2.  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.

3.  Healthy employees equal a healthy organization  Improves morale and productivity  Reduces healthcare costs

4.  Provided by Holtyn & Associates  Third-party HIPAA compliant team of wellness professionals  Charged with linking faculty and staff to campus and community resources  Evidence-based program  Goals and outcomes

5. 1.Poor Fitness 2.Over Weight 3.High Blood Pressure 4.High Cholesterol 5.High Glucose 6.Smoking 7.High Stress 8.Poor Coping 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9.  Be active in the program-lead the way  Schedule a presentation  Offer a personal invitation to each employee  Work with your Wellness Champion to support your colleagues

10. We wish you well…… Thank You!