June 5, 2013 10:30 am – 12:00 pmScott PritchardSonja Dordal

Coordinator Networking & Training

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Today’s Objectives

• Meet & Greet

• Re-Introduce Washington Wellness

• Highlight Agency Work

• Highlight Resources

• Discuss Future Plans• Get Your Input

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Lou McDermottPublic Employees Benefits Division Director

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Re-Introducing Washington Wellness

• Washington Wellness took some funding cuts during the economic downturn, but is now being re-invigorated.• New staff • Renewed energy(!) to support a Healthy Work

Culture • WW supports and provides TA to over 80 state

agencies and higher education institutions• Represent over 170,000 public employees

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Focus Areas for WW•Health Assessment Completion &

Reporting• Increasing Physical Activity

•Healthy Eating

• Living Tobacco Free

•Getting Preventive Care5

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Support of Focus Areas• Establish umbrella policies and contracts

that state agencies and higher education institutions can utilize• Promote Health Plan wellness benefits • Provide support and technical assistance• Promote Employee Assistance Program

(under-utilized)

Coordinator Survey Results• Organizational Information• Staffing/organizations• Budgets/committees• Policies

• Activities• Internal web sites and communications• Software tracking programs• On-site activities

• Communications• Emails from WA Wellness• WA Wellness web site

• Training• Topics

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Agency Highlights• Wenatchee Valley College, Reagan Bellamy

• Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative

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Agency Highlights• Student Achievement Council, Betsy Hagen

• “WSAC Wellness Challenge”

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Wellness Resources• Quit For Life: Tobacco Cessation• Ready-to-use campaigns• Easy to promote• Supported by all health plans• Great for employee - coaching & Nicotine

Replacement Therapies• Access through Alere’s website

• Flu Clinics• Plan and Promote• No out of pocket costs• Vendor list on WW website• Great for employee - stay healthy/don’t

spread serious illness

• Health Assessments• Year-long reminders• Data reports• Great for employee - yearly health snapshot

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Future DirectionWashington Wellness Worksite Designation•Authorizing Environment / Incentives•Streamlined processWorksite-based Health Improvement•Diabetes Prevention Program•Diabetes Control Program•Living Well with Chronic Conditions•Weight Management•Biometric screeningsCommunity-based Health Improvement•Fitness Club discount program•CSA 13

Future DirectionProgram Support Tools•Virtual Data Sharing•Single Health Assessment•Turnkey Health Improvement ProgramsTraining•Healthy Worksite Summit (October) Scholarships•Washington Wellness• WellStart: Training for New Programs (Basic)• WellStay: Training for Existing Programs (Refresh & Engage)• WellKit: Toolkits for Specific Topics/Activities

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What Do You Need?

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Contact Information

www.wellness.wa.govScott Pritchard360-725-1110scott.pritchard@hca.wa.gov

Sonja Dordal360-725-1471sonja.dordal@hca.wa.gov

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