Minnesota has been working hard throughout the past couple of years to increase policies, systems and environmental changes that promote and incentivise healthy behaviors in work sites.  I will highlight a few of these successful strategies as well as point listeners toward resources that can be adapted for their work sites.

Learning Objectives

• Learn the successes and challenges Minnesota employers have faced in work site wellness
• Learn how to implement strategies to improve health in work sites, focusing on policies, systems and environmental changes
• Gather resources that may be useful to use in work sites, such as toolkits, sample policies and work site wellness websites

Program Recording

Slides

About the Presenters

Allison Faricy:
Work site Wellness Coordinator/Tribal Liaison
Minnesota Department of Health

Allison has worked for the Statewide Health Improvement Program since it began in 2009. Since then, she has honed her skills and made many connections within work site wellness.  Creating healthy work sites is a professional mission of hers.  She seeks to create cultures of health within work sites, mainly though policies, systems and environmental changes.  A large percentage of an adult’s time is spent at their work site and she believes this is an important arena for implementing strategies to keep people healthy.

Links

Minnesota’s Worksite Wellness Guide for SHIP 2.0

http://www.health.state.mn.us/healthreform/ship/docs/worksite/worksitewellnessguide093011.pdf

Public Health Law Center worksite wellness site and complete streets policy. I was mistaken. It seems there are no downloadable sample policies for physical activity breaks on their website, but have many resources available.

http://publichealthlawcenter.org/programs/workshifts

http://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/ship-fs-cstreetpolicy-2010.pdf

Learning Objectives

• Learn about assessment tools used to evaluate school, community and worksite vending machine environments.
• Recognize effective vending policy and environmental changes
• Describe the process in creating Alabama’s healthy vending machine policy
• Select from implementation strategies presented to assist with successful incorporation of
  healthy vending choices within their organizations.

Program Recording

Slides

About the Presenters

Carol Voss
Nutrition Coordinator
Agriculture and Food Systems staff liaison
Governor’s Council staff liaison

Carol Voss is the Nutrition Coordinator for Iowans Fit for Life and has been with the program since its inception. During Carol’s 12 year tenure with the Iowa Dept. of Public Health, she has also worked with the Diabetes Control Program and the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program. Carol has been involved in the development of various coalitions and organizations that are related to food and nutrition and very active in Iowa’s Pick a better snack™ campaign. She is also the Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Coordinator for the state and serves as the chair-elect for the National Council of Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators.

Susan Klein
Project Manager
For over 35 years, Susan Klein worked for University Extension-first in Illinois and then in Iowa. Over this time she was involved in many projects and programs to help Iowans become healthier and make better decisions about nutrition. In 1992 she was recognized by the American Family and Consumer Science Association as Nutrition Educator of the Year. In 2006, Susan received from Iowa State University the University Distinguished Service Award for Extension. And in 2009, Susan was recognized as the IDPH Nutrition Award for outstanding support of nutrition education in Iowa. Only one of these awards is given annually. Susan retired in early 2010 and is enjoying a nice combination of retirement time and continuing to work on some of her favorite projects as a consultant.

Teresa Fair
Alabama Department of Public Health

Teresa Fair is a Registered Dietitian working for the Alabama Department of Public Health in the Nutrition and Physical Activity Division. She obtained her BS Degree in Dietetics from the University of Alabama, where she is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Health Studies. Teresa and her colleagues have worked on the Healthy Vending Machine Project in Alabama for approximately 2 years. She will share details on the process of developing Alabama’s Healthy Vending Machine Policy with us
today.

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Learning Objectives

About our Presenters

Christopher M. Tompkins, Marketing Specialist III
Network for a Healthy California – Worksite Program
Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section
California Department of Public Health

Christopher Tompkins recently joined the Network for a Healthy California – Worksite Program as a Marketing Specialist III. Chris’s responsibilities include research, development, implementation, and evaluation of a statewide social marketing campaign aimed at improving the health of low-wage workers through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables and improved levels of physical activity. His educational background consists of a Master in Business Administration from Walden University, Master of Science in Kinesiology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from California State University, Sacramento. Chris joins the Network team with several years of experience in corporate wellness, and corporate health and safety. He also is an adjunct professor at American River Community College, Folsom Lake College, and California State University, Sacramento within their Kinesiology Departments.

Jacqueline M. Cheung, Program Manager
Network for a Healthy California – Worksite Program
Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section
California Department of Public Health

Jacqueline Cheung grew up in Sacramento and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Ethnic Studies and a minor in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego. She obtained her MBA in Marketing and Public Health Management from the University of California, Davis. Jacqueline is currently in the process of obtaining her DrPH in Health Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jacqueline began her career in journalism and went on to pursue a career in Marketing. From there, Jacqueline worked as the Community Relations Director of a non-profit. Jacqueline is currently the Program Manager for the Network for a Healthy California-Worksite Program. From the state level she develops worksite wellness programs which promote fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. By implementing worksite wellness programs state-wide, Jacqueline actively works to reduce incidences of obesity, type II diabetes, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. She has extensive experience in strategic business development, social and promotional marketing, program development, worksite wellness, and writing.

Learning Objectives

• Learn about the worksite wellness work of Iowans Fit for Life
• Learn about collaborative efforts in place to address worksite wellness for school staff

About The Presenter:

Amy Liechti

Amy is the Worksite Wellness Coordinator for the Iowans Fit for Life Program at the Iowa Department of Public Health. Amy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Promotion and has been CHES-certified since 2005.

Slides

As you may know “State of Wellness” is a free webinar series, recorded live and archived on state of wellness.org. It involves a different state sharing their worksite wellness strategies each month. Along with the featured states, CDC contributes webinars focusing on worksite wellness at the national level.

Check out “State of Wellness” web site and see who has presented to date plus new ones to come at http://stateofwellness.org/

Get Ready to show just how much progress we are making in developing worksite wellness state by state all across the country with:

Spirit of Cooperation Webinar Rally!

On June 16 at 12:00 ET, Jason Lang M.P.H. , M.S, Team Lead for Workplace Health Programs will present a webinar to discuss a wide range of information, tools, resources, and guidance developed by CDC or by organizations in partnership with CDC aimed at supporting employer efforts to build, maintain or enhance workplace health programs. This webinar will benefit all workplaces and provides us an excellent opportunity to share great national level resources directly to those we serve.

Now here’s the “State of Wellness Spirit of Cooperation” Challenge:

Which state will have the highest number of participants take part in the live June 16 webinar?

Each participant from the winning state will receive a highly coveted “State of Wellness” t-shirt and free CHES or ACSM credits.  Ready, Set, Go!

Learning Objectives

• Gain insight into the history and development of the program
• Gain insight into goals and current efforts of the program

About the Presenter:
Pete is the Director of the Healthy North Dakota Worksite wellness initiative. The goal of the initiative is to get more ND businesses engaged in comprehensive worksite wellness programming and to provide, support, guidance and resources to North Dakota businesses wanting to offer wellness programs and health promotion activities at their worksites.

Pete is a graduate of Concordia College and holds a masters degree in exercise science from St. Cloud State University  and a masters in Business Management from the University of Mary

He has over 25 years experience in the fitness and wellness arena

SLIDES:

North Dakota State of Wellness

Links:
http://www.ndworksitewellness.org
http://www.healthynd.org

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Ashley will discuss the details of the role of the Indiana State Department of Health in processes related to Indiana’s Small Employer Qualified Wellness Program Tax Credit. She will also discuss past and present experiences and updates about the tax credit as well.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this portion of the presentation, the attendee will be able to:

1. Understand the role of the Indiana State Department of Health in the tax credit application process AND
2. Identify the three major components of a Qualified Wellness Program as addressed by the Small Employer Qualified Wellness Program Tax Credit.

Jennifer will discuss the details of the role of the Indiana State Department of Health as it relates to developing resources and tools specific to policy and environmental changes as it relates to increase access to physical activity and healthy eating opportunities in the small employer workplace.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this portion of the presentation, the attendee will be able to:

1. Identify the process for developing and piloting workplace resources tailored for small business environment.
2. Understand the diverse needs of the small business workplace at it relates to workplace wellness.

The Presenters:

Ashley Peeples holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and Wellness from the College of Applied Sciences and Technology at Ball State University. Ashley now serves as the Small Employer Wellness Program Coordinator for the Division of Nutrition & Physical Activity at the Indiana State Department of Health.
Jennifer Taylor is a candidate for a Doctorate in Health Educate from A.T. Still University. Jennifer holds a Masters in Public Health from Indiana University School of Medicine; a Bachelors of Science in Recreation from Indiana University; and has been a Certified Health Education Specialist since 2005.

An overview of types of public private partnerships for workplace health  and wellness for employees and the communities in which they live with the CDC.

Learning Objectives
1. Name reasons why public private partnerships are important
2. Give examples of how public private partnerships are used to promote health and wellness for employees
3. Give examples of specific workplace health programs or activities for employers to implement

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About the Presenter:

Wendy Heaps CHES, Senior Adviser, Corporate Sector Policy Lead Policy Research, Analysis, and Development Office, Office of the Associate Director for Policy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  More information at the CDC’s website.

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The Prevention and Wellness Division at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is providing training, technical assistance, resources and education to businesses across the state on how to implement comprehensive and effective worksite wellness initiatives that focus on creating a worksite environment that is healthier for employees and enables them to more easily engage in healthy behaviors. This presentation will outline the details of the Working on Wellness Initiative, including information about Mass in Motion.

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Learning Objectives:
1. To outline the details of the Working on Wellness Initiative, a worksite initiative for employers.
2. To put the Working on Wellness Initiative into the context of a larger statewide Wellness Initiative Mass In Motion.

About the Presenter:
Lisa Erck, MS is in charge of the Working on Wellness initiative with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Lisa’s expertise is in health promotion, worksite wellness, chronic disease prevention, project management, business development, and sales. Her current focus is spearheading a statewide worksite wellness initiative, Working on Wellness.  The goal of this initiative is to build an infrastructure that is sustainable and expandable and supports activities that lead to healthier employees across all types of worksite settings statewide. Prior to working at the Department of Public Health, Lisa worked in the Prevention and Wellness Division at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA where she educated accounts about the importance of establishing worksite wellness programs or their employees. Lisa holds a Master of Science degree with a concentration in health, exercise, and sport science.

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