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Wellness@Work 2014
- 1. wellness@WORK Marilyn Carter, PhD Health Promotion Program Manager Douglas County Public Health www.co.douglas.or.us/health
- 2. Health Starts Here Where we live, work, learn and play Eat Better Move More Be Tobacco Free Live Well Better Health Better Care Lower Costs
- 3. “It is unreasonable to expect that people will change their behavior easily when so many forces in the social, cultural, and physical environment conspire against such change.” Institutes of Medicine
- 4. Being healthy is not just about individual choices – our choices are shaped by the opportunities and options we have available to us – at home, at school, at work and our community. Policy, Systems, and Environment
- 5. Policy: Eat Well Policy Systems Environment Healthy Meetings, Conferences, Events Healthy Vending Work with vendors and caterers to provide healthy food options Work with food services to offer fresh, local produce in the cafeteria Ensure availability of chilled drinking water Provide a refrigerator and microwave so employees can bring healthy foods from home Remove candy dishes and other temptations from common areas What do you do at your worksite to help employees eat well?
- 6. Policy: Move More Policy Systems Environment Physical Activity Policy Flexible Schedule Policy Build physical activity breaks into meetings and conferences Provide flexible work arrangements for employees to engage in physical activity Promote Kick Start Douglas County and other resources Install safe, sheltered bike racks or storage areas Provide an onsite space for physical activity and classes One story from Oregon: Pitman and Brooks CPA Firm
- 7. Policy: Be Tobacco-Free Policy Systems Environment Tobacco-Free Campus Promote the Oregon Tobacco Quitline in newsletters and websites Include information about tobacco policy in employee orientation materials Post no smoking signage Replace tobacco shelters or designated areas with bike parking or benches Use tobacco-free facilities for meetings and events 1-800-QUIT-NOW | www.QUITNOW.NET/Oregon
- 8. Policy: Live Well Policy Systems Environment Information and referral to chronic disease screening, prevention and self‐management Provide screening and health risk appraisals Provide info and referral to local workshops Provide training and information to ensure appropriate response to heart attack, stroke and other medical emergencies Provide on-site blood pressure screening Provide space for employee breaks, workshops, exercise Ensure availability of AEDs Include chronic disease self-management as a covered benefit www.co.douglas.or.us/livewell
Editor's Notes
- Oregon Indoor Clean-Air Act (HB 2726, 2011) protects workers and the public from second hand smoke. Prohibit smoking in the workplace and within 10 feet of all entrances, exits and air-intake vents. Remove all ashtrays and other receptacles for smoking within 10 feet of entrances. Post clear signage. Worksites that adopt a tobacco free policy in Douglas County may help fund signage. If you are interested, please contact Douglas County Public Health. A tobacco free worksite helps employees and visitors quit by creating a healthy environment. To demonstrate support you need clear communication and leadership through planning and implementation. Adapt Outpatient Addiction Treatment Casa de Belen Douglas County Fair* Douglas County Health Department Douglas County Mental Health Solution Center Dunes Family Medicine Eastwood Apartments Edenbower Place Medical Center Evergreen Family Medicine Family Development Center & Head Start Harvard Medical Park Campus Lower Umpqua Hospital Mercy Medical Center* NeighborWorks Umpqua Housing * Reedsport Medical Clinic Roseburg Parks System SouthRiver Medical Center Thora Leiken Shopping Center Umpqua Community College* Umpqua Community Health Center United Community Action Network Winston Community Dental Clinic Winston Parks System*
- Available workshops = Living Well with Chronic Conditions, Walk with Easy, Diabetes Prevention We have a resource directory of many of the chronic disease prevention and self-management programs available in Douglas County
- Please see handout for sample templates and links to available online resources.