27. Office of the
Exercise Meetings &
equipment performance
proximally appraisals:
future
located On The Move
Centralize
Comprehensive trash
health Ban
delivery/plans Email for
certain
Stand time
using periods
phone
Mark
walking
trails
Encourage people
to socialize, visit each other's
5-10 min
desk & “have a laugh”
hourly breaks
32. Deployment Planning Platforms
Management, law +
ROI (economics) +
health care systems +
Behavior
quality of life
science +
exercise
Technology +
physiology +
Record systems +
medical
Mobile platform +
E-presence
40. Obesity in the context of healthcare
• OBESITY • 24 million Americans
• $218 billion health care
• Diabetes • 86% not on insulin
• Hypertension • $5,000-$8,000/patient/year
• Lipids
• Cardiovascular
• Preventative services
– smoking, alcohol, vaccine
Dr. James Levine, Mayo Clinic
41. Personal Health
Module #1
‘My Health Concierge’
Secure web-based portal
Module #2
Weight, nutrition, activity: ‘My Body’
Wearable micro-electronic device
Module #3: Module #4: Module #5: Module #6: Module #7: Module #8: Module #9:
Pre-diabetes Diabetes Immunology Smoking Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Bone health
Wearable micro-electronic device linked to, ‘My Health Concierge’
Scalable on-site provider
Virtual Clinic eConsult
On-site physician clinic
53. We haven’t always been…
Sentenced to the Chair…
Humans have evolved over 1.5 million years
entirely on the ability to walk and move.
Just 150 years ago 90% of human endeavor
was agriculture.
Now most westerners sit 8.9 hours per day.
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
54. Estimated Median and Range
Physical Activity
Intensity and
Caloric
Expenditure of
each Occupation
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
55. We haven’t always been…
Sentenced to the Chair…
Compare typical activity today to that of a population
segment that continues to maintain an active, labor
intense lifestyle:
Amish men take 19,000 steps per day
Amish women take 14,000 steps per day
Average American takes between 2000-3000
steps per day
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
57. Definition of an Active Life
“Regular exercising is not the same as
being active.”
Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, Professor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
58. Health Consequences
What are the health consequences of too much sitting?
Higher mortality
Higher heart disease rates
Higher risk of diabetes
Higher cancer risks
Higher triglyceride & cholesterol levels
Weight gain
Higher neck, shoulder, back problems
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
59. Is there a Cure?
“The cure for sitting too much is not more
exercise. Exercise is good, but the average
person can never exercise enough to counteract
the effect of hours and hours of sitting.”
Marc Hamilton, Ph.D.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
60. Thank You
Sentenced to the Chair:
The most dangerous thing you’ll do all day
Dr. Kevin McCabe, SC Johnson
61. INTRODUCING
Lori Nicholson
HealthAhead & Standing at the Office
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
62. HealthAhead Initiative
What is HealthAhead?
Corporate Initiative to improve health and wellness of GE
employees and their families
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Stress Reduction
Prevention and Screenings
Safety
Tobacco Cessation Wellness Program linked to Health Insurance
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
63. Corporate Commitment
On Site Cafes must provide healthy food
• Nutrition labels on all prepared foods
• Low Fat, Low Salt Options
Token Program
• Good food choices = tokens that can be used for healthy food
Onsite Fitness Center
• Free to employees
• Three full time trainers
• Specialty Classes
• Neck and Shoulder massages
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
64. Improving Consumer Knowledge
Free Health Coach
Prevention
Reduce emergency
Services and room visits
Screenings Provide guidance
Lifestyle Coaching
Treatment Cost Nutrition
Calculator
Stress
Help compare cost of
medical decisions Exercise
Smoking Cessation
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
65. Why offer Standing Workstations
Supports Corporate Vision Our Demographics Business Case
GE encourages employees 1700 Employees Ergonomic Team
to be active
>99% are in offices or Seventeen people trained to
Employees with some cubicles do ergonomic assessments
conditions are
Office ergonomic risks are Opportunity to Instruct
More comfortable with our biggest concern employees on Ergonomics
flexibility to stand
Affordable Price Point
Evidence that sitting is
detrimental to our health
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
66. Our Process
Evaluation
•Employee
Employee Ergo Team requests Re-
Employee
requests member is workstation Manager Facilities evaluate
orders a
an Ergo deployed •May help Approves Installs and
with a health workstation
Evaluation instruct
condition
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
67. Who Stood First – Early Adopters
Wellness Medical Need I Know Better
Employees that are
very active Employees with Employees that
Employees that physical condition have come from a
want to lose weight where standing is location where
Employees that are beneficial they previously
working to change stood
their physical
wellbeing
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
68. Our Progress Today
40+ units installed - Growing Daily
Employees that have units LOVE STANDING!
Managers
Executives
Cross Section of Users HR
Admin’s
Call Center
Beginning to offer this to our remote workforce
Many other GE Healthcare and GE Businesses are
asking us to help them get started
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
69. Overcoming Challenges
Initial resistance from our Facilities Team
• Cubicle Size (cubes are 8x8)
• Installation
• Storage
Solution: Let customers have a voice
Developed a process for installation
So far, all units are in use not in storage
Internal GE Order Process:
• Difficult for employees to execute
• Not all employees have access
Solution: Worked with Internal Catalog team to get it on a punch-out site
Lori Nicholson, GE Healthcare
71. INTRODUCING
Stephen Witte
APPROVING the ACTIVE WORKPLACE
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
72. Observations: The Cultural Context
Lean practice preserving value with less work, space, capital and time
Current stats fewer workers, increased productivity, eventual pushback
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
73. Observations: The Cultural Context
Evolving work styles groups, teams, collaboration; wider age range
Evolving workplaces re-interpreting open plan functions and products
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
74. Observations: The Cultural Context
Building green sustainable building materials and furnishings
Reducing toxins lowering levels of VOCs, formaldehyde; eliminating
toxins
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
75. PivotPoint: The Health Opportunity
Common mindset optimum static posture for long working hours
Changeable effect consequences of sedentary work styles
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
84. Solutions: A Common Language
$175 - $2,485 annual cost of obesity among individual
full-time employees
$285,000 annual cost of obesity for a workforce of
1,000 employees
21% increased medical/absenteeism cost from
3% employed population
Finkelstein, Fiebelkorn and Wang. 2005. Am J Health Promotion
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
85. Solutions: A Common Language
3X increase MSD cost for employees in non-adjustable
workstations
20X increase Work related MSD cost for employees in
non-adjustable workstations
10 years Adjustable furniture service life for increased
savings
Three year review, 6,200 employees of American Express
Kay. 2011. The Ergonomics Report
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
86. Solutions: A Common Language
$164,000 1.7 years payback | LEED Certified | $10.7m project
$165,000 3.9 years payback | LEED Certified | $11.7m project
$1.3m 8 years payback | LEED Platinum | $14.3m project
Nassis and Dunn. 2008. Moseley Architects. GreenSource.com
Lee. Larsenallen.com
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
87. Solutions: A Common Language
$160,000 73 days payback| 4 hours daily use
$81,500 avg yearly compensation
$120,000 55 days payback| 4 hours daily use
$81,500 avg yearly compensation
$40,000 18 days payback| 4 hours daily use
$81,500 avg yearly compensation
Considers productivity gains by individual and company; Gains measured in days and currency
Ergotron WorkFit Payback Calculator, Ergotron.com
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
88. Solutions: A Common Language
Organizational stress ergonomics, ergonomic training reduces factors
Stress drives cost medical, worker’s comp, absenteeism, productivity
Ergonomic workstations directly reduce strain, increase fit and control
Miles and Perrewe. 2011. J Applied Social Psychology
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.
89. Thank You
Stephen Witte
switte@stephenwitte.com
SHAPE ENVIRONMENTS
Fil Anastasio
fanastasio@shp.com
Stephen Witte, Stephen Witte & Assoc.