Creating Healthy Communities City of Cincinnati The Creating Healthy Communities Program is the official Health Promotion and Worksite Wellness initiative for the City of Cincinnati. The purpose of the program is to encourage environmental, policy, and systems changes in the community, worksite, school, and healthcare settings to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, promote tobacco cessation, and provide chronic disease prevention education. By working through partnerships and collaborations, the program builds healthy lifestyle practices into policies and environments in an effort to improve the systems that influence the health of our citizenry.

City of Cincinnati The Creating Healthy Communities Program (CHCP) and the CHCP Coalition support healthy eating, active living, and tobacco free environments in the City of Cincinnati. Community: With 7 farms and over 100 community participants, CHCP distributed ~5000 pounds of locally grown, healthy food. CHCP also assisted in creating a city-wide mobile produce vending policy championed by Councilmember Quinlivan. Community / Healthcare Setting: CHCP instituted a Chronic Disease Self Management Program using the Standford University model in Cincinnati Health Department health centers to help patients self- manage chronic disease through personal goal setting, healthy behavior modification, and improved communication with health care providers. Schools: Healthy Monday Campaigns encourage people to start healthy behaviors each Monday and continue them throughout the week. CHCP and local coalition members implemented Mentoring Meals Monday in our local public schools, to allow teachers to role model healthy eating with students during lunch-time. Worksites: Through CHCP’s leadership efforts with the Tri-State Workplace Wellness Collaborative (TWWC), CHCP helped Remke Bigg’s and Northern Kentucky University establish tobacco free campuses that impacted 2000 employees. The TWWC educates over 100 large businesses in the tri- state area, and highlights best practices in workplace wellness.

The Tri-State Workplace Wellness Collaborative (TWWC) The premiere regional support for workplace wellness

Discussion Points Now more than ever… 1.The need: Business Wellness/HR Professionals Community 2.TWWC Mission 3.TWWC successes to date

Rising Health Care Costs – an unsustainable situation (the costs of doing ‘nothing’ are just too great) A paradigm shift – offensive rather than defensive strategies

Employee Wellness to the Rescue! In our region, we noted a significant spike in employer wellness ‘activity’!

A New Employer/Employee Experience The Future is Now!

Yet despite offering a variety of programs… The levels of engagement and resulting ROI was not being achieved

Wellness – A Key Business Strategy Supporting the professionals who are charged with this mission Make Pix faded background like fruit The need to learn ‘how to do this correctly’ had never been greater To achieve a results-oriented wellness program, what do we need to understand, measure and excel in?

Community Support or Confusion? The Power of “ONE” WWIN (Workplace Wellness Initiative Network) Partnership for Fit Kentucky NKY Wellness group Healthy Ohioans Business Council NKY Chamber - Health Care subcommittees Where do you direct individuals for support? Efforts occur in silos! Best intentions don’t necessarily result in sustainable models of success

Tri-State Workplace Wellness Collaborative Provide a “W.I.F.M.” Factor Our Vision: To be the leading advocate for workplace wellness within our region Our Mission: To foster workplace cultures that promote healthy lifestyles

Operationalizing the Mission and Vision Planning to Succeed 1.Educating wellness professionals on best practices, resources and emerging trends Asked for input Yearly strategic plan Bimonthly meetings throughout the year 2. Increasing networking opportunities 3. Sharing of first hand experiences

TWWC: Our Success Our members actively engage in the collaborative and look forward to upcoming meetings Membership continues to grow after 3 years! -Attracting all size organizations – 5/3, Western Southern, P&G, Bethesda, Shriners Hospital, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati Insurance, Ethicon-Endo Surgery, NKU, FreeStore Food Bank, YMCA Greater Cincinnati, City of Blue Ash, Hubert North America Service Co., CFM Religion Publishing Group, LLC., Union Baptist Church Delivering Value to our Members -Resources and Guest Presenters – ergonomics, workplace healthy eating, tobacco cessation support, business case for healthy families/healthy babies, stress management/laughter yoga, and obesity/weight management - Sharing of First Hand Experiences – “Share the Light” – everything from Marketing posters to full wellness campaigns (upcoming June meeting=wt. management strategies) -Networking -Employer Survey Profile -Web site

The Tri-State Workplace Wellness Collaborative (TWWC) The premiere regional support for workplace wellness

In Conclusion….. The future is NOW The Ultimate Goal Improved quality and effectiveness of workplace wellness programming in Tristate region Increased number of Tristate businesses delivering comprehensive workplace wellness initiatives Healthier Employees Healthier Business

Leadership Team Traci Barry, Director of Health Management Strategies Employers Health Coalition of Ohio, Inc Karen Campbell, Director of Wellness Heartland Health & Wellness Fund Denisha Porter, Project Director Creating Healthy Communities Cincinnati Health Department Panel Discussion The future is NOW