Pamela Harvey

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Pamela Harvey
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The thought .

• Huge expense to a SME company
• Aging population of staff
• Staff gradually getting less healthy

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The implementation

• Form a wellness committee
• Ask staff for involvement
• Diversify from your normal co-workers
• Find the enthusiasts

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The implementation

• Launched with a health fair
• No help from health insurance company
• Not a local company to co-ordinate companies

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The implementation .

• VERY IMPORTANT!
• SERVE FOOD

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The first meeting .

• Dont pick a complicated topic
• Dont pick a controversial topic
• Get an outside speaker in

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Topics we covered

• First Nutrition, wasnt successful, too
  complicated for beginners
• Stress management very successful, easy,
  interactive with self analysis tools, speaker
  made people laugh
• Looking for a different format DVD on health
  with QA the following week

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2007 lessons

• Keep the topic simple
• Keep the health advocates / wellness committee
  involved
• Remind staff at every opportunity
• Fun advertising in the office

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2008 and beyond

• Houston Wellness Association fair
• Online interaction
• Yoga / Walking club

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Aim for something

• Fundraiser for cancer May 3rd
• Consider a series of walks
• Incentive schemes, wearing jeans on Fridays is a
  big deal to GPC