1. Workplace Wellness Programs and Your Small Business
Mary Overbey
Small Business Majority
February, 2017 1

2. About Small Business Majority
Small business education and advocacy organization – founded and run by small business owners. Been in business 11 years.
National – 10 offices in Washington, D.C., California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Virginia
Focus on issues of top importance to small businesses (<100 employees) and the self-employed, including access to capital, workforce, healthcare, retirement, taxes, technology and energy savings.
Work supported by extensive research

3. Why wellness works
Helps small businesses invest in their most important resources— employees—by:
Boosting job satisfaction
Promoting employee health
Building a stress-free work environment
Creating camaraderie among employees
Saving money on recruitment of new employees
Fewer on-the-job injuries
Boosting employee productivity and retention rates

4. The Integrated Well-Being Approach
Includes all 4 components
Allows employers to think about the healthy employee as a whole person
Uses more in-depth wellness programs to address this line of thinking
We are also seeing a shift in wellness programs from just promoting physical health to thinking about the healthy employee as a whole person, and using more in-depth wellness programs to address this line of thinking. This integrated “well-being” approach typically includes several components:
Physical health (enhancing one’s physical fitness);
Mental/emotional health (resources to balance one’s self, situation and others)
Financial health (tools to attain financial freedom and success)
And spiritual health (defined as one’s strong sense of self or purpose through beliefs, principles, values and ethical judgments)

5. Solving Common Problems
Enticing your employees to join
There are keys to improving employee participation in wellness programs, and it starts with each individual’s willingness—and readiness—to make healthy changes.
It is extremely important to focus on this portion of your wellness program. Your business may have a great idea, provide key fitness and nutritional activities, and create robust policies, but all of that will be for nothing if you do not have strong employee participation. Keep in mind that a 50-60% participation rate is typical for companies with “state of the art” wellness programs.
There are keys to improving employee participation in wellness programs, and it starts with each individual’s willingness—and readiness—to make healthy changes. According to experts, people typically go through several stages when facing lifestyle changes:
Awareness of the need to change
Desire to participate and make the change
Knowledge of how to participate in activities
Ability to participate in the activities
Sustained reinforcement of the program and the program initiatives

6. Solving Common Problems
A few tips to keep your employees involved in your wellness program:
Share success stories
Remind people of the benefits
Make it easy to be involved
Provide incentives
It is extremely important to focus on this portion of your wellness program. Your business may have a great idea, provide key fitness and nutritional activities, and create robust policies, but all of that will be for nothing if you do not have strong employee participation. Keep in mind that a 50-60% participation rate is typical for companies with “state of the art” wellness programs.
There are keys to improving employee participation in wellness programs, and it starts with each individual’s willingness—and readiness—to make healthy changes. According to experts, people typically go through several stages when facing lifestyle changes:
Awareness of the need to change
Desire to participate and make the change
Knowledge of how to participate in activities
Ability to participate in the activities
Sustained reinforcement of the program and the program initiatives

7. Healthy Business, Healthy Community Workplace Wellness Challenge
Southwest Missouri vs. St. Louis area small businesses (<100 employees)
Connect with other businesses at fun wellness-related special events in your community
Use Wellable’s online platform for FREE
Prizes based on team averages
Prizes from local sponsors!
Small business participants will compete based on team averages to win special prizes, which will be awarded at the end of the competition and provided by local sponsors. You will be able to connect with other members of your team through Wellable or at local wellness-related special events hosted by Small Business Majority and provided by local partners.

8. Healthy Business, Healthy Community Workplace Wellness Challenge
Important Dates to Know:
April 20, 2017 at 10:00 am - Wellable Challenge Onboarding Webinar 
May 9, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Joplin Workplace Wellness Challenge Kickoff Event
Springfield and St. Louis: Lunch and Learn
dates TBD
May 15, 2017-July 9, 2017
Small business participants will compete based on team averages to win special prizes, which will be awarded at the end of the competition and provided by local sponsors. You will be able to connect with other members of your team through Wellable or at local wellness-related special events hosted by Small Business Majority and provided by local partners.

9. Healthy Business, Healthy Community Workplace Wellness Challenge
Who should join:
Small businesses and non-profits with <100 employees in Springfield, Joplin, and St. Louis and surrounding areas
Companies who wish to try out incorporating a workplace wellness program without an initial monetary investment….it’s FREE
Companies who want to expand an existing
wellness program in order to entice more
employees to participate
Small business participants will compete based on team averages to win special prizes, which will be awarded at the end of the competition and provided by local sponsors. You will be able to connect with other members of your team through Wellable or at local wellness-related special events hosted by Small Business Majority and provided by local partners.

10. Are You Ready to Get Wellable?
Help employees get active, drive a culture of wellness and comradery
Create a wellness challenge that fits your needs and budget
Solutions
Wellness Challenges
Health Content
Wellness Services
Wearable Devices
Small business participants will compete based on team averages to win special prizes, which will be awarded at the end of the competition and provided by local sponsors. You will be able to connect with other members of your team through Wellable or at local wellness-related special events hosted by Small Business Majority and provided by local partners.
Ecosystem
Visit wellable.co for additional workplace wellness resources or to get ready for the Healthy Business, Healthy Community Wellness Challenge

11. Healthy Business, Healthy Community Workplace Wellness Challenge
Steps for signing up
Sign up your company:  
Sign up your employees:  
Attend the onboarding webinars and special events
May 15, 2017-July 9, 2017
Small business participants will compete based on team averages to win special prizes, which will be awarded at the end of the competition and provided by local sponsors. You will be able to connect with other members of your team through Wellable or at local wellness-related special events hosted by Small Business Majority and provided by local partners.

12. Small Business Majority’s Online Resource Portal
Visit for a full list of resources, best practices, guides and more to help implement wellness programs at your small business.
Download a PDF version of our toolkit
Register for an upcoming event
Sign up for our Healthy Business, Healthy Community Workplace Wellness Challenge
wellness/workplace-wellness-challenge

13. Join our network Ways to get involved: Receive a monthly newsletter
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Letters to the editor/Op-eds
State events/Roundtables
Fly-ins
Webinars for business organizations
JOIN OR BECOME A SPONSOR OF OUR WELLNESS CHALLENGE! Healthy Business, Healthy Community Workplace Wellness Challenge
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14. Missouri Outreach Manager (St Louis)?
Questions?
Mary Overbey Missouri Outreach Manager (Springfield) (417)
Bill Ray
Missouri Outreach Manager (St Louis)
(314)
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