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Health:
Wellness:
Condition of being of sound body with emphasis on freedom from pain and disease.
A multidimensional state of well-being, a holistic approach to life that encompasses bodily, mental, emotional, environmental, spiritual and community health.
7 Dimensions of Wellness
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Emotional Wellness
Having the ability to feel and express emotions, like happiness, sadness, and anger.
Manage stress, possess self-esteem and self-acceptance, and appropriately sharing your feelings with others.
skills include: seeking and providing support, learning time management skills, practicing stress management skills, and accepting and forgiving yourself.
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Environmental Wellness
Includes protecting the earth and its resources and modifying your surroundings to help you achieve a healthy lifestyle. Ideas:
conserve water and other natural resources reduce, reuse, recycle minimize your exposure to chemicals renew your relationship with the earth
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Intellectual Wellness
Making health decisions based on solid scientific evidence obtained from reliable sources.
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Examples include: taking a course or workshop learning a foreign language reading for personal enjoyment seeking out persons who challenge you intellectually taking up a hobby.
Occupational Wellness
Finding a career that is meaningful, enjoyable and rewarding is vital to job satisfaction.
Ideas include:
exploring career options creating a vision of your future being open to learning new skills
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Physical Wellness
adequate exercise proper nutrition abstaining from harmful behaviors like drug use and alcohol abuse
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Spiritual Wellness
Set of beliefs, principles, or values that guide your life. (Not strictly religion)
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Social Wellness
Receiving and giving support to family and friends, enhancing diversity and becoming active in issues that you care about.
Ideas include: interacting with people of other cultures, backgrounds & beliefs. cultivating healthy relationships sharing your talents and skills contributing to your community communicating your thoughts, ideas and feelings.
http://www.undstudenthealth.com /PDFs/recommendations.pdf
Employee Wellness
Smoking, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and alcohol account for 800,000 deaths annually. 108 million people in U.S. have a chronic condition 50% of premature deaths in U.S. are related to modifiable lifestyle factors. Chronic disease accounts for 70% of nations medical costs.
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A bunch of beans..
Starbucks spends more on health insurance for employees per year than on raw coffee.
Determinants of Health
Healthy or unhealthy behaviors impact an individuals health more than anything else.
Genetics 20%
Physical (In)activity
Exercise 30-40 minutes/day most days per week can delay onset of disability by 10-12 years. Sedentary living costs the nation an estimated $150 billion per year in health care costs. It is estimated that an employer can attribute 15% of all healthcare costs to sedentary related disease.
WELCOA.org
About 67% of American population is obese. 12% of an employers health care costs attributed to disease related to obesity.
McDonalds corporate mission: 4.5 minutes from nearest outlet at all times!
Americans spend more on fast food than on higher education, computers or new cars!
WELCOA.org
Blowing Smoke(tobacco)
WELCOA.org
$300 billion, or $7,500 per employee, is spent annually in the U.S. on stress
responsible for more days lost than any other single factor
Americans work 164 hrs/yr. more than they did 20 yrs ago!
Cost - Shifting Employees pay higher deductibles, premiums and co-payment fees 62% of large employers said they would keep costs down by shifting increases to employees Doesnt contain costs and alienates employees and unions
Wellness Programs
33% of companies said that they are placing a greater emphasis on improving employee health through wellness programs and 33% are considering it. Incentives Onsite Screenings
Employers can save $2.30 to $10.10 in medical expenses per dollar spent. Helps prevent obesity, cancer, heart disease, hypertension other chronic issues. Less absenteeism, more productivity. Improves worker leadership and morale. Better working environment.
www.employeewellnessusa.com
HealthQuest
Screenings, incentives, assessments, chronic condition care, tobacco, weight stress mgmt programs. Psychological services, life coaching Open recreation, fitness programs, outreach programs Open Recreation and swimming
KU Recreation Center
Robinson Center
Hawk Health
Step 1: Collect data Step 2: Form Wellness Committee Step 3: Establish goals, objectives & strategic plan Step 4: Design programs based on feedback Step 5: Implement programs Step 6: Evaluation
Your Ideas?
What would you participate in? Incentives? Ideas from other organizations?
Thank-you!
Amber Long
Hollie Swindler