How Does a Worksite Wellness Program Help Me

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How Does a Worksite Wellness Program Help Me?
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What is a Worksite Wellness Program?

• A worksite wellness program is an organized
  program for employees designed to enhance their
  physical, mental, emotional and occupational
  well-being.

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What is a Worksite Wellness Program?

• A major goal of a worksite wellness program is
  to make the work environment more supportive of
  healthy behaviors like healthy eating, being
  physically active, quitting tobacco and managing
  stress.

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Why Worksite Wellness?

• Did you know that on average
• Employees spend 50 hours a week at work
• They eat about 1/3 of their meals at work
• About 40 of U.S. workers feel very or extremely
  stressed
  at work

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Why Worksite Wellness?

• A worksite wellness program helps to ensure that
  the work environment supports a healthy lifestyle
  for all employees.

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Worksite Wellness Components

• Eat Smart
• Move More
• Quit Now
• Manage Stress

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Why Eat Smart?

• Many current diseases in North Carolina are
  preventable simply by Eating Smart and Moving
  More. These healthy behaviors can enhance quality
  of life and reduce the economic burden on the
  individual, the community and the state.

Dr. Leah Devlin North Carolina State Health
Director
Eat Smart
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Why Eat Smart?

• Healthy eating can help prevent several chronic
  diseases and conditions including heart disease,
  stroke, some cancers, diabetes, high blood
  pressure, arthritis, osteoporosis and depression.
  
• A healthy balanced diet also helps to achieve
  and maintain a healthy body weight.

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Why Move More?

• Physical activity helps to enhance the quality of
  life for people of all ages and abilities.

Move More
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Why Move More?

• Moderate amounts of regular physical activity
  can
• Reduce the risk of developing heart disease and
  stroke
• Reduce the risk of developing diabetes and some
  cancers
• Reduce stress, anxiety and depression
• Strengthen bones and muscles and improves
  endurance
• Improve blood circulation to all body parts
• Improve concentration and performance
• Improve self-image and sense of well-being
• Help to maintain a healthy body weight

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Why Quit Now?

• Tobacco causes more deaths than AIDS, alcohol
  abuse, automobile accidents, illegal drugs,
  fires, homicide and suicide combined.
• Cigarette smoking is the number one preventable
  cause of death in the United States.

Information from the American Lung Association
Quit Now
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Why Quit Now?

• Some of the proven health consequences of
  tobacco use include
• Heart disease and stroke
• Several forms of cancer (lung, pharynx, larynx,
  mouth, stomach, pancreas, bladder, cervix)
• Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Premature deaths
• Unsuccessful pregnancies

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Why Manage Stress?

• If you ask what is the single most important
  key to longevity, I would have to say it is
  avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you
  didnt ask me, Id still have to say it.
• George F. Burns
• American Comedian
• (1896-1996)

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Why Manage Stress?

• Negative or unmanaged stress can lead to
• Exhaustion
• Reduced ability of the immune system to fight off
  illness and disease
• Increased risk for health problems and work
  performance issues
• Depression and anxiety

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How Can Worksite Wellness Programs Help Employees
Adopt Healthy Behaviors?
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NC HealthSmart Worksite Wellness
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Eating Smart at Work
Lunch n Learns
Healthy Foods for Meetings Events
Informational Posters
Handouts Flyers
Healthy Snack Rack
Healthy Recipes
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Moving More at Work
Informational Posters
Handouts Flyers
StairWELL Initiative
Activity Breaks in Meetings
Group Classes
Walking Maps Trails
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Quitting Now at Work
Smoke-free Environments
Informational Posters
Free Counseling Services
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Managing Stress at Work
Social Groups
Inspirational Quotes
Personnel Policies
Comfortable furniture equipment
Stretch Breaks
Movie Hour
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What can you do?

• Practice wellness
• Find out if your worksite has a wellness
  committee or programs
• Join the committee, participate in a program and
  adopt healthy behaviors
• Encourage your co-workers to participate with you
• Be a healthy role model at your worksite and at
  home

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Thank You!

• For additional information about the
• NC HealthSmart Worksite Wellness Program,
• please visit our Web site
• www.shpnc.org/worksite-wellness.html

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