Employee Wellness Strategy: Horizon’s Health Profile
Brenna Coles BSc in Health Promotion Dalhousie University Brenna.Coles@HorizonNB.ca
Vision Promote employee wellness to enhance the quality of work life in Horizon Health Network.
Goal Establish a strong foundation for the Employee Wellness Strategy that will promote health and well-being in the workplace by 2014.
Objective To implement a standardized regional practice for Horizon’s Health Profile . by mid-April.
Elements of the Standard Operating Practice 1. Immunization of Personnel policy (HHN-CP-000) 2. Appointment with Employee Health Nurse 3. Physical Health Profile 4. Employee Wellness Survey
Horizon Health Profile: Purpose • Physical Health profile: Needs assessment Identifies risk factors Tailored interventions
• Employee Wellness Survey: Needs assessment – Health needs vs. wants – Stages of change (Transtheoretical model) – Availability
Horizon Health Profile: Development
• Concepts and frameworks: • 4 pillars of wellness • NQI Model
• Major health issues in NB • Measures and Indicators Specific risk factors Quantitative data
4 Pillars of Wellness
National Quality Institute: Model
Implementation Short term Appointments with Employee Health Nurse Health fairs (Blood pressure clinic: WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY MAY 17)
Long term Skyline
Data Collection and Analysis • Access database • Generate reports (trends) • Variations across areas
Questions?