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WORKSITE WELLNESS
THE YEAR OF
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Get Ready! Coming Soon!
N A T I O N A L S A M P L EM I N N E S O T A
Nine out of ten employers understand the benefits of worksite wellness
“In general, how beneficial would you say worksite wellnessinitiatives are to organizations like yours?”*
SomewhatBeneficial
46%
VeryBeneficial
35%
Not Beneficial at All
3%
Not VeryBenefici
al
12%
Not Beneficial at All
1%
Not VeryBenefici
al
12%
SomewhatBeneficial
49%
VeryBeneficial
38%
*Under a contract with Minnesota’s Department of Health and funding from the CDC, the Alliance last year published the States of Wellness, a series of surveys that probed employers’ attitudes about worksite wellness. It included a nationwide survey of human resource executives and regional polls in six states. Full results here.
DEMAND FOR WORKSITE WELLNESS IS GROWING
N A T I O N A L S A M P L E
Employers are willing to learn through community networking.
“If there was a network in your community for business leaders to learn and share information about worksite wellness, would your organization
be willing to join?”
81%
19%Organization With Worksite Wellness
Initiative
65%
35%
Organization Without Worksite Wellness
Initiative
71%
29%
Overall in Minnesota
M I N N E S O T A
Total Likely Total UnlikelyTotal Likely
29%Very Likely
36%Very Likely 20%
Very Likely
THEY SEE SUCCESS THROUGH COLLABORATION
THE MARKET ALREADY PROVIDES AN ABUNDANCE OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Providers
Health Organizations
Insurers
Consultants
Other Employers
Fitness/WellnessCenters
THE Year of Worksite Wellness WILL HELP CONNECT PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONALS WITH EMPLOYERS
• The Year of Worksite Wellness will provide a year-long cloud of diverse and highly visiblemarketing opportunities, designed to recruit, instruct and inspire employers.
• Its objective is to connect employers with programs best suited to their needs.
Monthly convenings will enable employers to explore important aspects of wellness
Tobacco cessationPhysical activityCompetitionsCoalitions
Policy/regulationsLarge businessSmall businessMeasuring ROI
Healthy eatingDrugs & AlcoholBiometricsTechnology
FORUMS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE OF WELLNESS
We will help coordinate public communication at every level.
Public leaders understand non-partisan benefits of wellness.
Topics will include specific, discrete aspects of worksite wellness
• widely adaptable
• inform public debate
• produced to attract media coverage • no commercial self-promotion
More than 250 people attended a forumhosted by Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of
the Congressional Wellness Caucus.
THE Year of Worksite Wellness RECOGNITION AWARDS
Statewide recognition of individuals and organizations that improve and support health and wellness in their worksites.Categories will include:
Success narratives
will inspire and
motivate others.
• businesses
• communities
• educational institutions• non-profits
• public health
Lifetime Achievement