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Consortium of services and resources
Empowering each employee to adopt and
maintain healthy lifestyles
Promoting a culture of wellness
It is the mission of Western Wellness to promote and improve the
wellness of the campus community by empowering each employee to
adopt and maintain healthy behaviors and create a healthy culture
thereby improving productivity and reducing health care costs.
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Healthy employees equal a healthy
organization
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Improves morale and productivity
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Reduces healthcare costs
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Provided by Holtyn & Associates
Third-party HIPAA compliant team of
wellness professionals
Charged with linking faculty and staff to
campus and community resources
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Evidence-based program
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Goals and outcomes
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51%
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35%
40%
26%
30%
14%
20%
6%
10%
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Low 0-2 Risks
Medium 3-4 Risks
High 5+ Risks
1. Poor Fitness
2. Over Weight
3. High Blood
Pressure
560 Participants 4. High Cholesterol
5. High Glucose
6. Smoking
Start March 06 7. High Stress
8. Poor Coping
Apr-09
9. Depression
10. At risk Alcohol
Intake
11. Low Fruit/Fiber
Intake
12. High Fat Intake
These “12 lifestyle risks have been associated with increased medical cost and
lost productivity.”
Goetzel RZ, et. al. (1998, October). The relationship between modifiable health
risks and health care expenditures: An analysis of the multi-employer HERO
health risk and cost database. JOEM, 40(10):843-54.
1.
Begins with biometric assessment and wellness
coaching
-comfort, privacy and confidentiality
-no cost to participant
-convenient locations: AT YOUR DOORSTEP
-focus on prevention and lifestyle choices
-biometric measures with holistic scope
2.
Not just an assessment
-Set personal, meaningful and
achievable wellness goal
-Paves way to wide range of resources
to support goal
-Connects like-minded employees
-Success stories
-Sindecuse, Unified Clinics, University
Recreation (SRC), West Hills Athletic Club
3.
Making the connections
-Western Wellness Committee:
Chair: Jen Bailey, University Recreation
Assistant Director: Fitness & Employee Wellness Programs
-BCBSM Succeed program and benefit
management tools
-Building/department activities and
celebrations
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Be active in the program-lead the way
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Schedule a presentation
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Offer a personal invitation to each
employee
Work with your Wellness Champion to
support your colleagues
We wish you well……
Thank You!