cdc workplace health tools and resources state of wellness

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Jason Lang, MPH, MS

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

June 16, 2011

CDC Workplace Health Tools and Resources

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Learning Objectives

Describe CDC’s health promotion framework and strategy for chronic disease prevention in the workplace.

Provide examples of CDC Workplace Health information, tools, resources, and guidance

Discuss ongoing efforts to develop additional Workplace Health resources

Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent

the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Reasons Employers Are Not Taking Action

Lack of:

–Resources

–Understanding of health risk/conditions and effective interventions

–Capacity

–Publicly available tools

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CDC Organizational Priorities

Mission: Collaborating to create the

expertise, information, and tools that

people and communities need to protect

their health – through health promotion,

prevention of disease, injury and

disability, and preparedness for new

health threats

Priorities

– Strengthen surveillance and epidemiology

– Improving support to states and localities

– Improving policy effectiveness, including health reform

– Better address the leading causes of death and disability

– Provide global health leadership

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Workplace Health Goals

Create the standard for what employers should do; and how to measure progress

Increase the number of employers that provide workplace health promotion programs

Improve the quality of employer efforts

– Implement cross-cutting interventions that address multiple outcomes simultaneously

– Apply existing, categorical, evidenced-based interventions in a comprehensive, strategic, and sustained fashion

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CDC’s Roles in Promoting a Healthy Workforce

Expand the science base for effective prevention approaches at the workplace

Promote action through partnerships

Monitor workplace policies, programs and practices

Provide high quality information that addresses business needs

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Expand the Science Base for Effective Prevention Approaches at the

Workplace Determine effective interventions to prevent chronic

disease that are relevant for the workplace

Translate the interventions with the most rigorous evaluations and evidence for effectiveness in workplace settings

Disseminate resources and tools to employers that address business needs

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The Guide to Community Preventive Services – (The Community Guide)

Summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote health and prevent disease

www.thecommunityguide.org

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Community Guide Worksite Reviews

Deceasing Tobacco Use in Worksite Settings (2000)

Promoting Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (2001-2007)

Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations (2008)

Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback (AHRF) (2008)

www.thecommunityguide.org/worksite/index.html

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Peer Reviewed Publications

www.cdc.gov/pcd

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A Purchaser’s Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Developed by CDC, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH)

Recommended clinical preventive services for health benefits design

Targeted to all health care purchasers (public and private)

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Purchaser’s Guide 2.0

http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/preventive

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Physical Activity Guidelines Employer Toolkit

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Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations

http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/guidelines/food-service-guidelines.htm

Goal of the Guidelines is to assist contractors in increasing healthy food and beverage choices and sustainable practices at federal worksites

Translates the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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Promote Action Through Partnership

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Partnership for Prevention

Leading by Example (LBE): Leading Practices for Employee Health Management (2007)

Investing in Health (2008)

Community Health Promotion Action Guides (2008)

LBE Resource Guide for Small and Mid-size Employers (2011)

Creating Healthy Communities through Corporate Engagement (2011)

http://www.prevent.org/Initiatives/Leading-by-Example.aspx

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Leading by Example Employer Guides

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Leading by Example: The Value of Worksite Health Promotion to Small and Medium-

Sized Employers

Small Employer Sidebars

Business Case

Wellness Strategies and Interventions

Health Management Initiative Assessment

Invitation to Join the Leading by Example Initiative

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Support for Business Cooperative Agreement

National Business Group on Health

– Employer Case Studies

– Monthly Health Tips to Members

– Purchaser’s Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into Coverage

– Tobacco: The Business of Quitting Website (http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/tobacco/)

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Support for Business Cooperative Agreement

National Safety Council

– Development and delivery of Web-based safety and health decision support tools with Information on best practices for employee health management and development of effective health and safety promotion programs

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National Safety Council Off the Job Resource

http://beyondworkplace.nsc.org

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Support for Business Cooperative Agreement

National Business Coalition on Health

– Community Health Partnerships

– Diabetes Seed Grant Program

– eValue8

– Health Risk Appraisals (HRA) at the Worksite: Basics for HRA Decision Making www.nbch.org

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School Employee Wellness Guide

Developed with Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE)

Addresses 4% of the nation’s workforce

Addresses the Employee Wellness component of the coordinated school health model

Provides a model for establishing programs and tools to implement them

www.schoolempwell.org

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Monitor workplace policies, programs and practices

CDC HealthScoreCard (HSC) Update of original Heart Check and Heart Check Lite

assessment tools

Emphasis on heart disease and stroke prevention

Approximately 100 item instrument

Assist employers in creating healthier worksites through organizational questions (program, policy, and practice) that identify best practice, opportunities, and gaps

Comprehensive in organization and content

Conduct reliability, validity, and feasibility with employers

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CHANGE Assessment ToolCommunity Health Assessment aNd Group Evaluation

Purpose of the CHANGE tool

– Capture current snapshot of the community

– Group activity/consensus building

5 Sectors: Community, Worksite, School, Community-Based Institution, and Healthcare

Modules: Demographics, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Tobacco Use, Chronic Disease Management, Leadership, & After-Schoolhttp://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/

change.htm

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Provide high quality information in Business Terms that Address Business

Needs Enhance communication by

Developing effective employer and community communication and education programs focused on the benefits of and options for health promotion and disease and injury prevention, and

Using proven marketing and social marketing techniques to promote individual behavioral and community change

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CDC Workplace Health Promotion Toolkit and Portal

www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion

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CDC LEANWorks!

www.cdc.gov/leanworks

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Healthier Worksite Initiative (HWI)

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/hwi/index.htm

Began October 2002 as an internal initiative for worksite health promotion to become a part of CDC culture

Expanded to include development of tools to share information and lessons learned with other federal agencies

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Tobacco Cessation Resources

www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/implementation/topics/tobacco-use.html

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Successful Business Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit

Provides information on recommended preventive health benefits and services and worksite health promotion interventions

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/employers_toolkit.htm

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Moving into Action Guides

Updates to 2005 guides

Target Audiences: Governors, State Legislators, Local Leaders, and Employers

Comprehensive approach through policy and legislation

Examples with sample policy language, highlights, emerging opportunities, tools and resources, and testimonials

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/moving_into_action.htm

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National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Business Health Strategy Workgroup (BHS) Goals and Partners

To increase awareness of the benefits of quality diabetes care among employers, benefits managers and managed care decision makers

To provide employers, health plans and employees with tools and information for incorporating diabetes education programs into the workplace

To promote the value of investing in prevention

Available at: www.Diabetesatwork.org andwww.ndep.nih.gov

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Integration of Traditional Occupational Health with Health Promotion

WorkLifeA National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health Initiative

www.cdc.gov/niosh/worklife

Essential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs

Stress…At Work

Resources Page: 99 Web-Links Worth Having

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CDC Workplace Health Promotion Toolkit and Portal

www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion

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Orientation Videos

http://bcove.me/r43dob93

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Other CDC Access Portals

www.cdc.gov/workplace

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Community Health Resources Web Portal

www.cdc.gov/communityhealthresources

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Walking the Walk – CDC’s Wellness Program

Tobacco Cessation

Garden Markets

Stairwell Campaign

Fall Flu Campaign

Go Green Get Healthy

Walking Clubs

Occupational Health Clinics

Lifestyles Program

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Acknowledgements

Wendy Heaps – Office of the Associate Director for Policy, CDC

Casey Chosewood – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC

Pam Allweiss – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

Dyann Matson Koffman – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

Tina Lankford – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

Bo Kimsey – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

Suzanne Mercure – National Business Coalition on Health

Tess Benham – National Safety Council

Ron Finch – National Business Group on Health

Katherine Ruffatto – Partnership for Prevention

Amy Slonim and Margaret Hawkins - AARP

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Thank You

Contact Information:

Jason Lang

jlang@cdc.gov