Wellness Programs for Ohio Schools

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Wellness Programs for Ohio Schools
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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• SEHCB Wellness Program Requirements
• What is a Wellness Program?
• Why should we start a Wellness Program?
• How do we get started?
• How do we increase participation?
• What is the role of the Superintendent
  /Treasurer/Association Leader?
• Worthington CSD Wellness Program
• What do these programs cost?
• What are the benefits and savings of these
  programs?
• Wrap-Up

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SEHCB Wellness Program Requirements

• Evaluation of historical claims experience
• Personal Health Assessment/ Health Risk
  Assessment (HRA)
• Biometric screening
• Support and education for individuals with
  lifestyle health risks
• Health/wellness programs
• Regularly-scheduled reports to the health plan
  sponsor

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What is a Wellness Program?
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• Wellness programs are something we do with and
  for our employees, not something we do to them.
• Dr. David Hunnicutt, President, WELCOA

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What is a biometric screening?

• Small amount of blood is taken by a vena puncture
  or finger stick to give a snapshot of total
  cholesterol, HDL, LDL, glucose, and triglycerides
• Ht/Wt/BMI
• Blood Pressure
• Nurse Consultation
• Process takes about 15 minutes

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Health Risk Assessment (HRA)

• A short survey to gather information about your
  health, personal habits, and family health
  history
• Used to create a personal report information is
  confidential and is sent only to the individual
• An aggregate report is sent to the employer no
  individuals can be identified in this report

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Additional Program Components

• Climate/Interest Survey
• Worksite Wellness Programs
• Health Coaching
• Disease State Management
• Community Events (walks, marathons, etc.)
• Contests (Biggest Loser, etc.)
• Evaluation
• Avoid random acts of wellness

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Incentives

• A good incentive program should create meaningful
  rewards that reach out and attract staff in small
  but significant ways
• Incented programs encourage higher participation
  and are more effective
• Incentives take many forms, i.e. cash, gift
  cards, differentiated premiums, etc.

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Why Wellness?
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Within your population . . .

• 20 have chronic or acute conditions these
  individuals account for 80 of your insurance
  costs
• 40 are at risk for going into the chronic group
• 40 are healthy

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Think about this . . .

• How can a Wellness Program best impact
• the chronic/acute group?
• the at-risk group?
• the healthy group?

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Rationale for Wellness Programs

• Improved employee health and well-being
• Improve morale
• Increase employee retention
• Fewer work-related injuries
• Fewer workers comp and disability claims
• Positive community image
• Manage chronic acute states
• Keep healthy employees healthy
• Keep those with borderline health issues from
  becoming chronic
• Increase productivity
• Decrease absenteeism
• Help stabilize health care costs Bend the
  Trend
• Healthy role models for students
• SEHCB Directives, effective 1/1/2009

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How do we get started?

• First Steps . . .

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Getting Started WELCOAs 7 Benchmarks

• Capture CEO Support
• Create a Cohesive Wellness Team
• Collect Data to Drive Health Efforts
• Craft an Operating Plan
• Choose Appropriate Interventions
• Create a Supportive Environment
• Carefully Evaluate Outcomes

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Role of the District Leaders

• Provide visible support for program
• Actively participate
• Gain top administrative and Board support
• Reference the program in communications
• Support incentives for staff to be healthy
• Educate administrators, Board, staff on return on
  investment (ROI)
• Track cost components and savings
• Be actively involved as CFO of district
• Speak to the concept of controlling costs of
  health care proactively
• Walk the talk on health

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Message to Employees

• We care about you
• Your health is very valuable, and we want to help
  you protect it
• Were offering you a great opportunity
• Your participation is voluntary and the results
  are confidential
• If you participate you will receive an incentive
• Questions or concerns? Please contact us

Wellness Program
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Worthington CSDs Wellness Program

• Wellness theme at convocation
• Weekly announcements in district e-newsletter
• Screenings at each individual building
• Online HRA
• 25 gift card for bio/HRA participation
• Additional 25 gift card for 75 participation in
  a building
• 4 buildings hit 75 participation
• Overall, 53 of our employees participated

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Creating a Successful Wellness Team

• Formal agenda
• Minutes
• Team communicates frequently to the organization
• Participates in continuing education to ensure
  that members are knowledgeable about worksite
  wellness and employee health improvement

• Members are formally appointed
• Wellness is written into their job description
• Wellness Team is promoted throughout the
  organization
• Strong leadership
• Includes people from different areas and levels
• Meets regularly

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I have my data whats next?

• Now its time to create your operating plan
• Your HRA/biometric aggregate report should assist
  you in building your operating plan
• Create measurable goals
• Identify program content
• Begin your program
• Evaluate the success of your program
• Avoid random acts of wellness

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Tips to Increase Participation

• Good, frequent communication is essential
• Appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated Wellness
  Coordinator
• Get the support of all district leaders
• Use desirable incentives
• Continually gather feedback from your staff

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What do these programs cost?

• Biometric Screening
• Health Risk Assessment (HRA)
• Technical and clerical support
• Incentives
• Programming
• Outside providers

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Benefits and Savings

• Contain health care costs
• Lower substitute costs
• Presenteeism
• Increase productivity
• Set a good example for our students
• Studies show a ROI based upon successful programs

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• For Wellness Programs to survive and thrive over
  the long haul, employees will have to embrace the
  concept of workplace wellness.
• Dr. David Hunnicutt, President, WELCOA

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Where to go for help

• www.sparkpeople.com
• www.infinitewellnesssolutions.com
• www.welcoa.org
• www.schoolempwell.org
• Your Insurance Provider
• Your Insurance Broker/ Consultant
• A Wellness Company or Provider

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Questions?
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• Thanks for coming!