A NEW DAY IN AHA CORPORATE WELLNESS

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1 A NEW DAY IN AHA CORPORATE WELLNESS

2 AHA 2020 Impact Goal 20% 2020 By 2020, improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases & stroke by 20%. Life s Simple 7 Smoking Status Physical Activity Healthy Diet Healthy Weight Blood Glucose Total Cholesterol Blood Pressure

3 Measuring Ideal Cardiovascular Health Life s Simple 7 Smoking Status Physical Activity Healthy Diet Healthy Weight Blood Glucose Total Cholesterol Blood Pressure Example: Body Mass Index is 28.3

4 Cost of Poor Health Source: Goetzel et al. Health Affairs (Milwood) (2012); Bolnick et al. JOEM (2013)

5 Guiding Principles

6 Increasing Comprehensive WPH Programs 77% of employers report offering wellness programs Health Education Supportive Physical & Social Environment Links To Employee Services Health Screenings and Follow-up 6.9% of worksites met all four criteria in 2004 Sources: Linnan et.al., 2008; Healthy People 2010

7 Workplace Health Solutions Check. Change. Control. Blood Pressure Management Program Healthy Food & Beverage Toolkit Hands-Only CPR Anytime Kits Lunch & Learn Educational Presentations Health Observances & Icon Days Workplace Policy & Position Papers

8 Workplace Health Solutions Workplace Health Achievement Index Scored organizational assessment that evaluates existing workplace health program My Life Check Life s Simple 7 Employee heart health assessment with a personalized heart score and actionable health improvement steps Workplace Healthy Playbook Guide book to help employers understand what works in workplace health

9 Workplace Health Achievement Index (WHAI) Structure & Process 1. Leadership 2. Organizational Policies & Environment 3. Communications 4. Programs 5. Engagement 6. Community Partnerships 7. Reporting Outcomes Workplace culture of health Do we have a healthy workplace? Performance Life s Simple 7 Do we have a healthy workforce?

10 10 Workplace Health Best Practices Sources: Fonarow et al. Circulation. 2015; Adapted from Pronk N, ACSM s Health Fit J. 2014;18:42 46

11 Performance Measures Life s Simple 7 Smoking Status Diet Physical Activity Body mass index (BMI) Blood pressure Cholesterol Blood Glucose

12 Employee Heart Health Assessment Quick and Easy to Complete 17 Simple Questions A minimum of 25% of the Total Employee Population Health Data must be received

13 My Life Check CV Health Assessment & Engagement Tool for Employees Get The Results

14 Admin Portal for Employers Drop Down Box My Life Check Dashboard Aggregate Employee Data Displayed Index Dashboard Benchmark Reports: Total score, score for each of seven pillars and three performance measures My Life Check Organization Profile Edit Company Profile Workplace Health Achievement Index Complete Structure/Process Questions Settings Change username/password Sign Out

15 Workplace Health Playbook Partner with the AHA to implement strategies to improve the cardiovascular health of your employees Leadership Policies & Environment 15 Communications Programs Engagement Partnerships Evaluation & Reporting Outcomes

16 Leadership Best Practices Health is a strategic organizational goal Dedicated health budget (apart from health insurance and incentives) Written strategic health promotion plan with specific, measurable goals Leadership actively models health behavior All managers participate in wellness activities Leaders send health communications to employees Worksites support health performance objectives and recognize teams Implementation is supported Organization has a paid health promotion coordinator (strongest predictor of prevalence of comprehensive WPH program) Middle managers/supervisors are made aware of the wellness plan Middle managers/supervisors are made accountable for the plan objectives Plan is shared with all employees Company recognizes / awards people/teams for meeting goals

17 Check. Change. Control. Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure Control Incorporate the concepts of remote monitoring, mentoring, tracking as key features to improve HBP management, physical activity and weight reduction Check BP weekly (or 8 readings, 1x/month) Change lifestyle and seek treatment Control hypertension through preventative measures

18 Check. Change. Control. Case Study Lewisville Independent School District (North Texas) Program Participants were classified as: 19% hypertensive 42% pre-hypertensive 39% normal At the end of Lewisville ISD s Check. Change. Control. 4-month program, 57% of participants who uploaded at least 2 readings showed a drop in their blood pressure. Lewisville ISD had an average of 22 point reduction in systolic blood pressure for those who began as hypertensive. On average, a 10 point reduction in systolic blood pressure would show a 30-50% reduction in risk of death

19 Healthy Food & Beverage Toolkit Meetings Catered Meals Vending Snacks

20 Healthy Food & Beverage Toolkit Organizations select one or more of the following goals to work toward: Improve vending machine beverage and/or food options Improve onsite and offsite meals Create and implement a written healthy food and beverage policy Implement an innovative, high impact initiative Improving Food and Beverage Options in the Workplace

21 November National Eating Healthy Day December Holiday Health January Healthy Habits February Heart Month Wear Red Day March Nutrition Month Simple Cooking with Heart October Stress Management April Physical Activity AHA Icon Days & Health Observances Heart Walk September Life s Simple 7 Know Your Numbers August Back to School Meal Planning July Summer Tips for Healthy Heart June CPR Awareness Heart & Stroke Walk Natl Walking Day May Stroke Month

22 CPR Anytime Kits Teach your employees skills to save a life. In less than 20 min, the CPR Anytime all-inone kit will teach your employees lifesaving skills of CPR, AED use and choking relief. 3 easy ways to implement in the workplace: 1. Employee Orientation 2. Employee Safety/Wellness Program 3. New Parents

23 Lunch & Learn Program Life s Simple 7 Simple Cooking with Heart Live Cooking Demo Physical Activity Nutrition Stress Management Signs and Symptoms of Stroke and Heart Attack

24 Workplace Policy and Position Papers Financial Incentives within Worksite Wellness Programs Effective Worksite Wellness Programs Food and Beverage Environment in the Workplace Outcome-based Incentives for Worksite Wellness Programs The Roll of Worksite Health Screening Worksite Wellness Programs for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidance to Employers on Integrating E-cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems into Tobacco Worksite Policy

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