UWStevens Point: Wellness Capitol of the World

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UW-Stevens Point Wellness Capitol of the World
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Goals for Today

• Examine UWSPs unique role in the growth of the
  wellness movement
• Briefly examine personal wellness
• Meet one of our graduates
• Examine what caused the rapid growth of the
  wellness concept
• Forecast the future of health promotion at UWSP

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• Warren Buffett Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
• "There's no question that workplace wellness
  is worth it. The only question is whether
  you're going to do it today or tomorrow. If you
  keep saying you're going to do it tomorrow,
  you'll never do it. You have to get on it
  today."
• Bill Kizer Chairman, Central States Indemnity
• "For small business owners who often measure
  profits in the thousands of dollars, the net
  effect of healthy employees could mean the
  difference between profit and loss."

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UWSP and Wellness

• 1965-74 - Early UWSP visionaries sought cultural
  change in student life toward personal wellness
  leadership.
• 1976 - Ambitious student life programming began
  based on our now famous six dimensions of
  wellness students have now become leaders in
  the field.

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UWSP and Wellness

• 1977 - UWSP Division of Student Life created the
  National Wellness Institute to network with
  others in the new wellness movement
• 1979 - Faculty in CPS began creating the basis
  for an academic program to train wellness
  specialists.

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UWSP Legacy in Wellness

• Nationally Recognized
• Student Wellness Programs
• Home of the
• National Wellness Institute
• and National Wellness Conference
• Internationally Recognized
• Academic Program

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First Program in the U.S.

• 1985 - UWSP creates the first academic program in
  the United States to train health promotion
  specialists

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Nationally Recognized Program

• In the past 12 years, the UWSP Health Promotion
  program has been sited 5 times as the best
  undergraduate program in the United States.

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Corporate Health Promotion

• Health/Wellness Advocate
• Wellness Services Coordinator
• Disease Management Specialist
• Lifestyle Health Advisor
• Safety/Risk Management Coordinator
• Health Promotion and Wellness Specialist
• Corporate Health Promotion Consultant

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Community Health Promotion

• Group Counselor
• Tribal Health Educator
• Residential Living Coordinator
• Tobacco Cessation Specialist
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Specialist
• Community Health Services Coordinator

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Health and Fitness Leadership

• Aquatic Director
• Massage Therapist
• Personal Trainer
• Fitness Consultant
• Fitness Facility Manager
• Group Exercise Instructor
• Health Touch Spa Specialist

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Leading the Charge for National Accreditation

• UWSP faculty are currently chairing a National
  Committee to accredit academic programs across
  the United States.
• UWSPs program model
• has served as the basis
• for numerous other academic
• programs.

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Health Promotion is a growing profession

• UWSP started the academic program movement.
• Today, universities offer over 300 undergraduate
  majors, 100 masters,
• 50 doctoral programs, and thousands of wellness
  courses for the general student.
• UWSPs Health Promotion Major consists
• of three tracks serving 228 high caliber
  students
• Corporate 131
• Community 40
• Health Fitness Leadership 57

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Recent HP Student Internships

• The White House Athletic Center, Washington DC
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas
  City
• Harvard Medical Center, Boston
• Chicago Tribune, ILL
• Chicago Bulls, Chicago, ILL
• Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
• Verizon Wireless, Rancho Cordova, CA
• Health Prom, London, UK
• EBAIS, Costa Rica
• Interact Worldwide, London, UK
• Coors Corporation, Denver, CO
• Prevea, Green Bay

• Wausau Paper
• Mayo Clinic, MN
• Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• Credit Suisse First Boston Bank, London
• Wisconsin Public Service, Madison
• Hilton Head Health Institute, SC
• GE Health Care, Waukesha
• SC Johnson, Racine
• Wood County Health Department, WI Rapids
• Sentry Insurance, Stevens Point
• Aspirus Hospital, Wausau
• Marshfield Clinic
• Lands End, Dodgeville
• Wisconsin Public Health Association, Madison
• British Petroleum, Anchorage, Alaska
• Duke Medical Center for Living, NC

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UWSP Dimensions of Wellness
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Meet Kelley Kelderman
Senior Health and Fitness Specialist Kimberly-Cl
ark Health Services
Kelly Kelderman
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My Transition

• The HP/W program really prepared me for my job
• Marketing
• Programming
• Behavior Change Facilitation take holistic
  approach (Prochaska)
• Exercise Practicum
• Job opportunities on campus really got my foot
  in the door
• Gyms
• Fitness Instructor
• Lifestyle Assistant (Health Advocate)
• Im able to apply what I learned in job

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Health and Fitness Objectives

• Team Meetings
• Create Newsletters and schedules
• Fitness Testing
• Maximal Treadmill Stress Tests with EKG
  monitoring
• BMI, Waist to Hip, Body Fat assessments
• Flexibility, Strength Tests
• Worksite Travel
• Objective Reviews

• Group Fitness Instruction
• Orientations
• Personal Training Consults
• Lifeguarding
• Promotion and Toolkit Development
• Health Presentations
• Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Checks
• Committee Involvement
• Student Internship Program

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Health Promotion Trends

• Behavior Change Coaching
• Importance of Evaluation
• More collaboration with benefits
• Growing field with connection between health and
  productivity
• Health Care Costs
• Workers Comp
• Presenteeism

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What Caused the Rapid Growth of Wellness and
Health Promotion?
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Leading Causes of Death, 1900

• Healthy People 2010
• U.S Department of Health and Human Services

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Leading Causes of Death, 1997

• Health People 2010
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Television Viewing
4
3
Average Number of Hours Per Day
2
1
0
1970
1980
1990
2000
Courtesy of Fran Kaufman, MD Task Force Report,
LA County DHS, 2002 lapublichealth.org/mch
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Introduction of New, Larger Portions
70
60
50
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Number of large size portions introduced
30
20
10
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1970
1980
1990
2000
Courtesy of Fran Kaufman, MD Young LR, Nestle M
AJPH 2002 92246
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Ten pounds of fat
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Overweight and Obesity, United States 1988-94
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15 (2010 Target)
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5 (2010 Target)

• Prevention Makes Common Cents
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2003

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Type 2 Diabetes IncidenceAmong U.S. Youth with
Diabetes
50
45
40
35
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Percent of type 2 Diabetes
25
20
15
10
5
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Courtesy of Fran Kaufman, MD Data from Kitgaw et
al
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Total Cost of Cardiovascular Disease

• Prevention Makes Common Cents
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
  2003

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The Future of Health Promotion Wellness at
UWSP

• Create a center for lifestyle and wellness
  research that would include physical space,
  funding for two endowed researchers, and funding
  for several graduate assistantships.
• Advance Healthy American research
• Showcase UWSP as the healthiest campus in the US
• Create collaborations between local health care
  providers, businesses, and non-profits who have
  stake in preventive health
• Assist local businesses and the local economy by
  providing wellness research and program
  development.

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The Future of Health Promotion Wellness at
UWSP (continued)

• Prepare health Promotion majors to provide
  services and advance wellness throughout the
  world.
• Create student experiences abroad.
• Capitalize on international collaborations.
• Advance the globalization of wellness.
• Create curriculum and practica that improve
  understanding of diversity and facilitates the
  improvement of health disparities among diverse
  groups.
• Recruit, train, and retain health promotion
  students of color.