Pulling It All Together

Mary Kruse MS President

HealthSource Solutions Minneapolis, MN

marykruse@healthsource-solutions.com

Lets start at the very Beginning…

Expectations: Leadership Employees

Goals and Outcomes

What Do You Want to Achieve?

• Cost driver • Productive work force • Healthy workplace • Participation • Conscientious consumers • Engagement • Great place to work

Match goals with metrics

• 2013 Solid communication plan and notable brand identification – Metric: Employees recognize brand when surveyed and are aware of

programs • 2013 A program that drives engagement – Metric: Track program participation; program satisfaction; behavior change • 2013 A sustainable Committee charter – Metric: Charter is developed; amount of committee involvement; number

who committee who rotate off • 2014 Move to a tobacco free campus – Complete by June 30 2014. Offer cessation classes – 25% of tobacco users to

attend. • 2015 Measurable results in health status – Metric: HRA comparison data from 2009, 2010 and 2012 and risk improvement

What resources will the

company commit and invest?

Resources

People

Time

Money

Space

Energy

Support

Who should take part?

• Upper management • HR/ Benefits • Training and development • Vested interested in health • Front line supervisor

• Communications/marketing • Representatives from all

shifts • Individuals with a passion for

wellness

Leadership

Front line

Field Office Plant Sites

Committee Retention

• Publicize members’ names • Formally recognize at least once a year • Listen to ideas and feedback • Make the committee fun and rewarding

Have you established an infrastructure?

Infrastructure

Why Vision/Mission Statements?

• Programs tied to corporate missions sustain the test of time

• Provides purpose and meaning • Builds a foundation from which to grow

Branding the Program

• Name and logo provide immediate recognition

• Conveys value of the program • Tag lines are ways to add depth and

connection

Annual and Strategic

Planning

Awareness Programs

High visibility and promotion

• Displays • Seminars • E-mail Series • Newsletter • Special events

Population-based Programs

Facilitate behavior change • Campaigns • Web based programs • Classes/courses

Behavior Change Campaigns

• Low cost way to engage a large portion of your population • Serves as a catalyst for behavior change • Reach all areas of population • Creates sense of accountability and support • Creates high visibility • Impacts culture • They’re FUN!

Classes

Life Balance Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong

Social Salsa dancing, ball room

Fitness Classes Step, boot camp, Wii

Strength Women on Weights, quick workout

Environment/Culture

Nurturing a supportive culture

• Tobacco cessation • Vending, cafeteria, catering • Lactation rooms, bicycles in business • B-ball hoop, marked walking

routes, bike racks • Wii, ping-pong, video library

Targeted Programs

Condition Specific Blood pressure Physical Inactivity Back

Classes Weight loss Diabetes Tobacco cessation

Coaching Phone based Personal trainers Web-based

Engage high risk employees

Application Deadline is May 15, 2013!

More information:

call Carolyn Peterson 763-287-0747

Relapse Prevention

Regular Communication – Reminder systems – Social marketing – Quarterly “hello”

Mini Programs – Step-checks – Park and walk – Stair use campaigns – Seminars

Support, renew, maintain

Relapse Prevention

Support Groups – Walking/ running clubs – Walking meetings – Exercise video exchange – Chronic conditions (tai chi)

Special events – Walk Wednesdays – Community – National Employee Health and Fitness day – Bike to work

• Participation • Satisfaction • Behavior change

• Pre-post programs • Repeat baseline survey • Repeat HRA

• Testimonials • Data Management

• Scorecard of year-end results

Evaluation

Pulling it all together!

Goals A program that drives engagement Committee

3 R’s

Branding Vision Name Logo

Metrics Participation; satisfaction; behavior change

Planning Year at a glance

A Successful Program…

Sustains the test of time because: • There is a strategic direction • There are goals and outcomes identified • It reaches the entire population • It becomes part of the culture • It is built on a best practice model • It produces measurable outcomes

A Successful Program…

Achieves sustainability by… • Connecting to the vision/mission/goals of

the organization • Enlisting management support • Integrating with other divisions vested in

health improvement • Actively involving employees in the planning

and implementation process

A Successful Program…

Implements… • A strong communication plan • Strategic efforts to transform the culture and

environment • Multiple venues for learning and supporting

change • Practices to share outcomes/successes with management and employees

• And is…