communicate to employees through group briefings, email, intranet, internal newsletters etc. • Review and monitor progress regularly 26 Making occupational health effective 3 of 3
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- 28. • Risk stratification • Focus on high-risk locations • Wider wellness efforts • Health coaches and doctor referrals 28 Controlling hypertension
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- 30. • Deep sleep • Physical outcomes of sleep loss • Mental outcomes of sleep loss • Emotional outcomes of sleep loss • Benefits of addressing employee sleep deprivation 30 Sleep 1 of 3
- 31. ORGANIZATIONS • Providefacilities and services • Provide education • Policies and procedures • Operational considerations 31 Sleep 2 of 3
- 32. INDIVIDUALS • Wind-downbefore bed • Turn off the phone and IPad then leave them downstairs • Exercise in the morning, not before bed • Avoid caffeine in the afternoon • Too much alcohol can be a problem • Napping helps you to 32 recharge Sleep 3 of 3
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- 34. Reasons to care • Skyrocketing healthcare costs • Employee productivity • Sickness absence 34 Weight loss 1 of 6
- 35. How many timesmore likely are overweight employees? • More likely to be absent • Less productive • Higher healthcare costs • Number of workers’ claims 35 Weight loss 2 of 6
- 36. How many timesmore likely are overweight employees (cont.)? • Amount of workers’ claim • More likely to have difficultly getting along with co-workers 36 Weight loss 3 of 6
- 37. • Body massindex (BMI) • Jobs most likely to result in weight gain • Lunches • Drivers of workplace weight loss success 37 Weight loss 4 of 6
- 38. Key conclusions •High level of physical activity • Limited television viewing • High level of mindfulness • Weigh self frequently 38 Weight loss 5 of 6
- 39. Key conclusions (cont.) • Maintain dietary consistency • Consume a low-calorie, low-fat diet • Eat breakfast • Healthy choices over food • Walk whenever you can 39 Weight loss 6 of 6
- 40. Types of wellness initiative 40
- 41. • Work-life balanceor stress management • Wellness coaching • Weight management • Walking programs • Tobacco-cessation programs • Personal/group training • On-site recreation • On-site fitness facility or gym access 41 Types of wellness initiative 1 of 2
- 42. • Health screenings • Off-site gym membership • Group fitness classes • Cooking classes/access to healthy recipes • Better options in the cafeteria and/or vending machines • Back plan preventions 42 Types of wellness initiative 2 of 2
- 43. Putting together a wellness initiative 43
- 44. • Make itglobal • Create a flexible framework • Demonstrate top-down commitment • Complicated is not always better • Leverage data • Go beyond traditional solutions 44 Putting together a wellness initiative 1 of 2
- 45. • Consider various communication methods • Gather data around employee priorities • Invite employees to make suggestions • Gather data about levels of satisfaction with health & wellbeing 45 Putting together a wellness initiative 2 of 2
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- 47. • Educational •Motivational • Personalized 47 Communicating wellness initiatives
- 48. Maximizing the resultsof wellness initiatives 48
- 49. • Make itevidence-based • Fit the organizational culture • Comprehensive programming • Target the high-risk • Keep the healthy, healthy 49 Maximizing the results of wellness initiatives
- 50. Conclusion, summary and questions 50
- 51. Conclusion, summary and questions Conclusion Summary Videos Questions 51