why wellness? employees are the city’s greatest asset hr mission: to promote and support...
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Why Wellness?
• Employees are the city’s greatest asset
• HR Mission: To promote and support organizational excellence
• Provide employees with the tools they need to stay happy, healthy and productive
• Improves morale, strengthens recruitment and retention efforts
• Potential for substantial cost savings for the city– Direct and indirect costs
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2011 Employee Wellness Interest Survey
• 1250 responses
• 70% would participate in wellness programming at work
• Physical Fitness/Nutrition- most popular wellness goals– Stress– Men’s/women’s health issues
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Health Care Costs are Rising
• 25% of City Operation budget is healthcare costs for employees and dependents
• Health Benefits annual cost will exceed salary expenses within 20 years.
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Percent of Selected Chronic Diseases that are Avoidable
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Fries JF, Koop CE, Soklov J, Beadle CE, and Wright D. Beyond health promotion: Reducing need and demand for medical care. Health Affairs 1998;17(2):70-84.
Healthy ColumbusCity Employee Wellness
Program• An organized program in the worksite intended
to assist employees and their family members to make voluntary behavior changes to reduce health and injury risks, improve health consumer skills and enhance individual productivity and well-being
– HIPPA/GINA compliant– Voluntary– Confidential
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Healthy Columbus Program
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• Communications– Department Wellness Ambassadors– Healthy Columbus websitewww.hr.columbus.gov/healthycolumbus
• Physical Activity– Yoga, Fitness Basic/Challenge & Zumba Classes– Columbus Community Center Discount– Corporate Challenge teams– Department Walking maps – Team challenges– Walk Club– City Green Bikes
Healthy Columbus Program
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Disease Management– Health fairs – Diabetes Prevention/Control Programs– Flu shot program
Other Programs– Smoking Cessation – Wellness Seminars– Healthy Vending Options– Support for nursing mothers &– Mobile mammography van on site.– Occupational Safety & Health
Diabetes Prevention/Control Program
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Diabetes Prevention Program- pre-diabetes/ “high Sugar”16 week program at the YFree Y membership from weeks 5-16Adult dependents also eligible
Diabetes Control Program- already diabetic Meet 4x/year with Kroger/Walgreens Pharmacist Address medications, cholesterol, blood pressure, physical
activity, nutrition Adult dependents also eligible
Tobacco Free For Life
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Individual Meetings with a Quit Specialist– Get 2 months of Free patches, gum, lozenge– Apts. are 20 minutes (1st apt. is 45min)– Adult dependents also eligible
Locations• Rec & Parks (1533 Alum Creek Industrial Dr.) Mondays 8:00 am- 11:00 am• Police Headquarters (120 Marconi Rd.) Tuesdays 10:00 am- 2:00 pm• Municipal courts (375 S. High St.) Wednesdays 10:30 am- 1:00 pm• Columbus Public Health (240 Parsons Ave.) Wednesdays 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm• Public Utilities (1250 Fairwood Ave.) Thursdays 11:30 am- 2:30 pm• Public Utilities (910 Dublin Rd.) Fridays 10:30 am- 1:00
pm
You can’t make a healthy choice if you don’t have a healthy option
2011 Bike Columbus City Family Team
2009 Columbus Marathon Corporate Challenge Team
Questions?
Jen Morel, MPH, CHESEmployee Wellness Coordinator
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