Transcript Get Fit Kauai

Get Fit Kauai
Worksite Wellness
Challenge
2014
Mission
 Get
Fit Kauai’s mission is to improve the quality
of life of the residents and visitors of Kauai
County to promote opportunities for physical
activity and access to healthy foods.
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coalition has formed four taskforces to
address their mission: (1) Access to Healthy
Foods, (2) The Built Environment, (3) Safe
Routes to Schools, and (4) Worksite Wellness.
What is Worksite Wellness?
 An
organized, employer-sponsored
program designed to support the
employees as they adopt and
sustain behaviors that reduce
health risks, enhance personal
effectiveness, and benefit the
organizations bottom line.
Poor Lifestyle Choices lead to
Chronic Disease
Cancer = 71%
Stroke = 70%
Percent of common disease
that are preventable
Heart Disease – 82%
Diabetes = 91%
Presenteeism – but absent
Common ailments that impact employee
function, productivity, and costs can include:
 Allergies
 Asthma
 Arthritis
 Depression
 GERD (Acid Reflux)
 Low Back Pain
 Migraine
“Presenteeism: At work but out of it”, Paul Herd, Harvard
Business Review, October 2004
Keys to Success
Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
7 Benchmarks
Capture CEO support
 Create cohesive wellness teams
 Collect data to drive health efforts
 Craft an operation plan
 Choose appropriate interventions
 Create a supportive environment
 Evaluate outcomes
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Source: WELCOA’s 7 Benchmarks: An Executive Summary 2008 Wellness
Council of America www.WELCOA.org
Assess
 Assess
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company culture & readiness
General health environment
Nutrition
Physical activity
Stress
Prevention practices
Resources
 HMSA
 HMAA
 Kaiser
 UHA
Permanente
State and Federal Resources
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DOH Physical Activity & Nutrition Plan (PAN)
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State of Hawaii Department of Health
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http://health.hawaii.gov/about/files/2013/06/2013-PANSummit-Agenda.pdf
www.health.hawaii.gov  Publications & Campaigns 
Conference materials
www.health.hawaii.gov
www.healthyhawaii.com  Start Living Healthy website
Centers of Disease Control
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Worksite Health Promotion Resources
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www.cdc.gov/worksitehealthpromotion
National Healthy Worksite
www.cdc.gov/nationalheathyworksite
NIOSH Total Worker Health
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www.dcd.gov/twh.totalworkerhealth.html
Leading National Resources
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Private non-profits:
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American Heart Association www.Heart.org
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii
www.kidneyhi.org
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National organizations:
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Wellness Council of America – WELCOA
Health Enhancement Research Organization – HERO
National Business Group on Health - NBGH
What do I do now?
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Start where you are:
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Begin your journey with small steps
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Get leadership support
Assess your company health culture and current
policies
Regular health communications
Offer healthier foods/beverages at meetings
Work with your benefits consultant or health
plan to establish a strategy that fits your
organizational culture and resources
During the next 10 months
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Media:
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Capture your journey
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Garden Island
KONG Radio – Marc and Bev show
Mayor-a-thon (Saturday, June 21, 2104)
Photos
Get Fit Kauai task force members may visit
Retake survey in October and attend award
luncheon. Scoring is based on percentage of
improvement within your own company. You are
not competing against other companies.