Wellness Works:

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Wellness Works Leading By Example Rebecca K.
Kelly, PhD, RD, CDE Director of Health Promotion
and Wellness The University of Alabama April
30, 2007
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What Leadership Should Consider When Their
Organization Brings Wellness to the Table.

• Agenda
• L - Lessons from research on health and
  well-being
• E - Effective Leaders are (born) and created
• A - Activate yourself - Walk the Talk
• D - Design your health strategy with realistic
  goals
• E - Engage others - those you live and work with.
  
• R - Results follow behavior change and rewards
  can help us get there
• S - Set sail on your successful journey

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The University of Alabama

• Since 1831
• The University of Alabama is a major,
  comprehensive, student-centered research
  university founded in 1831 as Alabamas first
  public college.
• Dedicated to excellence in teaching, research,
  and service, we provide a creative, nurturing
  campus environment where our students can become
  the best individuals possible, learn from the
  best and brightest faculty, and make a positive
  difference in the community, the state and the
  world.
• 4,104 employees with 25 faculty and over 23,000
  students
• Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Quiz How many Americans lead healthy lifestyles?

• Non-smokers
• Healthy weight (BMI of 18.5-25.0)
• Consume 5 fruits/vegetable per day
• Exercise regularly (30 min 5 days/week)
• Bottom Line practice healthy lifestyle across
  all four categories

Lessons from Research
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Results

• Non smokers 76
• Healthy weight (BMI of 18.5-25.0) 40
• Consume 5 fruits/vegetable per day 23
• Exercise regularly (30 min 5 days/week) 22
• All of the above 3
• Source Reeves Rafferty, Healthy lifestyle
  characteristics among adults in the U.S., 2000,
  Archives of Internal Medicine, 2005165854-857.
  BRFSS 2000 data, N153,000.

Lessons from Research
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Total Annual Health Benefit Cost for Employees1
What the research says
Approximately 80 Increase 19992006 due to
treating diseases such as diabetes, pulmonary
disease, cancer
Lessons from Research
Source Mercers 2005 National Survey of
Employer-Sponsored Health Plans and projections
for 2006. Includes employer and employee
contributions, does not include co-pays and
deductibles. 1Active employees only, does not
include retired, Cobra, or other designates
classes.
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Lifestyle risk factors contribute to health care
costs
What the research suggests
Lessons from Research
High Risk
Medium Risk
Low Risk
Source Edington, D. W. Emerging Research.
American Journal of Health Promotion.
200115(5)341-349.
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Lifestyle related risk factors for leading causes
of death /disability
Disease/Cause Risk factors Heart
Disease smoking, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, inactivity, diabetes mellitus,
obesity, stress Cancer smoking, alcohol,
diet, environmental carcinogens,
obesity Stroke high blood pressure Accidents
alcohol, failure to use seatbelts Chronic
obstructed lung disease smoking Pneumonia and
influenza smoking, alcohol Diabetes
mellitus obesity Suicide stress, alcohol,
drug use Cirrhosis alcohol Source National
Center for Health Statistics. Annual Summary of
Births, Deaths, Marriage, and Divorces United
States, 1983. NCHS Monthly Vital Statistics,
Sept. 1984
Lessons from Research
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Behavior contributes to health care costs
What the research suggests
Lessons from Research
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Lead by Example
If our actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more, and
become more, you are a leader. -John Quincy Adams
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Lead by Example

• Truths about Leadership
• Leaders are made, not born
• Leadership occurs at all levels
• Charisma is not a prerequisite
• Not one right way to lead
• You can lead and manage
• Leadership is a discipline that is teachable

Effective Leaders are Created
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Leading our organization
Effective Leaders are Created
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Leaders of Health
Effective Leaders are Created
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Walk the Talk Assess your Wellness
Activate yourself
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Wellnessto balance us

• Farmers rotate different crops on the same piece
  of land to give the soil a rest and let it
  replenish nutrients.
• 2/3 of Americans get less than the recommended
  7-8 hours of sleep each night.
• Sleep can set the tone for your productivity for
  days and weeks to come. Not to mention your mood
  and brain power.
• The more your body gets into the rhythm of
  regular sleep, the more the rest of your life can
  find a similar, consistent rhythm.
• So hit the pillow and hit your stride.

Activate yourself
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Wellnessto nourish us

• On a hot day, water can cool you down. Not only
  that, but any vital liquids that you lose while
  sweating are replaced with ease.
• Water removes wastes.
• Water helps with muscle movement and flexibility
• Drink 8 cups a day
• So next time you go to grab a soda, think about
  all the benefits water supplies instead.

Activate yourself
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Wellnessto calm us

• Sleep plays a crucial part in creating the life
  you want.
• If you find yourself filled with anxiety when you
  lay down at night, there are some simple
  techniques that might help you.
• Get a small journal and place it by your bed.
  Each night write down your worries about the next
  day.
• After you write them down allow your mind to be
  clear of thought and prepared to rest.

Activate yourself
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Wellnessto endure us

• Without good health, we wont be around to enjoy
  our riches.
• Think twice before skipping breakfast to get to
  work early or ignore the massive headaches
  because you dont have time to schedule a
  doctors appointment.
• Take care of yourself and you will be able to
  enjoy a much more successful life in all aspects.

Activate yourself
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Designing Our Strategy
Where we would like to be
Design your Strategy

• Develop Target
• Increase Awareness
• Increase education
• Change behavior
• Modify environment
• Create a healthy culture

• Monitor Evaluate
• Improve Quality of Life
• Lower health risks
• Lower costs
• Improve health
• Increase productivity

• Discover Define
• Employee needs
• University culture
• University values

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Designing Your Strategy
Where you would like to be
Design your Strategy

• Develop Target
• Increase education
• Identify behaviors to change
• Build skills
• Modify environment
• Create a healthy life

• Monitor Evaluate
• Feeling Better
• Looking Better
• Living Better

• Discover Define
• Assess your
• health wellness

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Lead by Example - A Helping Hand
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems
to me, never say I. And that's not because they
have trained themselves not to say I. They don't
think I. They think we they think team. They
understand their job to be to make the team
function. They accept responsibility and don't
sidestep it, but we gets the credit. This is what
creates trust, what enables you to get the task
done. -Peter Drucker
Engage Others
i illness wwellness
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Walk the Talk Serving as a Role Model
at Home and at Work
Engage Others
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Walk the Talk Creating a Health Team
Engage Others
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A personalized approach to meet the demands and
interests of the faculty, staff family members
Sample Timeline
Engage Others
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Individuals are at different levels of readiness
to change
Stages of Change
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WellBama Health Screening Coaching

• Health Screening and Coaching in the Departments
• Delivering the programs to our most valuable
  asset..our people

Results Follow Change
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Case Study
Prevalence of participating workforce qualifying
as Club 200 has favorable trending over an
eight-year timeframe, from 15 to 50
Results Follow Change
Source Kelly, R ACIPCO Case Study 1996-2005
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Changing lifestyle is possible
Documented lifestyle improvement from 1996-2005

• Number of Employees who
• Quit Smoking 300
• Lowered Blood Pressure to Normal 635
• Lowered Cholesterol to Normal 1200
• Improved their Blood Glucose (Sugar) 160
• Began an Exercise Program 1213
• Were diagnosed with Diabetes 70

Results Follow Change
Source Kelly, R ACIPCO Case Study 1996-2005
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Set Sail

• If you dont make time to maintain your good
  health, start TODAY!
• Theres no time like the present to build your
  foundation of good health.

Set Sail on your Wellness Journey

• To insure good health
• Eat lightly
• Live moderately
• Breath deeply
• Cultivate cheerfulness
• Maintain a life interest

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A final note Innovation is essential
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Thank You!

• Rebecca K. Kelly, PhD
• Director of Health Promotion
• and Wellness
• The University of Alabama
• rebecca.kelly_at_ua.edu
• T 205.394.8824