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CREATING A HEALTHIER CLATSOP COUNTY
“THE GREATEST WEALTH IS HEALTH.” - V I R G I L
HEALTH IN CLATSOP COUNTY
In Clatsop County, 60% of residents are either overweight or obese
Highest disease rates in Clatsop County:
1. Heart disease
2. Diabetes
3. Cancer
WHAT IS HEALTH
Health:
the condition of being sound; having a solid physical, mental, and social-emotional state of being
-In Oregon, one of the top 10 causes of death is suicide
“Wellness should be viewed as the
total wellbeing of an individual, and not the absence of illness.”
ALARMING WORKPLACE STATISTICS :
Fact: Sitting 6 hours a day can reduce your life by 15 years
Fact: Standing verse sitting can burn 625 more calories a day
Fact: 70% of illnesses can be prevented in the United States
Fact: Smokers, on average, miss 6.16 days of work per year due to sickness (including smoking related acute and chronic conditions), compared to nonsmokers, who miss 3.86 days
Fact: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) indicates that the U.S. lost almost $40 billion in 2010 due to job-related injuries in low-income workers.
Solution….
WHAT IS WORKSITE WELLNESS?
• Implementing healthy behaviors at the workplace
• Making it easy to make healthy decisions
• Opportunities to learn new, healthy skills to take home to friends and family
Result: Improved happiness, and productivity
EMPLOYER BENEFITS
Decrease in health care costs by preventing diseasesDiabetesArthritisCancer
Boost employee productivity
Reduce employee absenteeism
-Being at work, but not working productively
Attract and retain employees
-Everyone wants to work for someone who cares about their health
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Boosted moral
Less use of sick days
More confidence
Build companionship with co-workers
Learn new skills to use during everyday life, inside and outside of work
Enhanced sense of team
WHAT CAN WELLNESS DO?
R E T U R N O N I N V E S T M E N T ( R O I )
“For every $1.00 invested in these programs yields roughly $4.00 in savings through reduced sick days, higher productivity and decreased overall health costs.” Corporate Wellness Magazine
INSURANCE COST
• Normal Health: Costs $3,830
• Morbidly Obese: Costs $8,067• Worksite Wellness Network
• Cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke cost $92 billion in productivity losses annually,• U.S. Centers For Disease Control and
Prevention.
WAYS TO WELLNESS
• Health assessments
• Health screenings
• Cash/gift incentives
• Smoking cessation programs
• Lunch and Learns
• Time off
• Gym group discounts
EVEN EASIER WAYS TO WELLNESS (FREE)Walking meetings
Stretch breaks
Healthy Bulletin Board with healthy recipes
Wellness team
Taking the stairs
Dedicating an empty office/space to a “stress free zone”
Utilizing an employee’s skills
Volunteerism
SUCCESS STORIES
Fort Clatsop Cleared out garage, bought used equipment Nominated head of wellness team
Clatsop County Health Department Lunch and learns Distributed Employee Wellness survey
Learn from employees
Astoria Parks and Recreation Free fitness passes to employeesSeaside County Created wellness policy Fitness Challenges Monthly Meetings
FORT CLATSOP GARAGE/GYM
WHAT COMES NEXT?
1. Develop upper-management support
2. Create a wellness team – can assist
3. Create wellness survey – can assist
4. Address risk factors
5. Create annual plan
6. Evaluate outcomes
CHARTCommunity Health and Advocacy Resource Team
Vision
A county whose residents are informed and empowered to seek healthy
lifestyle options to ensure an optimal quality of life
Mission
Work collaboratively with community members to impact policy, systems,
and environmental change to raise the overall health of Clatsop County
residents
CONTACT AND KEEP IN TOUCH
• Resources• Direction• Guidance
Kayla Warner
AmeriCorps VISTA with Clatsop County Department of Public Health
Oregon Health Authority
Worksite Wellness Coordinator
