Wellness Programming

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Wellness Programming

• Todd Wineland, MS
• Wellness Coordinator
• Love Box Company, Inc.
• Wichita, KS

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The Seven Cs

• Concentrate on Senior Level Support
• Creating Cohesive Wellness Teams
• Collecting Data to Drive Programming Efforts
• Crafting an Operating Plan
• Choosing Appropriate Interventions
• Creating a Supportive Environment
• Consistently Evaluating Outcomes

The Well Workplace, Field Manual
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Senior Level Support

• Robert D. Love
• Linked the health promotion initiative to
  business priorities.
• Health Safety is seen as an important tool in
  realizing the business mission.
• 3rd generation family owned operated business
  with the 4th generation working in the business.

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Creating Cohesive Wellness Teams

• Important to involve the key players throughout
  the company.
• -Benefits Manager
• -Safety Coordinator
• -HR Coordinator
• -Senior and Mid-level managers
• -Frontline Employees
• -Director of Marketing

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Creating Cohesive Wellness Teams

• Teams engage the organizations key players
• Teams lighten the load
• Teams add credibility
• Teams provide safety
• Teams provide stability
• Effective teams meet regularly
• Team should have a formal leader

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Collecting Data to Drive Health Efforts

• Data Sources
• Demographics
• Claims Data
• Absenteeism Reports
• Safety/Work Comp Reports
• Culture Audits
• Interest Surveys
• Health Risk Appraisals

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Crafting The Annual Operating Plan

• Vision Statement
• Goals
• Objectives
• Implementation and Timeline
• Marketing and communication Plan
• Budget
• Evaluation Plan

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Statement of Health Intent
Love Box Intent Vision

• Love Box Company fosters growth toward total
  wellness.

Statement of Health Vision

• Love Box Company promotes taking positive,
  confident steps over time to build skills toward
  total wellness.

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Choosing Appropriate Interventions

• Normal Blood Pressure
• Normal Blood Sugars
• Normal Cholesterol
• Healthy Weight
• Being a Non Smoker
• Being Physically Active
• Being Emotionally Healthy
• Eating a Health Diet

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Consistently Evaluating Outcomes

• Demonstrates worth of a program
• To meet requirements of the funding source
• To compare different types of programs
• To provide information about the program
• To help individuals move forward in their quest
  for healthier behaviors

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Creating a Supportive Environment

• Formal Orientation
• Proactive Policies
• Modeling
• Consistent Rewards Recognition
• Friendly Facilities
• On-going training

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Love Box Life Time Wellness

• Ten Year Plan for Wellness
• Each step toward wellness begins with Where will
  I (we) be in ten years?
• Each intervention area of focus will include
  measures to accomplish both individual group
  assessment.
• The individual the company will be on parallel
  paths to long-term health!

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Life Time Wellness Approach

• An organizational plan targeting 8 specific
  health behaviors or modifiable health risks
  associated with specific health outcomes.
• These risks/behaviors will each be the target on
  a 3-month campaign.
• Each risk factor/behavior will recycle on an
  every two year basis.
• Each campaign will include elements of attitude,
  knowledge, skill-development, environmental
  change and self-care covenant.

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Choosing Appropriate Interventions

• Normal Blood Pressure
• Normal Blood Sugars
• Normal Cholesterol
• Healthy Weight
• Being a Non Smoker
• Being Physically Active
• Being Emotionally Healthy
• Eating a Health Diet

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Our Philosophy

• Provide superior benefits package to our
  employees.
• Partner with you to help maintain a healthy
  lifestyle.
• Control the costs of group health insurance.

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Your Responsiblity

• The vast majority of health issues are related to
  lifestyle choices
• We partner with you using
• -Love Your Baby, prenatal program
• -Wellness Centers Club Discounts
• -Smoking Cessation Program
• -Doctors Physical Therapy at Work

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Other Wellness Programs

• Short and Long Term Incentives
• Annual Health Fairs
• Blood Pressure Tracking
• Cholesterol Monitoring
• Santa Fe Trail Walk
• Holliday-Weigh In
• Boot Camp
• Fitness Quest
• Tuesday Sweat Day
• Mammogram Van

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Other Wellness Programs

• Short and Long Term Incentives
• www.livingwellatlovebox.com
• CHIP Program
• Shift Stretching
• Health Vending Machines
• New-hire Punch Card
• Water Filtration
• Summer Gatorade In Plant
• Executive Physicals

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Helpful Publications

• Well Workplace Workbook, A guide to developing
  your Worksite Wellness Program. Wellness
  Councils of America.
• ACSMs Worksite Health Promotion Manual, A guide
  to Building and Sustaining Healthy Worksites.
• Carolyn Cox
• Health Promotion Ideas That Work, 84 Proven
  Activities for the Work place. Timothy E. Glaros

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Helpful Organizations

• The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA)
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub
  Association (IHRSA)