1. SIMPLE STEPS TO Worksite Wellness5
SIMPLE STEPS TO Worksite Wellness
Connection to ? Why are you attending this session? Expectations?
Some (limited) ww in Can I assume that attendees have a desire to develop, implement, sustain ww initiatives?
What success and challenges have come out of 1305 and 1422 related work?

2. Purpose
Increase awareness of MDHHS worksite wellness tools available free of charge to employers in Michigan.
From looking at the attendee list, I am assuming most if not all have a basic understanding of the business case for worksite wellness. I do not intend to spend time making the business case for worksite wellness but prefer using our time together to:
Discuss barriers faced by employers in Mi when implementing evidence based interventions
2) Promote existing tools offered by MDHHS and ID additional tools and resources that may be helpful
3) Gather feedback on 5 Simple Steps

3. Factors Influencing Health
Clinical care accounts for only 10% of population health. 80% is related to factors that can be changed.
Social and economic factors are known as “social determinants of health” and include income, education, housing.
Adults spend 1/3 of waking hours at work
Under the current US medical system, employers pay for medical care ……. And unhealthy habits of employees
Employers have an opportunity to educate and influence employee behavior- worksite wellness
What do you think of when I say “worksite wellness”?

4. Documented Benefits of WW
Improve quality of life for employees
Improve morale in the workplace
Reduce illness and associated direct costs including medical and pharmaceutical
Positive influence on indirect costs such as absenteeism and employee productivity
Attract and retain employees
Is there a model or visual representation of comprehensive worksite wellness?
Model provided by CDC…………. Pretty intimidating to a novice or someone with minimal time to devote to a wellness program

5. Worksite Wellness CDC DEFINITION:
Workplace health programs are a coordinated and comprehensive set of health promotion and protection strategies implemented at the worksite that includes programs, policies, benefits, environmental supports, and links to the surrounding community designed to encourage the health and safety of all employees
Make special note of the word comprehensive.
Comprehensive worksite wellness includes policies, benefits, environmental supports, and links to community resources

6. SIMPLE STEPS TO Worksite Wellness5
SIMPLE STEPS TO Worksite Wellness
The 5 Simple Steps came out of many conversations with employers (or HR rep) who want to do something in the realm of worksite wellness but have limited staff time and no funding to devote to it.
Move away from activity-based worksite wellness toward the comprehensive worksite wellness model in baby steps
Evidence based interventions
In no way do I want to characterize this approach as taking the place of comprehensive worksite wellness
Free resource guide is about to go live on DHEW website

7. 1. Establish a Solid Foundation 2. Assess to Inform Planning 3
1 Establish a Solid Foundation 2 Assess to Inform Planning 3 Provide Education 4 Create Supportive Environments 5 Connect with Community Resources

8. 1 Establish a Solid Foundation select a champion
Secure and align leadership support
form a representative team
define your mission, your “why”

9. 2 Assess to Inform Planning Designing Healthy Environments
at Work (DHEW)
on-line assessment and
action planning tools
employee interest survey
Wellness Champions, corporate leaders, wellness teams need to consider what kind of data will be most valuable to them in developing strategies and interventions. As a starting point, MDHHS offers a Designing Healthy Environments suite of tools on the DHEW website. these tools are available free of charge on mihealthtools.org/work
The assessment is designed to help employers evaluate the extent to which their workplace policies and environment encourage and support employees in making healthy lifestyle choices
Let’s take a look at the DHEW assessment

10. Based on CDC Scorecard
(do a click through)

11. Designing Healthy Environments at Work A Suite of Tools and Resources
An environmental workplace assessment
Feedback report
Employee interest survey
Action planning tool
Participant feedback survey
Resource Guide
Worksite Wellness Provider list
Success stories
Mihealthtools.org/work

12. Designing Healthy Environments at Work
Click through the assessment tool. Discuss Action Planning tool.
The site will soon include an on-line worksite wellness resource guide containing information on developing a worksite wellness program and links to helpful, evidence-based resources. It includes topics outside of today’s 5 simple steps- incentives, evaluation

13. 3 Provide Education Michigan Healthier Tomorrow Wellness Starter Kit
Insurance plan benefits

14. MI Healthier Tomorrow in the Worksite
Display sample Starter Kit

15. Take the Healthy Lifestyle Pledge
Receive 2x Monthly Support s and/or Texts

16. 4 Create a Supportive Environment
Based on DHEW Action Plan, make one change, such as:
implement Healthy Meeting
Guidelines
go tobacco-free
post signs that encourage
use of stairs
Explain what Healthy Meeting Guidelines are.

18. 5 Connect with Community Resources YMCA
farmers markets, community supported agriculture
parks and recreation
Local hospitals and health systems
And don

20. Additional Resources WELCOA USDA ChooseMyPlate
National Business Group on Health
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
American Heart Association, Cancer Society

21. Beth Jabin jabinb@Michigan.gov mihealthtools.org/work