Get Fit KauaiWorksite Wellness Challenge2014

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.

The 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%

Heart Disease – 82%

Diabetes = 91%

Percent of common disease that are preventable

Presenteeism – but absentCommon 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 SuccessWellness 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

Source: WELCOA’s 7 Benchmarks: An Executive Summary 2008 Wellness Council of America www.WELCOA.org

Assess Assess company culture &

readiness General health environment Nutrition Physical activity Stress Prevention practices

Resources HMSA HMAA Kaiser Permanente UHA

State and Federal Resources

DOH Physical Activity & Nutrition Plan (PAN) http://health.hawaii.gov/about/files/2013/06/2013-PAN-Su

mmit-Agenda.pdf www.health.hawaii.gov Publications & Campaigns

Conference materials

State of Hawaii Department of Health www.health.hawaii.gov www.healthyhawaii.com Start Living Healthy website

Centers of Disease Control Worksite Health Promotion Resources

www.cdc.gov/worksitehealthpromotion National Healthy Worksite www.cdc.gov/nationalheathyworksite NIOSH Total Worker Health

www.dcd.gov/twh.totalworkerhealth.html

Leading National Resources

Private non-profits: American Heart Association www.Heart.org American Cancer Society www.cancer.org National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii

www.kidneyhi.org

National organizations: Wellness Council of America – WELCOA Health Enhancement Research Organization –

HERO National Business Group on Health - NBGH

What do I do now? Start where you are:

Get leadership support Assess your company health culture and current

policies

Begin your journey with small steps 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 Media:

Garden Island KONG Radio – Marc and Bev show Mayor-a-thon (Saturday, June 21, 2104)

Capture your journey 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.