WorkHealthy Hospitals: A National Perspective Heather Berdanier, Strategic Alliances Manager
Presentation Goals About WorkHealthy Hospitals & WorkHealthy America SM Early Results from WorkHealthy America SM Baseline Assessments
WorkHealthy Hospitals
WorkHealthy Hospitals Offer members a strategic, evidence-based tool that offers objective validation of wellness programs Transform environments and policies so that healthy is the norm Establish Oklahoma hospitals as leaders in employee wellness
WorkHealthy Hospitals A partnership between OHA and Prevention Partners that: Complements existing wellness programs Focuses on the organization, not on the individual Includes assessment, technical assistance, reporting and recognition
Mapping Progress
Prevention Partners & WorkHealthy America SM
NC Prevention Partners 16-year old nonprofit organization Mission reduce preventable illness and early death caused by poor nutrition, physical inactivity, obesity, and tobacco use Built WorkHealthy America SM
National Work with Hospitals & Health Systems
Current Members External Partners Active Living by Design American Heart Association ASHHRA of the American Hospital Association Bipartisan Policy Center Center for Science in the Public Interest Children s Hospital Association Healthcare Without Harm Healthier Hospital Initiative Kaiser Permanente Prevention Partners New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene North Carolina Hospital Association Ohio Hospital Association Oklahoma Hospital Association Partnership for a Healthier America Robert Wood Johnson Foundation South Carolina Hospital Association The Duke Endowment University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Veterans Healthcare Administration Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association CDC Partners National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity Cancer Prevention Office on Smoking and Health Healthy Worksite Initiative National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Office of Prevention through Healthcare
Filling the Gap: WorkHealthy America SM Grades Tailored Tools On-Going Assistance Healthier workplace policies, environments and benefits
Recognition & Reward Level Gold Red Blue White Requirements A in wellness topic & verification of standards Re-assessment and improvement Initial WorkHealthy America SM assessment completed Not yet engaged
Early Results from Baseline Assessments
Background Data collected from May 2013 February 2014 31 Oklahoma hospitals Even distribution of small large hospitals Clustered in Central and Northeast WorkHealthy Hospitals Member Employee Count Number of Hospitals 750+ 9 250-750 10 100-249 8 50-99 4
Culture of Wellness Strengths: Executive leadership involvement in wellness Wellness staff allocations Offers incentives for completion of Health Risk Assessment Areas for Improvement: Allow employees to attend wellness activities/events during work hours Measure impact of wellness programs on employee disability claims, health insurance claims, or biometrics Include clearly stated wellness goals in organizational strategic plans
Nutrition Strengths: Educating staff on healthy recipes and portion size Providing and incentivizing programs that support healthy weight Providing healthy food access for all shifts Areas for Improvement: Sustain the availability of healthy options in writing through healthy food policies such as a catering policy or include healthy items in procurement contracts Use pricing methods to incentivize the purchase or consumption of healthy items Utilize an icon or image to easily identify the healthy choice Provide nutrition counseling as a covered health benefit
Physical Activity Strengths: Incentives provided for participation in physical activity Discounts provided for local gym memberships Areas for Improvement: Provide access to fitness facilities at all hours Use motivational signs to encourage employees to be more physically active during the work day Implement policies that allow paid time for physical activity during the work day or allow flexible scheduling for physical activity Communicate about physical activity benefits to employees
Tobacco-Free Strengths Tobacco-free campus policies Enforcement of policy Cessation benefits communication Areas for Improvement Include nicotine replacement therapies and FDAapproved medications in health insurance or equivalent employee benefits for reduced or no cost Follow up with identified tobacco users CONGRATULATIONS INTEGRIS Baptist Hospital
Wellness Quality Scorecard % Responding CULTURE OF WELLNESS CEO or Senior Leadership participate in wellness activities 57% Strategic plan includes employee wellness 33% Provide individualized feedback to employees who take a Health Risk Assessment 49% Have a wellness committee that meets on a regular basis 39% Measure the impact of wellness initiatives on employee productivity by examining short-term disability claims, long-term disability claims, workers compensation claims or sick leave 15% Measure the impact of wellness initiatives on health care expenses by examining health care costs, health care claims data, or pharmacy claims data 46% NUTRITION Provide employees with clean/ comfortable and private areas in which breastfeeding mothers can express their milk during work hours 69% Provide nutrition counseling and/or medical nutrition therapy to employees as a benefit 39% Require that all vendors offer healthy options 36% Label items with calorie and/ or other nutrition information at the point of selection 18% Use pricing methods to encourage the purchase of healthy options 24% PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Provide easy access to exercise facilities and / or equipment located either in the worksite or near the worksite 55% Use motivational signs or point-of-decision prompts to encourage employees to get more physical activity 27% Have a policy to offer employees flexible work hours to schedule physical activity according to their preferences 6% Have a policy that provides employees with paid time to exercise during each workday 3% TOBACCO-FREE Have a tobacco-free or a smoke-free property-wide policy 94% Offer FDA-approved prescription tobacco cessation medications on formulary as part of benefits 79% Refer tobacco-users, who are ready to quit, to multiple resources, including cessation medications and in-depth counseling/coaching 70% Offer incentives, discounts, and/or disincentives to employees for participating in a tobacco cessation program 57% Periodically follow up with identified tobacco users 46%
Tobacco-free & Smoke-free Policies
Paid Time for Physical Activity
Percentage of Retail Food Labeled with Calories and Other Nutrition Info