How to Jump-start Your Wellness Program3 STEPS TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION

36% of U.S. employers plan to add wellness program components to their employee benefits this year.

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Wellness Programs

These programs have been shown to:

• Contribute to corporate culture of health

• Increase productivity 

• Have a positive impact on employee

satisfaction

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Wellness Programs

In a wellness program, it is important to define your needs and create a customized program that aligns with your goals that would be most beneficial to your total population.  

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What are factors that contribute to long-term success in a wellness

program?  

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3 Steps to Jump-start your Wellness Program

1. A health risk assessment (HRA)

2. Biometric screening 

3. Individual consultation with a telephonic health

coach for each member 

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3 Steps to Jump-start your Wellness Program

These steps help benchmark the current state of your population and start to identify areas for improvement.

• Health risk assessments and biometric screenings are strong first steps to building your data warehouse

• Outreach to members helps gauge the population engagement level in the program

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1. Health Risk Assessments (HRAs)

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HRAs evaluate members’ personal health and lifestyle information to gauge their risk for future conditions.

According to a study conducted by Employee Benefits News, 86% of employees who receive suggested steps based on their health risk assessment results take action. 

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2.   Biometric screenings

Biometric screenings collect purely objective data and can often uncover previously undiagnosed conditions. 

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Data collected include:• BMI• Blood pressure • Cholesterol levels

2.   Biometric screenings

The data gathered through the biometric screenings combined with personal history gathered through the HRA, provides a snapshot of your population’s health and can show where intervention can have the biggest impact.

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Studies have shown that just receiving health information inspires change. 

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3.  One-on-one intervention

After identifying members who could benefit from intervention, each member who completes the HRA and biometric screening is provided with at least a 30-minute individual health coaching consultation.  © Healthgram, Inc. 2015

3.  One-on-one intervention

Health coaches are able to address individual and family medical history, tobacco use patterns, lifestyle habits and more to start crafting a health plan with realistic goals.

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According to a 2014 RAND Study, participants enrolled in disease management programs generated savings of $136 PEPM, an ROI of $3.80 for every $1 invested.

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Jump Start Wellness

By jump-starting your wellness program, you'll be on your way to improved employee wellbeing, lower costs and a culture of health.

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