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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
RECAP
 Wellness Committee Formed – Sept 2008
 Student Health Services, Human Resources, Rec
Wellness, EHSRM
 Pilot Program – 6 month trial
 April 2009 – September 2009
 225 voluntary participants
 All slots were filled a week prior to kick-off!
 Survey to Pilot Participants to determine
times/interests
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
 Pilot
kick-off on
March 31, 2009
 Attended by over
150 participants
 March from Main
Bldg to Convocation
Center
 Dr. Romo provided
opening remarks
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
Review: Budget & Program Breakdown
 Pilot Budget = $12,000
 Funds provided from WCI-Resource Allocation
Program account (insurance refund from UT System)
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One Time Expense: Logo/Participation Pass
Participation Incentives
Aerobics classes
Dance Class
Demo Kitchen
Health Fairs (2)
Miscellaneous Operating Expenses
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Additional Pilot components
 Weight Loss – Biggest Winner (Loser) Contest
 Health Education/Awareness
○ Awareness Education for Recommended Exams:
 To include: Physical examination; lab work; pap smear;
mammogram; cardiac evaluation; colonoscopy; prostate exam
○ Brown Bag Lunch Education Sessions:
 Examples: Diabetes; high blood pressure, stroke
prevention/recognition, obesity, asthma, etc.
 Walking At Work – UTSA Trail Map
 Appropriate consent forms
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Increase Awareness of Currently Existing Programs
 Blue Cross/Blue Shield TX Offerings
○ Smoking Cessation
○ Health Management
 EAP/BCBS
○ Stress Management
○ Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling
 UT System Texas Roundup
○ Ultimate Challenge – Jan 09 – Apr 09
○ Race and Fitness Festival 4/25-2009 (Austin)
 UTSA Recreation Center
○ Fitness and Wellness
○ Outdoor pursuits
○ Aquatics
 Living Well Health Manager by WebMD
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Successes through July 2009
 Participation in pilot classes
CLASS
April
May
June
July
Avg. / class / Mo.
Dance
11
2
5
6
6
Lunch N' Learn
13
9
13
12
12
Pilates
18
18
12
10
15
Strength Trng
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21
15
13
17
Demo Kitchen
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15
13
7
14
Check-in @ RWC
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38
21
9
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Successes through July 2009
 Walking trails & Health Fairs
Health Fair – March 2009
Red Walking Trail
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Successes through July 2009
 Average activity participation rate of 20 min / day
 Average participation rate is 74% through July
Wellness Participation
90
80
70
60
50
Month
40
30
20
10
0
April
May
June
July
August
September
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Rock n’ Roll San
Antonio Marathon
Successes through July 2009
 UTSA wellness
community invited to
participate in the full
and half marathon run
/ walk on Nov 15th
 Approximately 40
members have
responded and
signed up for weekly
training with our
Wellness Coach
Initial sign up August 2009
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Rowdy New U Wellness Pilot
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Post-Pilot follow-up to be presented to CMO
 Post-participation survey of participants
○ what worked/what didn’t/modifications made
 Wellness Committee Input
 Graph pilot participation: Target > 70%
 Results of Health Monitoring
 Budget Summary (actual spending)
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Summary to be presented in October
 Pilot ends September 30th
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Rowdy New U Wellness Program
Recommendations
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Early Success
 Wellness Program funded for all UTSA
faculty/staff
○ Wellness Coordinator
○ Program budget established
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Recommend final CMO approval to proceed
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Rowdy New U Wellness Program
Transition from Pilot to Full Program
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Expect transition to be seamless
 Contacts and multiple classes in place
 Coordinator should be on board by mid Sept.
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Expect participation of at least 500
employees
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Rowdy New U Wellness Program
The University of Texas at San Antonio is
dedicated to establish a work environment that
promotes healthy lifestyles, reduces the risk of
disease, and enhances the quality of life.
The UTSA Wellness Program encourages all
university personnel and their families to
enhance their health and well-being through
educational opportunities, wellness activities
and self-improvement.
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Rowdy New U Wellness Program
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Wellness is more than identifying risk factors
and providing screening tests
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Wellness is a plain and simple choice to
integrate mind, body and spirit in an effort to
enhance our health and vitality
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The leading causes of death are preventable
but an individual’s physical well-being is
historically low on the priority list. Many are
more interested in the health and performance
of their computers than themselves
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Wellness Program’s Objective
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UTSA Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management
provides the “Rowdy New U” Wellness Program service for
UTSA faculty and staff. This program will highlight the six
dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, intellectual,
spiritual, social, and environmental. People seeking overall
wellness must develop each of these dimensions. UTSA
makes this investment in its employees’ overall wellness to
improve employee morale, increase employee productivity,
and reduce absenteeism.
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Wellness Program Makes Transitions
Full Program in Progress
Wellness Coordinator On Campus
November 14, 2009
 Continued Programming throughout
November and December 2009
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 Rock-n-Roll Marathon: Participants & Volunteers
 Lunch-n-Learns: Health Holiday Eating, Exercise
Motivation, and No Excuses Exercises at Home
 Optional Workouts with Coordinator (offered on Main
Campus and DTC): Core & Stability, Circuit
Training, Toning, and campus walks.
 Open Discussion Forums with Coordinator
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Rowdy New You Wellness Program 2010
Wellness Program Proposed Timeline
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Group I (January-July 2010)
 January 8: Application Due Before 12 pm
 January 11: Program Begins (collecting data and points)
 January 11-15: Pre-Assessments
 April 12-16: Mid-Assessments
 July 16: End of Group I Program
 July 19-23: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group II (February-August 2010)
 February 12: Application Due Before 12 pm
 February 15: Program Begins (collecting data and points)
 February 15-19: Pre-Assessments
 May 10-14: Mid-Assessments
 August 20: End of Group II Program
 August 23-27: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group III (March-September 2010)
 March 12: Application due before 12 pm
 March 15: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 March 15-18: Pre-Assessments
 June 14-18: Mid-Assessments
 September 17: End of Group III Program
 September 20-24: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group IV (April-October 2010)
 April 2: Application due before 12 pm
 April 5: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 April 5-9: Pre-Assessments
 July 5-9: Mid-Assessments
 October 8: End of Group IV Program
 October 11-15: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group V (May-November 2010)
 April 31: Application due before 12 pm
 May 3: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 May 3-7: Pre-Assessments
 August 9-13: Mid-Assessments
 November 12: End of Group III Program
 November 15-19: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group VI (June-December 2010)
 June 4: Application due before 12 pm
 June 7: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 June 7-11: Pre-Assessments
 September 6-10: Mid-Assessments
 December 10: End of Group IV Program
 December 13-17: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group VII (July 2010-January 2011)
 July 9: Applications due before 12 pm
 July 12: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 July 12-16: Pre-Assessments
 October 4-8: Mid-Assessments
 January 14: End of Group VII Program
 January 17-21: Final Assessment & Final Points Calculated
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Group VIII (August 2010-February 2011)
 August 13: Application due before 12 pm
 August 16: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 August 16-20: Pre-Assessments
 November 8-12: Mid-Assessments
 February 18: End of Group VIII Program
 February 21-25: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group IX (September 2010-March 2011)
 September 10: Application due before 12 pm
 September 13: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 September 13-17: Pre-Assessments
 December 6-10: Mid-Assessments
 March 18: End of Group IX Program
 March 21-25: Final Assessment & Final Point Calculations
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Group X (October 2010-April 2011)
 October 15: Application due before 12 pm
 October 18: Program Begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 September 18-22: Pre-Assessments
 January 24-28: Mid-Assessments
 April 15: End of Group X Program
 April 18-22: Final Assessments & Final Point Calculations
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Group XI (November 2010-May 2011)
 November 5: Applications due before 12 pm
 November 8: Program begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 November 8-12: Pre-Assessments
 February 7-11: Mid-Assessments
 May 13: End of Group XI Program
 May 16-20: Final Assessments & Final Points Calculated
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Group XII (December 2010-June 2011)
 December 3: Application due before 12 pm
 December 6: Program begins (Collecting Data & Points)
 December 6-10: Pre-Assessments
 March 7-11: Mid-Assessments
 June 10: End of Group XII Program
 June 13-17: Final Assessments & Final Point Calculated
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Measureable Data
Pre-Assessments, Mid-Assessments and Final
Assessments will measure the following:
○ Weight
○ Muscle Mass
○ Height
○ Visceral Fat
○ Body Mass Index
○ Physique Rating
○ Metabolic Age
○ Basal Metabolic Rate
○ Body Fat %
○ Blood Pressure
○ Bone Mass
○ Body Composition
○ Body Water %
○ Optional Testing (Pre &
Final Assessments Only)
 Cholesterol
 Blood Glucose
Circumference
Measurements
 Abdominal
 Chest
 Hips
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Projected Measureable Results From the
Wellness Program Found in Assessments
(changes in most categories, if not all)
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Decrease in body weight
Decrease in body mass
index
Decrease in metabolic age
Decrease in body fat %
Increase in body water %
Inches lost in Body
Composition Circumference
Due to increase of muscle
mass, basal metabolic rate
increases
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Decrease in total cholesterol
Decrease in blood glucose
Increase in bone mass
Increase in muscle mass
Decrease in blood pressure
Decrease visceral fat
Increase in physique rating
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Projected Outcomes of the Six
Month Wellness Program
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Sign-Up Process: Projecting 500+ participants in 2010, averaging
40+ participants each month in 2010.
Sign-Up to Completion: Projecting to achieve a >70% completion
of participants (350+).
Measurement of Participation: A point system is established with
an incentive program. Each activity is assigned a certain point
value due to exertion level and impact.
Installation of Mentor Program: Successful participants from the
2009 Pilot Program will follow an incentive program to encourage
new participants to join the wellness program and join new
participants in activity.
Planned participation in 2010 Texas Round-Up—Governor’s
Challenge, 2010 San Antonio Rock-n-Roll Marathon, and other
selected events.
Planned participation in volunteer opportunities in the UTSA
Community and San Antonio Community (Ex: awareness events,
recycling/environmental programs, etc…)
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Rowdy New U Wellness Program
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Quarterly Follow-up to CMO
 Current participants feedback (survey)
○ what works/what didn’t
 Graph participation levels
 Results of Health Monitoring
 Budget Summary
 Wellness Committee Input
○ what works/what didn’t in their eyes
 Recommendation as to feasibility of program
and success of program.
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