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+ Underutilization of preventive services3

+ Gaps in care4

THERE IS A NEED FOR AN INCREASED FOCUS ON PREVENTION IN THE UNITED STATES.3

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POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYEE HEALTH1,5

Population health management (PHM) is the latest evolution of employee care management.5

+ Goals of PHM6

- Keeping people healthy

- Reducing health risk

- Assuring appropriate care for peoplewho are already sick

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Workplace wellness campaigns can incorporate PHM by including health promotion and disease prevention strategies, including adult vaccination.7,8

+ Workplace health programs and services might include:

- Providing health information or health care benefits information through newsletters, internal websites, e-mails, health reminders, and alerts to company/personal e-mails, or by sending text messages to employees

- Offering on-site vaccination services8

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As an employer, you have abundant opportunities to promote individual health and foster a healthy work environment.1

EMPLOYEE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE TOPICS

PREVENTION AWARENESS

PREVENTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS OVERVIEW

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PREVENTION AWARENESSIt is important to make your employees aware of the importance of prevention and the positive impact it may have on their health, including their health behaviors, health risks for disease, and current health status.2

+ Spread the word about available health and wellness activities, promotions, and programs, utilizing multiple forms of communication, such as posters, e-mails, newsletters, and your organization’s Intranet/Web portal.

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PREVENTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS OVERVIEWYour employees may be unaware of health care services available to them.9

+ By educating your employees on the preventive services covered through their health plan, you can encourage them to take steps to potentially improve their health.10

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ANNUAL VISITRegular health exams and tests may help find problems before they start. They also may help find problems early, when your employees’ chances for treatment and cure are better.11

+ Consider sending information to your employees about annual wellness visits. Remind them to ask their health care providers about recommended screenings and vaccines.12

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DAILY HEALTHGood health comes not just from receiving quality medical care, but from stopping disease before it starts. Prevention should be woven into all aspects of our lives, including where and how we live, learn, work, and play.13

+ The workplace can be an important setting for health promotion and disease prevention education.1

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SCREENINGSChronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, are responsible for 7 of every 10 deaths among Americans each year. Appropriate screenings may detect chronic illnesses at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best.14,15

+ Encourage your employees to take advantage of preventive health services, like screenings.

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VACCINATIONVaccination is an evidence-based preventive strategy that can help reduce disease for your eligible employee population.16,17 As an employer, you may be able to play a role in improving vaccination rates.18

+ Consider ways to educate and encourage your employees to stay up to date on recommended vaccinations.

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Has your organization measured its vaccination rates?+ Learn about your organization’s eligible employee

vaccination rates and how they compare to national averages and goals.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides recommendations for the vaccination of appropriate adults.10,19

The recommendations include:19

- the age(s) when the vaccines should be given

- the number of doses needed

- the amount of time between doses

- precautions and contraindications

Identify baseline rates for eligible employee vaccination within your organization.

- Compare these rates to benchmark rates, on a local, regional, state, or national level.

- As a starting point for comparison, look to the Healthy People 2020 goals and CDC data and statistics for ACIP-recommended vaccinations.

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+ What is a benchmark rate?

A benchmark rate is a point of reference for evaluating performance.

Healthy People 2020 goal example: 4,20 Increase the percentage of adults aged 18 and older who are vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza.

Baseline (year): 38.1% (2010–11)

2015–2016: 41.7%

2020 Target: 70.0%

+ What are your current eligible employee vaccination rates for ACIP-recommended adult vaccinations?

You may consider collecting the vaccination data of your eligible employee population in order to calculate your baseline vaccination rates.

+ How do your eligible employee vaccination rates compare?

Compare your rates to benchmark rates for ACIP- recommended vaccines.

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Did you know...

... your employees may not be aware that routine ACIP vaccinations are covered with no cost to them*?10

+ Provide information about covered ACIP recommended vaccines.Distribute an annual enrollment book or summary of coverage in print and/or digital form to your employees.

* Preventive services, including Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended vaccines, are covered at no cost for non-grandfathered plans under the Affordable Care Act for those within the scope of the recommendation.10

... your employees may not know how vaccines are covered at the pharmacy?

+ Supply information to your employees outlining what type of benefit covers vaccination at the pharmacy.For example this could include whether it is a pharmacy benefit, medical benefit, or health savings account. ACIP=Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

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Do you currently ask your employees to complete a health assessment survey, including questions about vaccination status?+ Consider offering incentives to employees who

complete a personal health assessment.

Send reminders to your employees.Below are resources you can use to help remind your employees to schedule appointments and stay up to date on preventive services such as: vaccinations, blood work, and screenings.

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1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Wellness at work. https://www.cdc.gov/features/workingwellness/. Updated July 7, 2015. Accessed February 6, 2017.

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Workplace health model. https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/model/. Updated May 13, 2016. Accessed March 10, 2017.

3. Fox JB, Shaw FE. Receipt of selected clinical preventive services by adults - United States, 2011-2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015;64:738–742.

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Flu vaccination coverage, United States, 2015-16 influenza season. https://www.cdc. gov/flu/pdf/fluvaxview/2015-16/nfid-coverage-2015-16-final.pdf. Updated September 29, 2016. Accessed July 7, 2017.

5. Harber ML. Employers embrace population health management. http://hrprofessionalsmagazine.com/employers-embrace-population- health-management/. Accessed August 9, 2017.

6. Meiris DC et al. Insights from the 11th Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium. Popul Health Manag. 2011;14:107–110. doi: 10.1089/pop.2011.14320.

7. Conklin C, Abebe N, Petrelli J. Population health management: a new business model for a healthier workforce. http://sodexoinsights.com/ wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Population-Health-Managed-Trend.pdf. 2016. Accessed August 9, 2017.

8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health-related programs. https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/model/implementation/programs.html. Updated December 8, 2015. Accessed March 10, 2017.

9. Hamel L, Firth J, Brodie M. Kaiser health tracking poll: March 2014. http://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking- poll-march-2014/. March 26, 2014. Accessed August 9, 2017.

10. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Preventive services covered by private health plans under the Affordable Care Act. http://www.kff.org/health-reform/fact-sheet/preventive-services-covered-by-private-health-plans/. August 4,2015. Accessed August 9, 2017.

11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Regular check-ups are important. https://www.cdc.gov/family/checkup/index.htm. Updated April 1, 2015. Accessed March 8, 2017.

12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Check-up checklist: things to do before your next check-up. https://www.cdc.gov/family/checkuplist/index.htm. Updated January 10,2017. Accessed June 8, 2017.

13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National prevention strategy: America’s plan for better health and wellness. https://www.cdc.gov/features/preventionstrategy/. Updated January 7, 2014. Accessed March 7, 2017.

14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Preventive health care. https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/toolstemplates/entertainmented/tips/preventivehealth.html. Updated June 12, 2013. Accessed March 28, 2017.

15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Regular check-ups are important. CDC prevention checklist. https://www.cdc.gov/prevention/. Updated December 23, 2015. Accessed August 9, 2017.

16. Smith JC, Snider DE, Pickering LK. Immunization policy development in the United States: The role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:45–49.

17. Andre FE, Booy R, Bock HL, et al. Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2008;86:81–160.

18. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Boosting Influenza Immunizations at Work: Tools and Guidance for State Health Departments and Their Partners. September 2013.

19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACIP recommendations. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/recs/. Updated August 6, 2012. Accessed June 7, 2017.

20. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Healthy People 2020. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/ topics-objectives/topic/immunization-and-infectious-diseases/objectives. Updated 2015. Accessed June 26, 2017.

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