CASE STUDY Profile: Industry: Health Care (medical center) Location: Texas Population: 3500 employees 70% female 53% <40 years old
strategies to reach their program goals. Their main drivers to success were: Improving leadership support Creating a solid wellness committee and wellness champion network Establishing a recognizable wellness brand Strong program communication
Program Results: The overall program goal was to get 60% of employees to participate in at least one wellness program throughout the year.
Why Wellness? Being in the health care industry our client knew how important it was for them to practice what they preach and to be role models of health and well-being, but more importantly they believed it was the right thing to do.
Direction & Accountability: HealthSource Solutions began consulting with this client in 2010. They had been offering wellness activities for a few years but were looking to partner with a vendor that could help them frame up their current wellness activities and keep them accountable to a wellness plan and goals. A HealthSource consultant worked with their wellness committee to create a 3-year strategic plan and set annual wellness goals. The strategic plan focused on the following items: Creating a solid communication plan Improving tracking and reporting of wellness activities Establishing a wellness champions network Moving to a tobacco free campus Decreasing employee health risks Implementing programs to support change in physical activity and healthy eating habits
Building a Best Practice Wellness Program Throughout our 5 year relationship, we met monthly with our client to provide guidance on effective
* 2014 was the first year our client utilized the HealthSource Solutions Health Assessment.
Testimonials: I am happy that I work for a company that wants to offer employees the resources needed to live a happy and healthy life. Thank you so much! I look forward to future programs offered. This was a good way to encourage well rounded care of ourselves. We need programs like this to remind us that we need to take care of our mental and physical health. Otherwise, we get overwhelmed and burnt out. Thank you for this program and for all the work that goes into organizing it. I think it is awesome that we have this program in our hospital! I have to say that I would not be keeping up with my health if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for this program. Thank you!! Programs like this help keep me motivated to eat healthy and stay active for my health.