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SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
WELLNESS IT TAKES A COMMITTEE
Strategies, resources, and tools for building inspired, goal oriented wellness teams to support your school employee
wellness efforts
Gail Buquicchio, ND
Wellness Program Director
Everett Public Schools
GOALS FOR TODAY
The objective of this presentation is to teach you as wellness ambassadors
how to build a strong, inspired wellness team that will be instrumental in
carrying out the goals of your school,
site or districts wellness program.
About the “Nuts and Bolts” of having an inspired wellness committee
Practical step by step coaching on the steps required to establish, maintain and sustain your team
How to set SMART goals for your team and your program
How to identify resources
Why it’s important for your team to document your successes and collect data so that you can sustain your wellness program
Today you will learn
What would YOU like to get out of today’s presentation?
EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WELLNESS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
About Us
Everett, WA is located 25 miles north of Seattle. Everett is home to Boeing.
Everett Public Schools
2,100 Employees
18,000 Students
26 Schools, 2 Admin Buildings, and 1 Maintenance
Everett School Employee Benefit Trust (ESEBT)
— Everett School Employee Benefit Trust (ESEBT) oversees the benefits of ESD employees.
— Self Insured prior to 2012. Now fully funded and part of the WEA State Plan
— Wellness Program is entirely funded through the Trust (completely separate budget from the district).
Goals of our Program Build a Culture of Wellness in the District
Improve employee/employer relations
Demonstrate that administrators CARE about and value the health of their staff
Retain employees
Recruit GREAT employees
Model healthy lifestyles for students
Reduce Medical and Pharmacy Claims
2008: $17,500,000.00 in medical claim
Reduce Substitute Utilization
Keep teachers in the classroom
"Our mission is to create a culture of wellness by promoting opportunities
that enhance the overall health and quality of life for all district staff."
BUILDING A WELLNESS PROGRAM
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WELLNESS (SEW) STEPS
1. Administrative Support
2. Identify a leader
3. Identify resources
4. Gather and Analyze Data
5. Organize a committee 6. Develop a Plan
7. Implement the Plan
8. Evaluate
9. Sustain the Program
Cabinet,
Walktober 2012
ESTABLISHING A WELLNESS COMMITTEE STEP BY STEP
DEFINING WHAT A SCHOOL WORKSITE
WELLNESS COMMITTEE IS?
Team of worksite staff members who formally meet and plan activities to promote health in the workplace.
Ideally, members represent staff from a variety of departments and organizational levels within the district.
Function to develop, organize and implement activities and events that promote the health and well-being of district staff.
Communicate, promote, and advocate for programs, policies and environments that promote health.
Monitor and Evaluate wellness programs and activities offered to staff.
Provide leadership, and serve as “wellness ambassadors” for wellness program activities at their worksites and throughout the district.
Policy Makers
Bullies
Health and Wellness Police
Doctors or Health ADVISORS
Salespeople for health/wellness
products
Zealots or Health “Fanatics”
What a School Worksite Wellness
Committee IS NOT?
What do YOU see as the role of a wellness team?
Other ideas on what a wellness team is NOT?
WHY ESTABLISH A WORKSITE WELLNESS
COMMITTEE/TEAM?
It takes a committee to promote, and organize
wellness efforts in order to change culture, and
influence policy to cultivate a healthy worksite
environment.
Wellness Teams champion, inspire and model
healthy behaviors for staff and students.
Wellness Teams help to promote and drive wellness
efforts for the organization.
Wellness Teams ensures wellness efforts will be kept
ALIVE in the organization.
Wellness Teams help to establish healthy lines of
communication between staff from ALL
organizational levels.
A dedicated Wellness Team/Committee adds
credibility and importance to wellness program
efforts
Other reasons for establishing a
committee/team?
ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL WORKSITE
WELLNESS COMMITTEE
1. Identify Committee Members
2. Establish the Committee
3. Establish Communication
4. Develop an Action Plan
5. Programming
6. Monitor Program Progress
7. Evaluate
8. Sustain the Program
Step by Step
WORKSITE WELLNESS COMMITTEE
KEYS FOR SUCCESS
Committee members do not need a background in health, be the perfect size and/or shape, be an athlete, or a vegetarian BUT should be committed to their own personal wellness.
Committee members must be willing to commit to their commitment to their team and be willing to meet regularly over a twelve-month period. A minimum of six recommended meetings should be
held within in this period.
A committee leader or chairperson should be appointed, elected or selected.
Remember that the wellness committee does not act independently but rather act as representatives of their school or site or district.
Enlist your leadership (if they are not the drivers of the program) team. ENGAGE them in the program.
Committee must be willing to collect information from colleagues in the form of surveys set goals, monitor program progress, seek feedback and collect data in order to evaluate and adjust program accordingly.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the program and interventions annually
IDENTIFYING YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Step 1
IDENTIFYING YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Invitation
In person or by letter
Soliciting
Flyers
Newsletter
Things to Consider How many members?
Who?
Suggested members?
Existing committees or members?
Committee Formation
District policies?
Administrative approval
Work plan revisions
Compensation, Reward, or Incentives
for serving on the committee?
How long will a committee members
term be?
WELLNESS TEAM AT WORK
Dear Center Staff: Your building wellness committee invites ALL of you to join us for a healthy potluck at 12 noon in the staff lounge on Wednesday, March 16. Please bring a healthy soup or salad to share with your colleagues, you may want to consider bringing something that is green in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day.
Your Center Wellness Team
ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE
Step 2
WHAT WILL THE TEAM DO?
Create a vision and set goals that drive the team starting with the current wellness status of employees by gathering data.
Team will create clear goals for the program and delegate responsibilities among team members.
Develop guidelines and support the school or districts wellness efforts. i.e. discover employees interests, and motivate them to participate in wellness opportunities.
Develop, organize and promote wellness programming based on data collected about employees and feedback from employee interest surveys.
Champion Wellness! Cheerlead, Inspire, Motivate, Encourage, Model, and Broadcast WELLNESS at your school/site and throughout your district.
ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE
LAY THE FOUNDATION
Get Acquainted
Committee Name
Mission Statement
Brand or Logo
Agree on meeting specifics: location, number, timing and frequency of meetings
Choose a chair or leader
Select method for collecting information and feedback from staff
Discuss communication strategies
Set Goals (based on data, surveys and feedback)
Develop programs, opportunities, and events to meet your goals.
Consider how you will monitor your program success
Consider methods for evaluating your program
Committee Check List first 6-12 months
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A
WORKSITE WELLNESS COMMITTEE
Identifying Committee Members
Wellness Committee Launch meeting – establish mission statement, name, goals & objectives
Second Meeting – gather data from fellow employees – e.g. Health Risk Assessment, health interest survey, or focus group data
Third Meeting – Develop an action plan for year-long wellness strategy
Fourth Meeting – Update program progress, discuss rollout of specific wellness programs
Fifth meeting – Continue to update program progress
Year-end Meeting – evaluate committee activities
ESTABLISH PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATION
Step 3
COMMUNICATION IS KEY!!
Effectiveness Hierarchy
1. Face to Face Individual Information Sessions
2. Announcements during meetings
3. Written Individual Notices
4. Email Messages
5. Newsletters
6. Websites
7. Bulletin Boards
8. Payroll Inserts
Efficiency Hierarchy
1. Email Messages
2. Websites
3. Employee Handbook
4. Printed Pamphlets
5. Newsletters
6. Group Information Sessions
7. Audio Presentations
8. Written Individual Notices
9. Announcements during meetings
10. Face to Face Individual Information Sessions
COMMUNICATION
Vehicle or Method
Timing
Message Clarity (and brevity…put it
on a postcard…speak in bullets!)
Repetition
Utility (what’s of value to the
individual i.e. if you want more info.
“do this….”
Call to Action…WHAT do you want
them to do?
Congruence
Follow-up Links
Effectiveness
No communication
Poor timing
Single vehicle
Single mention
Confusing message
Too dense (speak in bullets)
Not actionable
Not credible
Guilt laden (i.e. “If you don’t you will…”)
Effective Communication
Communication…Pitfalls
What have you learned in your district about communication
What method works best for YOU?
WELLNESS MESSAGES
The wellness program is here to support
your health and well-being
It all begins with YOU.
What you choose impacts ALL of us
We all need support for wellness
We need YOUR help for our continued
success
It’s never to late to start
We care about you
Your quality of life is important
Moderation
Balance
Daily Choices
Let’s name some examples of messages that we
WOULD NOT want to use?
DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN
Step 4
THE PLANNING PROCESS
Strategic Planning can take 3-7 months
Requires Information Gathering and Data collection Surveys
Studies
Focus Groups Feedback
Medical & Pharmacy Claims?
Health Risk Assessments
Absenteeism Reports
L & I Claims
Healthy Culture Inventory
Identify Your Resources Budget
Program
Incentives?
Program Support Internal: i.e. Food Services, Technology, Human
Resources, Administrators, PE Teachers, Benefits Provider
External: Local Businesses, Vendors, Gyms, YMCA, Local Hospitals and/or providers, Weight Watchers,, Local Chapters i.e. American Cancer Society, American Heart Association
DATA COLLECTION HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS
SURVEYS: EMPLOYEE INTEREST WHAT DO YOUR EMPLOYERS/EMPLOYEES
WANT IN A WELLNESS PROGRAM?
Employee Interest Survey Results Determine the behavior your employees are most interested in changing.
(Rand in order from 1-4, with 1 having the most interest)
Eat Smart (Quest 1-5) Move More (Quest 6-9) Manage Stress (Quest 10-14) Quit Now (Quest 15-16)
Which questions received the highest response from the behavior ranked #1 above? Write the question below:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Develop a goal based on the question you listed above. Write your goal below:
Goal:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Write one individual or
group strategy and one
policy or environmental
strategy.
Strategy (Individual)
Strategy (Group)
Strategy (Policy)
Strategy (Environment)
Steps (Individual)
What steps will you need to
take to achieve your
strategy. Who, When &
Where.
Steps (Group)
Steps (Policy)
Steps (Environment)
How much money will
your strategy need?
What other resources will
you need?
Resources (Individual)
Resources (Group)
Resources (Policy)
Resources (Environment)
How will you evaluate
the program?
Surveys?
Evaluation (Individual)
Evaluation (Group)
Evaluation (Policy)
Evaluation (Environment)
PROGRAMMING
Step 5
PROGRAMING BASICS
Basic wellness program goals
You want employees to….
Move More
Eat Smart
Stress Less
Lose Weight
Quit Smoking
Health Awareness
Health Education
Health Promotion
How will you accomplish
these goals?
PROGRAMMING GOALS
Programming can be
designed for Individual or
Group Participation
Individual or Group programs
can be GOAL oriented
(behavior change) or just
FEEL good experiences,
health awareness promotion,
and/or serve to improve
culture and moral.
PROGRAMMING: INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES
Tracking or Logging Healthy Behaviors
Gym Membership Discounts
Smoking Cessation Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Flu Shots
Health Fairs
Weight Watchers subsidy
Health Coaching
Individual Participation in a Seasonal Campaign, or Challenge.
PROGRAMMING: GROUP ACTIVITIES
Single inspirational events
Single educational session
Single entertainment event
Ongoing support groups
Seasonal campaigns, challenges or competitions
Social Gatherings i.e. indoor (bowling) or outdoor (hiking, biking, kayaking) or healthy pot lucks
Local Charitable Events i.e. Breast Cancer Walk
Snow-Shoe Lessons
2012 Making Strides Team
SETTING PROGRAM GOALS
SMART GOALS
SMART Goal: Move More
Engage 10% of our districts population in physical activity classes and campaigns offered through the district by the end of the 2012 school year.
350 people will enroll and participate in Walktober.
35% of our survey respondents state that at the end of the school year they increased their weekly physical activity from less than 150 minutes per week to more than 150 minutes per week.
SMART Goal: Eat Smart
Engage 10 of our district population
in National Nutrition Month Challenge “EAT SMART”
35% of our survey respondents state that at the end of the school year they increased their daily fruit and vegetable consumption from 2 servings to 5 servings per day.
Can you think of a SMART GOAL for
Stress Management (Stress Less)?
HEALTH AWARENESS
Face to Face
Wellness Blasts: 5-10 minute presentation at Staff Meetings
Newsletters: purchased (consider soliciting local businesses to advertise to pay for the cost of the newsletter) or Free
Hope Health Letter
WELCOA
Personal Best
Constant Contact (small fee) you create the newsletter
Free: Produced internally by Wellness Committees
Columns can be written by staff who have researched a health topic or you can get contributions from local professionals
Emails
Wellness Tips
Weekly or Monthly Tips
Following National Health Observances
Bulletin Boards
Wellness Tips
Weekly or Monthly Tips
Following National Health Observances
District Communication
Tag on to district Newsletters: Payroll, District Newsletter, School Board Notes, School Staff Newsletters
Staff Room Bulletin Boards
Website
Staff Wellness page on your district site
National Health Observances
January: Cervical Health July: Sunscreen
February: Heart August: Immunizations
March: Nutrition September: Childhood Obesity
April: Stress October: Breast Cancer
May: Physical Fitness November: Diabetes
June: Men’s Health December: Safe Toys and Gifts
INCREASE HEALTH AWARENESS
NEWSLETTERS
Responses
Yes 553 No 150
Has the monthly Hope Health Letter influenced your overall health and well-being?
HEALTH EDUCATION
Classes
Face to Face
Webinars
Nutrition
Healthy Cooking
Stress Management
Eight Weeks to Wellness
Financial Management
Condition Specific Classes
“After attending your stress
management class I joined
Weight Watchers and
L.A. Fitness.”
HEALTH PROMOTION
Onsite Activities
Fitness Classes
Help to remove barriers to change i.e. “I don’t have time to exercise”
Solicit local trainers
Employees pay for single class or series
Weight Watchers at Work
Employees pay membership
District/Trust Subsidy
Seated Chair Massage
Stress Management
Staff pays $15 for 15 minutes
Lunch and Learns
Quick and Health Breakfast ideas
5 tips to lower you blood pressure
Flu Vaccine Clinics and Health Fairs
“Many people in my workplace participated in worksite classes, creating a supportive culture
for changing habits”.
HEALTH PROMOTION
SEASONAL CAMPAIGNS
Goals of a Campaign
Move More
Eat Smart
Stress Less
Weight Management
Quit Smoking
Choosing a Campaign Purchase Can charge registration fee to pay for campaign
and incentives Walktober Get Fit on Route 66 Feel Like a Million
Free Designed by Wellness Coordinator or Wellness Teams
National Parks Tour Spring Trails Challenge Daily Fitness Challenge Ironman/woman EAT SMART-31 Day Nutritional Challenge MY PLATE 5-A-Day Maintain Don’t Gain Great American Smoke out
WELCOA (membership fee)
Team up with local chapters or events i.e. Community
Transit :”Bike to Work”, America On the Move, American Heart Association “Start”
Incentives are important to include rewarding for participation,
outcomes, improvements etc.
CAMPAIGNS
PURCHASE PAPER OR ONLINE OR CREATE YOUR OWN
“The Walktober campaign helped increase friendships
with my colleagues and team members”.
Purchase
CREATING YOUR OWN LOW COST CAMPAIGNS
Online: Google Documents for tracking
Forms
Spreadsheets
Paper Logs
Word
Excel
Internal Resources
I.T. Department
Food Services Department
Athletics
External Resources
Local Chapters i.e. American Heart Associations “Heart Walk”, American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Walk”.
EPS Trails Challenge
600 participants walked 40,197 miles and
80 million steps (used Google Doc’s “forms”
for tracking.
“I think this challenge was a great idea, it created a lot of
camaraderie and a sense of team spirit at our school.”
Can you think of other local chapters campaigns OR
national campaigns your district has participated in?
EAT SMART 31-DAY NUTRITION CAMPAIGN
CREATE YOUR OWN
National Health
Observance:
March is National
Nutrition Month
Created on Word and
saved as a PDF so
links will open.
Simple to do!!!!
BIKE TO WORK CAMPAIGN WITH COMMUNITY TRANSIT
CREATE YOUR OWN & COLLABORATE
150 participants biked over 9,500 miles and 2,000 trips
Our IT Department
created the map
and I moved the
cyclists every
week.
PPT’s logged their
weekly miles on a
Google Doc’s
spreadsheet
What community partner could YOU collaborate with
to create a campaign or health promotion event?
FITNESS CLASSES AFTER SCHOOL
Boot Camp Yoga Hoop Dance Pilates Zumba Power Cycling Stretch, Flex and Move
Collaborate with your local YMCA or a local
gym for instructors. Participants can pay
instructors for 5, 7, 8 week sessions.
Cost can be minimal $25-35 for 5 weeks.
HEALTHY SNACK CLUB
“The office started a great little healthy snack club. It is a great idea so I want to get a few more groups started around the building”.
FLU VACCINES & HEALTH FAIRS
Flu vaccine clinics
Work with your benefits
provider
Participants Pay
Subsidy
Clinics coupled with Health
Fairs
“I have worked for this district for over 25 years and when the
wellness program started offering free flu shots I felt like the
district really cared about my well-being”
HEALTHY SNACK CLUB
“The office started a great little healthy snack club. It is a great idea so I want to get a few more groups started around the building”.
POLICY AND ENVIRONMENT IDEAS
TO CONSIDER
Policy
Different health care plan for participants
Lower co pay deductibles and premiums for participants
Contribute to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) with participation
Medical coverage for preventive services
No smoking policies
Flex time policies
Time on the clock to be healthy
Environment
Healthy food in cafeteria
Healthy food in vending machines
Farmer’s markets
Realistic work demands
Opportunities to be physically active
Walking paths
Time to exercise
Onsite shower or lockers
Smoke free air to breath at home
Safe place to exercise
Convenient access to healthy, inexpensive foods
Mission: Create a Culture of Wellness Goal: Increase Health Awareness
Plan: Newsletters, HR Payroll, District News, Monthly Tips
District Webpage: Wellness Site
Goal: Increase Physical Activity
Plan: The Wellness Challenge®
Seasonal Campaigns: Walktober, Trails Challenge
Gym Discounts
Fitness Classes at worksites-YMCA
Goal: Improve Nutrition
Plan: Five-A-Day: The Wellness Challenge®
Healthy Cooking Classes
8 Weeks to Wellness
31 Day EAT SMART Nutrition Campaign
Encourage healthy snacks at staff meetings
Veggie Clubs
Goal: Lose Weight
Plan:
Weight Watchers at Work
Mind Body Weight Management
Goal: Decrease Substitute Utilization
Plan:
Annual FREE seasonal Flu Vaccine clinics and health fairs
Goal: Decrease incidence of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes
Plan:
Health Awareness Campaigns following National Health Observances i.e. Healthy Heart Tick-Tack Toe
The convenience of the on-site workout classes has inspired me to stick to a workout plan and I
have never been in better shape than I am now.
Sample Action Plan
EXAMPLE PROGRAMMING
Move More
Eat Smart
Stress Less
Weight Management
Health Awareness Monthly Tip about exercise in HR Payroll
Poster Staff Room Bulletin Board:
Sugar and it’s Affect on your Immune
System
5 Tips to managing stress message at staff
meetings
Low Fat Recipes on staff room bulletin
boards
Health Education Fitness 101 class
Webinar: Foods to Boost your
Immune System
Class: Stress and Your Immune System
Weight Management Class
Health Promotion
Additional Programming:
Flu Vaccine Clinics
Health Fairs
Seasonal Campaign: May is National
Physical Fitness Month Spring Trails Challenge
National Parks Tour Bike to Work
Fitness Classes at
schools/sites
5 minutes of
stretching at staff meetings
Seasonal Campaign: March is National Nutrition Month
Wellness Wednesdays;
Healthy Pot Luck
Seasonal Campaign: April is Stress
Awareness Month
Seated Chair Massage
on LID Days
Yoga Classes at sites
Seasonal Campaign: Maintain Don’t Gain
(Thanksgiving to New Years)
Weight Watchers at
Work Meetings
PTA: Healthy Staff Appreciation Day
Veggie Club
MONITOR PROGRAM PROGRESS
Step 6
HOW TO MONITOR PROGRAM PROGRESS
Surveys (Subjective)
Participation Rates (Objective)
Testimonials
Feedback
Focus Groups
One of the main goals of the EPS Wellness Program is to "create a culture" of Wellness.
Do you feel that after the first year there has been a cultural shift toward wellness?
Yes 315 68%
No 15 3%
Maybe 113 25%
Other, comments 17 4%
Total 460 100%
MONITOR PROGRESS: SURVEYS
MONITOR PROGRESS: PARTICIPATION RATES 2009-2010
WELLNESS CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOL
# Emp # PP % of Emp #
Emp # PP % of Emp
Silver Lake 54 14 26% View Ridge 69 9 13%
Longfellow 81 20 25% Jackson 47 6 13%
Evergreen 90 19 21% Sequoia 40 5 13%
Cedar Wood 49 10 20% Penny Creek 69 8 12%
Madison 61 11 18% Denny Youth 10 1 10%
North 69 12 17% Whittier 39 3 8%
Heatherwood 73 12 16% HM Jackson 152 11 7%
Emerson 57 9 16% Center 65 4 6%
Woodside 52 8 15% Forest View 50 3 6%
Jefferson 53 8 15% Monroe 51 3 6%
Special Services 20 3 15% Lowell 52 3 6%
Gateway 62 9 15% Everett 144 8 6%
Cascade 140 20 14% Silver Firs 54 2 4%
Garfield 49 7 14% Maintenance 49 1 2%
Mill Creek 64 9 14% Hawthorne 67 1 1%
Eisenhower 79 11 14%
FEEDBACK
WHAT PARTICIPANTS LIKED ABOUT
SEASONAL CAMPAIGNS
Responses
I sign up for the campaigns because they motivate me to improve my health 368
Incentive like T-shirts and weekly prizes
motivate me to sign up and stay engaged 226
I enjoy friendly competition, it motivates me to stay on track with my health. 272
I like having a common goal among my co-workers. 290
TESTIMONIALS
This program encouraged me to make better healthy choices through many opportunities to exercise, trying new dietary programs and engaging in stress reduction activities which all led to me no longer needing an anti-depressant. I have been smoke free for 7 months and have lost 5 pounds. I eat more diverse, healthier foods, I share the information I receive with my extended family. Without the wellness program I may have had a total mental collapse... LIFE was so difficult this year. The Wellness Program gave me hope for myself, that I could at lest control my own life and make good decisions to lead a healthy, meaningful life. I take time to sit by myself and breathe slowly after taking the “Lessen your Stressin” class. This keeps me calm and has decreased my stress level.
•
FEEDBACK
• The EPS wellness program seems like a waste of money. I realize a healthier employee is what your strive fro, but in this economy I believe the district should pay their educators to educate not plan wellness programs.
• I’m concerned that our health benefits are being used for this without a vote and total disclosure about the costs to our benefits program. I certainly agree that focusing on healthy life styles is important but am not sure I want to pay for others to do this”
• I’m sorry, but as educated people, I feel we already are perfectly aware of things and lifestyles that are healthy and unhealthy.
• I don’t think the wellness program is necessary and is a waste of money. Educated adults should be able to find their services outside of school.
What other methods can YOU think of to monitor the
effectiveness of your program and or your team’s wellness
efforts?
EVALUATE
Step 7
EVALUATE
What were your wellness program goals?
Program evaluation should be connected to program goals. Medical and/or Pharmacy Claims Reduction
Absenteeism or Substitute Utilization
L & I Claims
Workers Compensation Claims
Cultural Change
Behavior Change Increase Physical Activity
Improve Nutrition
Weight Loss
%of Smokers
METHODS OF EVALUATION
Pre and Post Campaign Surveys
Program Surveys
End of Year Wellness Program Survey
Annual Health Risk Assessment
Medical Claims Analysis
L & I Reports
Workers Comp cases
Absenteeism Reports
Participation Rates
District Wide
By School
EVALUATION METHODS SUBSTITUTE UTILIZATION
Wellness Snapshot
(First Wednesday)
Sick Leave
Leave w/o
Pay
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
September 24 17 15 4 2 0
October 74 78 80 2 3 1
November 120 109 71 3 1 3
December 128 118 110 1 3 3
January 98 122 96 1 3 4
February 100 123 86 6 6 3
March 99 110 85 3 4 2
April 78 92 107 2 2 4
May 106 125 101 8 4 2
June 93 100 77 4 4 4
90 fewer absences on snapshot day last year than in 2009-2012. Average sub $130 per day = $11,700.00/day savings
One of the main goals of the EPS Wellness Program is to "create a culture" of Wellness. Please read the statements
below and then rate all that apply. 2011
2012
Agree
somewhat
Strongly
agree
2010
2011
Agree
somewhat
Strongly
agree
2009
2010
Agree
somewhat
Strongly
agree
I notice that my colleagues and I
are more conscientious about our
health since the inception of the
wellness program.
49% 48% 17% 16% 17% 15%
Wellness Program activities have
helped to create a greater sense of
camaraderie at my workplace. 50% 40% 19% 11% 17% 13%
There is more general
conversation and discussion about
health and wellness topics.
40% 52% 17% 14% 16% 14%
We have become more
conscientious about having
healthier food options for staff
meetings and gatherings.
39% 46% 15% 14% 16% 12%
Having a district wellness program
in place makes me feel that my
health and well being are an
important priority for district
administrators and leadership.
25% 70% 10% 23% 11% 22%
Seeing district administrators and
the leadership team involved in
wellness activities inspires and
motivates me to participate too. 43% 38% 15% 11% 14% 10%
Has your health improved as a result of having the
EPS Wellness Program in place? If so,
how? Please list ALL that apply below.
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Weight loss 5-25 lbs 49% 45%
Weight loss 25-50 lbs 9% 6%
Weight loss of more than 50 lbs 2.% 1%
Weight Loss 2011-2012
61.
%
Weight Loss 2010-2011 52%
Weight Loss 2009-2010 45%
Lower blood pressure 23% 13% 16%
Lower cholesterol 18% 11% 11%
Healthier eating habits 73% 59% 52%
More physically active 69% 59% 75%
Less stress 40% 26% 43%
Improved sleep 29% 21% 28%
Need less medicine for chronic
disease/condition 5% 3%
4.0
0%
Received a FREE flu shot and did not
get the flu this year 48% 38% 32%
Fewer sick days this year 26% 20% 11%
Improved Fasting Blood Sugar (new
question) 6%
EVALUATION
SURVEYS/OUTCOMES
SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM
Step 8
SUSTAINING YOUR PROGRAM
Broadcast Successes
Leadership Team Presentations
School Board Presentations
Awards
Press
Wellness Champions
Wellness Team Champions
Cultivate, Promote, Encourage grassroots wellness effort at sites
Veggie Clubs
Wellness Wednesdays
Walking Clubs
Staff Wellness Day
Forest View Elementary Wellness Team Members
Shanai Cole Wellness Champion
SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM BY HIGHLIGHTING
SUCCESSES
Kelly Shepherd Sequoia HS Principal
Enrolled in the Wellness Challenge January1st 2011…as a result
• Logs her healthy behaviors regularly • Goes to the gym every morning at 4:30
am • Weight Loss (over 65 pounds to date) • Started a “Veggie Club” at her school • Training for her first ½ marathon, ran her
first 5K last spring • Says she’s a better principal because she
FEELS better!
Wellness Team Champions
• Turkey Trot • Women with Weights • Weight Watchers at Work • Healthy Pot Luck Building
Social
Wellness Champions
Longfellow Wellness Team Veggie Snack Club Founders
SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM…..INSPIRE
Darcie Cooper Cascade High School
Journey began with….
• Eight Weeks to Wellness in January 2009
• To date, she has lost over 125 lb weight
loss
• Lower cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar.
• Completed the STP Bike Race this summer and the Danskin Triathlon.
• Currently training for her first ½ marathon.
• Awarded a Lifestyle Change Award by the American Heart Association
"I can definitely say the Wellness Program not only changed my life but has truly saved it! I know it is all the work I have put in, but having
the path to follow and the people who have guided and supported me have made changing my life
possible"!
REWARD YOUR WELLNESS TEAM(S)
Wellness “Grants”
Wellness Team Scorecard
Recognition Dinner
Gift Cards
Incentivize your Team
Golden Apple Award (see
handout)
District Spotlight
Administrative
Recognition
Cedar Wood Wellness Team
Wellness Grant dollars spent on
creating a salsa garden
LET’S GET TO WORK
Group Exercise 1. Form your committee
2. Name your committee
3. Create a Mission Statement
4. Based on YOUR Employee Interest Survey
1. Choose 2 Wellness Goals based on Survey Results i.e. Move More, Eat Smart
2. Turn goals in to SMART Goals
3. Choose 3 program strategies to meet your goals i.e. Individual or Group event, campaign, class etc.-
1. Use Internal and External Resources
2. Collaborate with at least 1 community partner
3. You have a $500 budget
4. How will you incentivize participants?
5. How will you ENGAGE your leadership team?
5. Select 3 methods of how you will communicate to your colleagues/staff about your campaign and or event to your staff…..what is your message?
6. Choose your method for monitoring program progress in each strategy
7. Choose your method for evaluating the success of your wellness program at the end of the year.
8. Choose your method for sustaining your wellness program.
THANK YOU
MAY YOU………….BE-WELL
GAIL BUQUICCHIO, ND
WELLNESS COORDINATOR
EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(425) 385-4273