Wellness

Our Goal – Design the structure of the wellness program and create a budget.Research

The findings on successful programs What other colleges are doing—especially large

community collegesRecommend

Structure Programming, incentives, staffing, etc.

Budget

Last Week’s Agenda:

Intros Committee’s assignment History A 12-year study on elements of successful

wellness programs

Today’s Agenda:

New Intros Recap

› The Research› Suggestions made

What Successful Programs Do for Incentives Committee’s Assignment Reports Assignments

Timeline

March – We’re investigating what successful programs do.

April 1-6th – What are the critical elements of an ACC Wellness Program?

By April 20th – Costs By May 1st have a report that details proposed

design and budget of an ACC program

Creating a Healthy Culture

What Works Biometrics

› Baseline Measurements› HRA – Health Risk Appraisal› Coaching/Plan› Follow up scheduled

Engagement Strategies› Challenges › Teams› Recognition – (Awards, stories)› Online Programs› Multiple Opportunities to

participate

Culture of Wellness› Measure & report on

culture and environmental improvements

› Wellness survey› Workshops› Wellness events

Accountability› Set metrics of Success› Have health outcome stats

Rewarding employees for result and performance rather than just

participation is more effective in changing health outcomes in an

employee population.

What One Company Learned

What Another Company Learned

Communication is key • Must have buy-in and collaboration with other departments

› • Benefits › • Payroll › • Marketing

• Employees should have some “skin” in the program • Enrollment incentives are useful for boosting enrollment

numbers; not so great for sustained engagement or program completion

• Depending on the value of the incentive employees may view the program as mandatory

• HSA Contribution• Prizes• Discounts on Premiums• Cash

Financial incentives work well for one-time actions • They can produce short-term outcomes

(e.g. weight loss) • Even relatively small amounts can work • Long-term sustainability is unproven • Behavioral economics offers key lessons:

• Immediate vs. delayed benefits • Mental accounting • Rewards vs. penalties

Summary of Financial Incentives Research

PlanningProgram Goals Assessments/MeasurementsSurvey

ExecutionProgrammingCoachingHealth Campaigns – Challenges, Workshop and EventsConnection-support groups, teams, networkingIncentivesOnline programsCommunication/Marketing

OptimizationReassessRedesign

Wellness Stages and Components