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Worksite Wellness Programs • Yield a $3 to $6 return on investment for each dollar invested. (When focused on lifestyle behavior change.) • It takes about 2 to 5 years after the initial program investment to realize these savings. (CDC, Cardiovascular Disease and the Workforce) Unhealthy Employees Can Raise the Cost of Doing Business • • • • The cost of absenteeism The cost of worker’s compensation The cost of health benefits The cost of low productivity Physical Inactivity • Is THE major public health problem of our time. (Exercise is Medicine, 2009) 3 Factors Determine our Health and Longevity Behavior Genetics Environment 3 Factors Determine our Health and Longevity Genetics 3 Factors Determine our Health and Longevity Genetics Environment 1900 Leading Causes of death in 1900 Pneumonia / Influenza Tuberculosis Infectious Diarrhea All 3 mainly related to environmental factors (Exercise is Medicine, 2009) 3 Factors Determine our Health and Longevity Behavior 2004 Genetics Environment 1900 Leading Causes of Death in 2004 (Actual count) • • • • • • • • • • Heart Disease Cancer Stroke Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Accidents Diabetes Alzheimer’s Disease Influenza / Pneumonia Renal Disease Septicemia 652,486 533,888 150,074 121,987 112,012 73,138 65,965 59,664 42,480 33,373 Actual Causes of Death Leading Risk Factors of those top 3 Deaths per Year in U.S. (1,000s) • • • • • • • • • Tobacco Inactivity/Poor diet Alcohol Toxic Substances Microbial agents Motor vehicle crashes Incidents involving firearms Sexual behaviors Illicit use of drugs 435 400 85 55 43 43 29 20 17 The prescription: 30 minutes of moderate intensity walking a day / five days a week (US Surgeon General) Irrefutable Evidence for Exercise in the Prevention of Disease. (30 minutes of moderate intensity walking a day / five days a week) • • • • • • • • • • • • Diabetes (30%) Breast Cancer (20 – 80%) Colon Cancer (40%) Hypertension (40%) Heart Disease (50%) Reduces Cholesterol Fights Depression Hip Fractures (55%) Dementia (40%) Cardiovascular-related Death Coronary Artery Disease (50%) Falls If we had a pill that conferred all the proven health benefits of exercise, we would find a way to make sure every employee had access to this wonderful drug. Other benefits • More energy • Helps you relax and feel less tense. • Feel more in control, more alert, and more positive. • Improved sleep. • Lose extra pounds and maintain weight. • Helps controls your appetite. • Tones your muscles. Fitness Vs Fatness • Better be fat and fit than skinny and unfit. • Low level of fitness is a bigger risk factor for mortality, than mildmoderate obesity. • Benefits of physical activity are the same, regardless of how much you weigh. (Exercise is Medicine, 2009) Physical Activity • Physical activity results in a longer and healthier life. • No matter what country. • No matter what age. • No matter how healthy or what the disease. (Exercise is Medicine, 2009) Activity Level and Health Claims • Health claims increase as activity levels decrease. • Inactive persons cost $1,543 per year more than active ones. (Exercise is Medicine, 2009) What is PACE? Physical Activity Comes Easy Social Marketing Campaign What is the message? Walk at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. What needs to be done? Be Active Your Way! Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness Power Point Presentations Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness Printed Material -Log books -Fact sheets Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness PACE Break Table tents and door knob hangers Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness Logo Recognition Prompting employees to remember the message. Newsletters, paycheck stubs, memo’s, website links. Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness Newsletter Inserts Walking, at moderate intensity, 30 minutes a day, five days a week will: Reduce your risk of breast cancer by 20 - 80%. (National Cancer Institute, 2010) Pay Check Stuffers 30 minutes of moderate-intensity walking a day / five days a week will . . . Reduce your risk of colon cancer by 40%. (National Cancer Institute, 2010) Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness PACE Website www.ecdhd.com/pace -Tool to log minutes walked -Tool for more information about physical activity -Add as a link for easy access. Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness Banners and Posters Using PACE to Promote Worksite Wellness CD – PACE tool kit for employers Do something for yourself today. Take a walk.