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Time Well Spent Helping you build a healthier, more productive workforce
A health care crisis Medical care costs of people with chronic diseases was reported in 2009 to account for more than 75% of the nation s $2.2 trillion medical care costs 1 $ Between 2005 and 2009, the amount businesses spent on total health care costs increased by 29% In that same time, the cost to employees increased by 40%. 2 Modifiable lifestyle habits significantly contribute to health care cost 3. Obesity 10% of total claims costs are directly attributable to obesity. Tobacco use 10% of total claims costs are directly attributable to smoking. Sedentary lifestyle 60% of Americans don t exercise and only 3% follow basic wellness goals. Poor nutrition 60% of Americans exceed their ideal body mass index (BMI). 1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Diseases: The Power to prevent, the Call to Control, At-A-Glance 2009 Atlanta, GA: U.S.: Department of Health and Human Services; 2009. 2 Towers Perrin 2009 Health Care Cost Survey 3Reuters: More Americans Getting Multiple Chronic Illnesses, 2009 3
The workplace provides a unique opportunity Adults spend considerable time at work, making worksites ideal locations for reaching this population. On average, Americans working full-time spend more than one-third of their day, five days per week at the workplace. Worksites provide access to 65% of adults in settings where people consume one or more meals daily. The workplace is evolving wellness strategies should target workers in the field and those who work virtually at home. 62% of employers say it s important to establish a culture of health, but only 23% say this has been achieved. 2 4
Time Well Spent Your wellness toolkit Workplace Wellness programs come in all shapes, sizes and budgets. Time Well Spent is a free resource designed to help you get started or enhance your existing strategy. Planning Guides Health Education Fliers Posters Tutorials Webinars Condition Kits LunchWell Campaign Calendars 5
Employer Guide to Promoting Wellness in the Workplace Your starting point This guide helps you and senior leaders start putting a wellness plan into action step by step Build a wellness team Lay out a specific plan for your wellness campaign Set specific goals and objectives Develop a timeline Delegate roles and responsibilities Promote health and wellness ideas Begin communicating directly to employees Set up a wellness fair Evaluate your results Great for: Setting up your wellness strategy and learning more about the tools Anthem provides to support you. Also a great resource as you execute and evaluate 6
Wellness Calendar A year of wellness communications By focusing on one health topic each month, the wellness calendar helps you engage your employees as a group and make wellness a shared activity. We ve handpicked the best materials from Time Well Spent to support each area. Based on national health observances or other timely topics. Great for: Simple, timely communications campaigns. Perfect in newsletters and other employee communications. 7
Time Well Spent Health education for employees Topics: Chronic Conditions Healthy Eating Physical Activity Smoking Cessation Cancer Stroke Exams & Checkups Men s Health Women s Health Weight Management Mental Health Cold & Flu Posters Fliers Articles and more 8
Low Cost Communication Ideas Hang posters or fliers in common areas like the cafeteria, break room, stairwells or elevators Send quarterly or monthly emails highlighting one health program or a wellness article from Time Well Spent Provide fliers at Open Enrollment meetings, in your HR office, or on your company intranet site Highlight health programs in your company employee newsletter Add healthy bytes from Time Well Spent to emails from company executives Tape healthy recipes to the front of the break room refrigerator 9
Healthy Hints Fun tips for a healthy year 52 Healthy Hints One for every week of the year! Interactive PDF with 52 downloadable healthy hints. Great content to use in emails, newsletters, or to post on your company s wellness website. Each Healthy Hints comes with a graphic and copy. Great for: Fun and engaging health tips to enhance your wellness campaign 10 10
Screensavers Healthy messages delivered to their desktops Download screensavers and push them out to employee s computers a simple way to empower your employees to make the right health care decisions. Great for: Pushing out wellness strategies to employees without clogging up their inbox. 11 11
Time Well Spent Tutorial Learn how to make Time Well Spent work best for you This new, interactive web conversation delivers a customized tour of the Time Well Spent site based on your inputs. Think of it as a Start Here button for Time Well Spent. Points out resources that could help based on topics of interest Suggests ways to use the materials Delivers user to the area of the site where you can download the specific materials discussed 12 12
LunchWell Campaign A healthier lunch can be part of your culture A campaign that helps create healthy eating habits by making small changes to how employees eat and think about lunch. LunchWell presents healthy options to eat more balanced meals, in order to: Maintain energy levels, stay productive on the job and lower their risk of serious or costly illnesses Choose wisely among the options available to them at lunch time Balance moderation with the right portions Get the most nutrition out of the calories consumed Enjoy healthier eating whether they pack a lunch or dine out NEW!! Fresh ideas on eating healthy! 13 13
Digital Magazine Condition Kits for Employers Addressing high-cost issues Condition Kits are 6-month campaigns centered around a prevalent health topic Each digital magazine provides step-by-step instructions for a complete workplace campaign. Every month is broken into weekly deliverables with links to posters, fliers, customizable email copy and multimedia links to videos. We currently have these health topics available: Nutrition and Fitness, Kid s Health, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Lung Disease (COPD), Pregnancy, Allergies, Migraines, and Arthritis. Great for: Building robust communications campaigns around specific health issues that are driving your health care cost. 14 14
2015 Wellness on the Run Webinars Employer Events May 20: The ER cost crisis where to go when it s not an emergency June 24: The pre-diabetes warning- changes that can help prevent diabetes July 22: The price of lost sleep how sleep affects productivity and how to address it August 19: When they re down and out strategies to help employees work through stress and depression September 23: Building a culture of health putting together a plan and reaping the rewards Check out the webinar archive for recordings of past events 1 15 15
Q&A Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of: In Colorado: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc. In Connecticut: Anthem Health Plans, Inc. In Indiana: Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. In Kentucky: Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. In Maine: Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-hmo benefits underwritten by HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. In Nevada: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc., dba HMO Nevada. In New Hampshire: Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. In Ohio: Community Insurance Company. In Virginia: Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. trades as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, and its service area is all of Virginia except for the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123. In Wisconsin: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWi), which underwrites or administers the PPO and indemnity policies; Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation (Compcare), which underwrites or administers the HMO policies; and Compcare and BCBSWi collectively, which underwrite or administer the POS policies. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Anthem Blue Cross is the trade name of Blue Cross of California. Independent licensee of the Blue Cross Association. ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross name and symbol are registered marks of the Blue Cross Association. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Services provided by Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc. and/or Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. 16 16