Employer toolkit: Eight Steps to Building a Successful Wellness Program
Vigor Source 4 27 09 Presentation
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2. Vigor Source’s Established Benchmarks: Create Wellness Team Consultant staffing Means of collecting data Crafting an operating plan Choose interventions and programs a. Legal compliance b. Tax initiatives Employee survey results Create Supportive Environment Consultant team, onsite Select/Volunteer dept sponsor/liaison Web site Consistently evaluate outcome a. database design/development
6. Vigor Source’s Moto Enhance productivity, staff morale, corporate profits and general well being in workplace. Health risk reduction, job safety, fitness and exercise activities, reduction of copayment or premium.
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8. are over weight or have difficulty maintaining healthy weight
9. Want to develop a lifestyle that will prevent development of chronic disease
13. want to eat to enhance physical performance and endurance
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15. Health Risk Impact onBottom Line Continued… General industry trends and current experiences: ROI (return on investment): Stanford University survey:: $1.49 to $4.91 for every $1.00 invested Ipsos survey:: $2.30 to $10.10 for every $1.00 invested Meta-review of 42 studies:: median of $5.93 for every $1.00 invested Motorola:: median of $3.93 for every $1.00 invested Reductions in filed claims: in 24 months, Northeast Utilities reduced their claims by $1.4 million Projected long-term savings: Caterpillar projects saving $700 million by 2015 Average annual health care savings: Johnson&Johnson is saving $224.66 per employee
18. Future Developments and Improvements Regarding Financial Metrics: Currently the only solidly determinable financial return is return on investment (ROI). Other financial metrics are still being studied, developed and evaluated for future effective deployment.
19. MIS Services Provided by Vigor Source Database design, development, and deployment Click ‘n Mortar:: onsite consultant staffing and web- base services available 24/7
20. Legal Compliance: Employer-based Wellness Programs Must Comply with ‘Acts’ and ‘Codes’ of the Law
21. Initiatives: Federal and State Benefits/ allowances for Qualified Employer-based Wellness Programs
23. Why click ‘n mortar? Using technology in innovative ways to : keep connected with customers onsite consultant staffing provide 24/7 accessibility to information for making informed healthy choices. They can stay up to date with our product, services, and news. They will be able to use self service tools to evaluate progress of their current life style.
24. Successful Customer Service via the Internet 1. Give Value to Customers 2. Focus on Win-Win Situations 3. Focus on Customer Service 4. Team Up with the Right Partners 5. Design the Web Site with Customers in Mind
26. Cont… The National geographic society (2000) did a survey and found that 80,0012 users From 178 countries spend at least 44 minutes at any given time answering the survey questions.
29. Assumptions and Their Impact: Assumptions: At least one, or all of the tax initiatives being considered by Congress will be passed into law. Impact if assumption is incorrect: Smallbiz Company may incur full tax accountability.
30. In Summary: In completing this project, we hope to provide and/or establish: Improved health/wellness of Smallbiz employees; therefore, Smallbiz’s productivity Guidance and direction on employee nutrition, health and worksite health promotion programming Advocating to provide health and nutrition education at every level within the organization – top management, program development, and implementation
Spin off inter-personal/business relations (collaboration btw Smallbiz & Vigor Source)
Increased opportunity to engage and encourage employee participation…more likely to respond/participateSome sense privacy; gather info and….embarrassment reduction
Survey tool for employers to keep abreast of what employees use more frequently (where money need), interests and future expansion, endeavors