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The innovative whole person program to optimize wellbeing
and personal potential.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
WELLBEING, and not merely the absence of
disease and infirmity.”
Preamble, 1948
“The next major advance in the health of the American people will be what the
INDIVIDUAL is willing to do for himself.”
John Knowles, former President
“High-level wellness is an integrated method of functioning …
maximizing the potential of the individual...”
Halbert L. Dunn, MD, PhDChief, National Office of Vital Statistics U.S. Public
Health ServiceHigh Level Wellness (1961)
John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Protégé of Dr. Robbins, creator of first HRA. Worked on the first computerized HRA.
Johns Hopkins residency and a U.S. Public Health Service officer.
Created first wellness center in U.S. and first whole-person assessment, Wellness Inventory.
Featured on 60 Minutes, in the New York Times as wellness hit mainstream media.
Wellness is a process, never a static state.
Wellness continues beyond simply preventing illness. Wellness involves awareness and growth in all aspects of life. Dr. Travis defined 12 core dimensions of wellbeing.
Illness-Wellness Continuum
John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Published the Wellness Workbook in 1981.
Wellness movement grew slowly during the next 30 years, focusing more on a health risk (illness) model. Now, Wellness Inventory has been adapted into an interactive online program.
www.WellPeople.comwhole person wellbeing solution
central organizing principle for all wellness initiatives
Assessment
My Wellness Plan
My Wellness Journal
My Virtual Coach
Self Study Center
Wellness Resource Centers
Progress Tracker
USER FRIENDLY dynamic interactive tools.
10 statements, not questions, for each of 12 dimensions – 120 total. Identifies a wellness action, skill, attitude, behavior, or awareness.
Designed to stimulate awareness and motivate self-reflection. All 12 sections take
30 to 40 minutes.
Or, after any one section, a participant can save and return later.
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
SCORES – color wheels visualize wellness and motivation to define areas for improvement.
Focus on areas participants are most motivated to change.
Small steps approach stimulates continuous improvement for sustainable change.
PERSONAL ACTION PLAN
PERSONAL ACTION PLAN
CUSTOM EMAIL REMINDERS
JOURNAL
STUDY CENTER
RESOURCE CENTER
Participants have the ability to be their own expert.
Coach is client’s partner, motivating self-responsibility.
Coach helps to clarify goals, create realistic action steps, maintain accountability, and recognize successes.
In person, online, or by telephone. Individual or group.
COACHING – tracking individual reports
COACHING – tracking individual reports
ADMIN – tracking aggregate reports
ADMIN – aggregate report – single or multiple demographics can be sorted within groups
aggregate reports single demographic
Whole person development includes increased key leadership skills essential for executives:
more motivation and focused initiative
learn from mistakes
interpersonal skills and competencies
receptivity for new or different ideas
cultivating innovation
personal accountability
driving and managing change
mentoring and coaching skills
more productive work/life balance
BEYOND BIOMETRICS
Whole person development includes increased key self-management skills essential for employees:
more focus and motivation (less presenteeism)
ability to achieve higher performance levels
productivity (more energy, fewer personal issues, less absenteeism)
communication skills
interpersonal skills (individuals and teams)
receptivity for new or different ideas
personal accountability
more productive work/life balance including increased ability to effectively deal with stress
EMPLOYEE HEALTH beyond biometrics
“The Wellness Inventory is a
foundational wellness tool.”
Stanford Research Institute
“The Wellness Inventory was featured as an exemplar
assessment in Total Force Fitness for the 21st
Century: A New Paradigm.”Military Medicine, August 2010
“Preventionis an
outdatedconcept.
The new concept is creating wellness.”
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Jim Strohecker President HealthWorld Online Los Angeles, CA 310-823-9553 jim@healthy.net
www.WellPeople.com