HEALTHIEST MARYLAND BUSINESSES · 2019. 6. 20. · Healthiest Maryland Businesses Statewide...
Transcript of HEALTHIEST MARYLAND BUSINESSES · 2019. 6. 20. · Healthiest Maryland Businesses Statewide...
HEALTHIEST
MARYLAND
BUSINESSES
Dianna E. Abney, MD
Health Officer
Charles County Department of Health
Healthiest Maryland Businesses
Statewide movement to create a culture of wellness—an environment where the healthiest choice is the easiest choice—through policy, systems, and environmental change.
This initiative began in May 2010.
QUESTIONS
EMPLOYERS ASK…
•Why offer employee wellness programs to
employees?
•Where do I begin?
•What do I get out of it?
•How much will it cost?
•Where do I get help?
Growing Burden of Ill Health
• $3.1 trillion is the total health-related
costs in US. (2012 data)*
* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Indirect Costs:
•Presenteeism
•Absenteeism
•Short term disability
•Long term disability
•Worker’s Comp
Direct Costs:
•Medical
•Pharmaceutical
A problem of huge proportions
David R. Anderson, Ph.D.
Portrait of
US Workers
59% do not get adequate exercise
50+% have high cholesterol
27% have cardiovascular disease
26% are overweight by 20%+
24% have high blood pressure
(Dept. Health & Human
Services)
Improved health = Saved Money
• Keep healthy people healthy = $350/year saved
• Reduce high risk employees’ health risks =
$153/year saved
• Median Return on Investment
can be as high as $3 for every
$1 spent** Goetzel
How can worksite wellness help?
• healthcare costs
• absenteeism & lost time
• presenteeism
• employee morale
• attractiveness of your workplace
• turnover
What can programs look like?
Simple ideas
• Putting up signs on vending machines/elevators
• Serving healthier foods at meetings
• Encouraging walk breaks
• Education
Larger initiatives
•Policy changes
•Employee
discounts/subsidies
Benefits to HMB
Free to employers of any size.Consultation with certified worksite wellness personnel
Educational training events and forums
E-Newsletters with direct connection to evidence-based workplace wellness resources
Peer-to-peer support
Promotion as a member in this leading, statewide initiative.
Southern Region HMB Members
• Arrow American Pest & Termite Control, LLC
• Be Happy Be Healthy
• Calvert County Health Department
• Cambridge Pediatrics
• Center for Children
• Charles County Department of Health
• College of Southern Maryland
• Community Bank of Tri-County
• Jazzercise Charlotte Hall
• Jon S. Frank and Associates
• LK Deal Electric
• Longevity Studios
• MedStar St. Mary's
• SMECO
• St. Mary's County Government
• St. Mary's County Health Department
• St. Mary's Nursing Center, Inc.
• The Wills Group
• Trinity Fitness
• United Way of Calvert County
It’s FREE. It’s EASY
Sign Commitment Letter
Complete Online Assessment Annually
CDC’s Worksite Health ScoreCard
• Identify your organization's
employee health management
strengths and areas for
improvement.
• Once you complete the
modified ScoreCard, your
Regional Coordinator will
contact you to discuss the
results.
• http://www.surveymonkey.com/
s/HMBHealthScoreCard
Questions???