STRESS THE NEW
OBESITY
JAN BRUCE CEO, meQuilibrium 617-916-1262
2013 Healthy North Dakota Worksite Wellness Summit
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DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS
STRESSED?
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Meet Hypothetical Helen
• Working mom • Husband • 2 kids • Mortgage • Good job
On the surface, Helen seems calm and collected.
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The Many Faces of Helen
But, below the surface, Helen experiences many different emotions.
Happy Worried
Exhausted HAIR ON FIRE!
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Stress & Health
• Headaches, backaches • Insomnia • Overeating • Anger, frustration, anxiety • Difficulty communicating • Problem solving • Apathy
Stress can have profound negative effects on our health.
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• Some stress is good – Too little and
we’re bored • But too much
stress or chronic stress overload, anxiety, disorganization, burnout
Too Much of a Good Thing?
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Chronic Stress Wears Us Down
“Experiencing elevated stress levels on a chronic basis wears down our body and our brain. It’s much like flooring the gas pedal with your car in park. Sooner or later your engine will break.”
Adam Perlman, MD Duke University, meQuilibrium.com
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Stress & Health
SYMPTOMS CHRONIC DISEASES HOW WE FEEL
Excessive Fatigue High Blood Pressure ‘Drop in Libido Insomnia Chronic Headaches Mood Swings Neck and Back Pain Weight Gain Anxiety and Depression Digestive Distress Chest Pain
Cardio Vascular Disease Hypertension Depression Autoimmune disease Immune Deficiencies Asthma Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia Cancer Obesity
Aggression Want to Cry Depressed Anxiety Apathy Fatigue Headache Muscle Tension Teeth Grinding Faint Indigestion
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50% of workers rank stress as a top reason they would leave their company
“The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ research findings warn business that increasing job stress is responsible for an estimated annual
cost of $10,000 per worker, $300 billion for the US economy”
80% of US Adults are Aware that Stress can Make them Sick “Workplace Stress Causes 1 Million Americans To Skip Work Every Day”
In today’s business environment STRESS is the greatest impediment to Resilience, Productivity and Employee Retention—The New Holy Trinity in Thriving Corporate Culture
Stress is the New FAT
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Stress is an $800 Billion Problem*
• 80% say it is making them sick
• 25% of Adults cite high or severe Stress
• 50% of Caregivers (68M Adults) cite high Stress
• 72 Million Working Women
• 40 Million Adults Take Anxiety Drugs
*CDC, 2012
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Stress is a Big Problem
Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report higher level of stress.
Stress is a ‘Top 8’ Risk Factor
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1. Top 5 inhibitor of sustainable engagement and productivity
2. 1 Million Absences each day due to stress
3. $300 billion: annual corporate spend on stress
4. Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for
workers who report higher level of stress
5. And one more………
Costs of Stress: 5 Things Employers Must Know
Sources: Towers Watson, NIH, NIOSH
#1 Deterrent to Successful Behavior Change, Healthy Lifestyle - Wasted Dollars? Highly stressed people are:
2009 APA Study on Stress in America
30% less likely to eat healthily
200% more likely to fail at weight loss programs
25% less likely to exercise
Get half as much sleep as people with low stress
Top Sources of Stress:
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Popular Solutions
Too temporal Not personalized Not scalable Not measurable
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1. M ost focus primarily on fitness, weight
management and smoking cessation, essentially ignoring the most powerful behavior health challenges.
2. Incentives may get employees aware and engaged at the outset but hard to sustain if there are underlying behavioral issues.
Key Challenges with Wellness programs
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Do They Address the Barriers?
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STRESS MAKES THIS A COMPOUND PROBLEM Source: Wellness In The Workplace: An OptumHealth Research Study
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Trending Online
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Technology has Changed How Live Health is the Next Frontier
• Healthcare is the Real Fiscal Cliff
• Preventable I llnesses Account for 60% of Cost
Banking Travel Education
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Effective Solutions for Workplace Stress
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The Latest Science Points to a Powerful Fix: Our Thinking Styles
• Habits in how we think – Ourselves, our world, our future – Why things happen – What we should be and do
• Emerge around age 8-10 – Concrete by around 18-20 – Lean on them under stress – Often very inaccurate, increase our stress
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meQuilibrium is a digital coaching platform to manage stress, develop resilience, improve productivity and reduce costs.
Targets stress, the # 1 employee issue + Addresses Key Industry Pain Points: • Participation • Scalability • Relevant to Employee’s Situation • Efficacy • Return on Investment
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Lifestyle Scale for Leaders and Populations
Premature Sickness, Disability
Chronic Symptoms, Chronic Absenteeism
Feeling Ok
High Level Wellness, Energy, Vitality
Thriving, Sustainable Health and Productivity
Edington 1983, Modified 2008, Modified 2012
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meQ Proactive Mental
Wellbeing
Lifestyle
Clutter
Money
Caregiving
Health
Diet
Fitness
Sleep
Social
Relationships
Community
Work Family
Work
Productivity
Empowerment
Customer Satisfaction
Foundation for Engagement in Wellbeing
Convention: Make it go away
Disruption: Healthy behavior is a lifestyle; requires on-going attention, practice and refresher
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Driving Engagement: Personalized, Motivating, Rewarding
GAMIFICATION & RECOGNITION Master skills, earn badges/points
meQ SCORE, Profile Quantified self, my balance quotient
QUARTERLY GOAL SETTING Goals work. Create. Prioritize. Achieve.
150 meQ ACTIVITIES Discover. Share. Track.
RECOMMENDED SKILLS FOR YOU Most relevant 1st, Interactive/video
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Proactive M ental Wellness creates engagement in behavior change —and in the workplace
Emotion Control Causal Analysis Impulse Control Empathy Self-Efficacy Reaching Out Optimism
meQ Resilience Traits
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Stress Comes from What we Care About
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How It Works
PROPRIETARY DIAGNOSTIC
meQ SCORE: YOUR BALANCE IQ
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH RETRAINS THINKING
CLOSED LOOP SOLUTION OBJECTIVE M EASUREM ENT
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Quantifiable Solution that Drives Results
82% 21% 27% 18% 3-5x Complete
assessment
30%+ Voluntary
enrollment
Positive impact on feelings of motivation,
anxiety, burnout,
overall life balance
Improvement in
productivity
Improvement in
stress scores
ROI based on 30%
participation rate
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• Impact all Domains of the Person’s Life • Promote Positivity • Boost Resilience
1. Fun & Engaging 2. Modular, Quick, & Easy to do 3. Available to the User 24/7 4. Encourage Consistency 5. Measurable to the Employee AND
Employer
Guidelines for Success
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Personalized High Engagement
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Created by Experts: 75 Years of Experience Consumer Wellness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Integrative Medicine
Jan Bruce, Founder and CEO
Serial entrepreneur, consumer
health & wellness
Created and sold “body + soul whole living” to Martha Stewart
Andrew Shatté, Ph.D. Chief Science Officer
University of Arizona
Brookings Institute Fellow
Author: The Resilience Factor
Adam Perlman, M.D. Chief Medical Officer
Assistant Vice President,
Health & Wellness
Duke University Integrative Medicine
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Science Based on Validated IP
- Resilience Factor Inventory
- Mind/Body Connection
MEQ PROPRIETARY ASSESSMENT AND IP
7 Key Resilience Traits
• Emotion Regulation (ER) • Impulse Control (IC) • Self-Efficacy (SE) • Reaching Out (RO) • Empathy (E) • Optimism (O) • Causal Analysis (CA)
15+ Years Deployed Globally
meQ core IP deployed offline
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Multi-Year Program
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Multi-Year Program
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meQuilibrium Skills
Your Big Bad Emotion Your Relationship And Mind Reading Resolving Your Inner Conflicts Maintaining Focus Under Pressure The Love Game The Respect Game The Contentment Game The Pride Game The Happiness Game The Engagement Game The Chain Reaction Of Pessimism Making Change A Habit
Eating Mindfully Diet, Nutrition And Stress Sleep Smart Pain Management Find Your Fitness Triggers Instant Relaxation
Me, Not Me Clear Your Clutter Stress And Thinking Traps Work-life Balance Managing Stressful Events Take Back Your Time
Boost Your Self Esteem Calm Your Anger Positive Diary Calm Your Sadness Calm Your Anxiety Calm Your Embarrassment Calm Your Guilt Calm Your Frustration Calm Your Shame
Mind
Surroundings Connections
Body
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Quantifiable / Verifiable
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• Current meQ data suggests a 31% savings in absenteeism, which correlates to an average savings of $543 per year per participating employee
• 3-5X ROI with 30% participation rate
• We guarantee our results
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meQuilibrium Saves Money for Organizations
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Our Results are Sustained Over Time
0% 2% 4% 6% 8%
10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
60 Days 9 Months
Overrall Productivity Overwhelm Time Management
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Quantifiable/Verifiable: Quarterly Reporting for Leadership
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How Would Your Company Rank?
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17.9
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Norm
• Population has a meQ score of 64.4 which is below the meQ norm of 69.4 – Therefore, they are more impacted by stress than the norm population.
Connection: The relationship with the world around you and the things that matter the most to you. Surroundings: How a person interacts with the world around them. Body: The complex, two-way relationship between physical well-being and stress. Mind: Thinking styles and problem solving abilities.
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• Population has a high predominance of optimists – This may reveal itself through a persistent workforce. – Team members may underplay real risks. This vulnerability is addressed by
meQ’s resilience development modules.
14%
20%
28%
21%
17%
4%
26%
45%
19%
6%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Norm
Regulator: Cool under pressure but may seem unfeeling & unspontaneous. Problem Solver: Gets to the root cause of a problem but may come across to others as too mechanical. Optimist: Persistent when it comes to reaching a goal but may underplay real risks. Caregiver: Excellent collaborator but may tend to ruminate, rather than act. Adventure: Strong leadership qualities but may take uncalculated risks.
What Personality Types Drive Your Employees? Pe
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Typ
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All six vulnerabilities are at least 16% below Norm
Discover Population Vulnerabilities
Norm Vulnerabilities Goal is to be higher
than Norm Vulnerability Score
-29.1%
-21.9%
-21.7%
-19.1%
-18.6%
-16.8% Time Management Exercise Connection to Work Burnout Life Balance Nutrition
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Accelerator That Integrates Quickly
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Modalities
Web
Phone
Tablet Live
Webinar
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Train EAP/Care Advocates
meQ Offers a Comprehensive Solution
Support Telephonic
PLATFORM INTEGRATION Incentives/Glo
bal/SSO
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meQuilibrium Is A Digital Coaching Platform To Manage Stress, Develop Resilience, Improve Productivity And Reduce Costs.
Targets stress, the # 1 employee issue + Addresses Key Industry Pain Points • Participation • Scalability • Relevant to Employee’s Situation • Efficacy • Return on Investment
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Want to learn more? We’d love to talk with you. Jan Bruce [email protected] 617-916-1262 ext. 105 Linda Natansohn [email protected] 617-916-1262 ext. 105
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