Got Stress?Don’t Worry. Be Happy!

Or“Whenever I feel blue, I start

breathing again.”

R E L A X

Stand-Up - Sit-Down

Blue Or

Green

Red Or

Orange

Dog Person

Cat Person

Brussels Sprouts

Bacon

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Community

Turn a “Me Problem” into a “We Opportunity”

Who here is less-stressed today than you were a

year ago?

Stupid question! You do know what business we’re in, right?

ACHE January, 2015: 

 

•Financial challenges

•Implementing ACA 

•Governmental mandates

Revenue-producing censusTime-sensitive deadlinesRecruitment & retentionCommunity politicsCost containmentConstantly juggling financesRelations with boardInternal politicsReimbursementsHaving to do more with lessEmployee Morale

If you’re stressed, so are your employees!

American Psychological Association:

• 75% Job is a major source of stress

• 54% Say stress levels are “extreme”

• 52% Say work is more stressful than home

• 66% Have stress-induced chronic health issues

WHO: $300 Billion

• Still and Ill

Since 1955: A Perfect Storm

• Overfed• Under- nourished

• Overstimulated• Overwhelmed

60%

• 1,000% Sugar• 200% Sodium• 100% Fat • 75% Calories

• One Rotary Dial Telephone• One Black and White TV with 3 Channels

1955

No Computer or Internet!

1955No One Had Ever Heard the Word:

KARDASHIAN

The Rule of 150

 •The number of contacts

we can manage

•We have more contacts

in one day than our Grandparents had in

their lifetimes 

Our Stressors Have Evolved . . .Our Ability to Respond Hasn’t •Mortal Stressors

• Starvation• Exposure• Combat

•Modern Stressors• Overload• Burnout• Role Conflict

80 to 85 percent of all primary provider healthcare visits now have a behavioral component.

Often Misdiagnosed

“I Have a Scrip for That!”

Medication Nation

1980 7%

2006 50%

WWW = Wellness Won’t Work

“Workplace Wellness” Programs

Eat Better

Move More

One Little, Itty-Bitty Problem . . .

“Honey, I’m taking Rover for a walk.”“That’s good Dear. You both need to get more active.”

. . . We’re Human

Do This! Don’t Do That!

Eat This! Don’t Eat That!

“There’s a lot of ignorance out there, and a lot of what doesn’t work is being put in place by employers.”

~ Employee Benefit News

W L L N S S

1.Meaningful Employee Engagement

“ The world’s top-performing organizations understand that employee engagement is the force that drives performance outcomes.”

~ Gallup

You Can Not Mandate a Change of Heart

Participation & Compliance are not Engagement

What happens when you mandate participation in a “wellness” program

and penalize non-compliance?

+ Wellness

You Don’t Win Hearts By Insulting Minds

Perception is Reality

Is thisbeing done “For” me

or “To” me?

Engage your employees in a voluntary team-building

initiative that will improve morale, communication, productivity

and health status.

1.Meaningful Employee Engagement

2. The Realistic Expectation of Success

This is worth it

I can do this

For people to change satisfying and even deeply entrenched behaviors, they must believe two things:

When it comes to managing our health, most of us aren’t primed

for success.

TAB

LEMON

CINERAMA

WHIRL

SLAPSTICK

CINERAMA

Success Failure

• Ask: Who wants to do a wellness program?

• Ask: Who want’s to learn how to better manage their stress?

Overcome the Obstacles to Participation and Success

Stress doesn’t carry the same stigma as weight loss.

Instill and Immediately Validate

The Realistic Expectation

of Success

Startlingly Simple Strategy . . .

. . . Share Good News

Here’s Great News!

(We just don’t realize it.)

Everyone here already has everything they need to take charge of their own well-being.

You can’t be healthy without my . . .

Learned Helplessness

More Great News!

ModestChanges Produce Major Results!

Cut Your Risk in Half !

Type II Diabetes:Lose 5 percent of your body weight

Stroke & Heart Attack:A 20 point reduction in BP

Kidney & Bladder Cancer:Drink five glasses of water each day.

3 or 4 Bites one meal a day = 10 Pounds

Bye – Bye 25 Pounds!

Water for Soda once a day = 15 pounds

“Reframed” Conversation that is

Positive, Personal And Relevant

With each other and

With ourselves

Scrupulously Avoid All Negative Messaging:

• Diet • Exercise• Fat• Obese• Wellness

Some Well-Intended Messaging Actually Repels

Rather Than Engages

It’s free, readily available, it fights stress, improves communication, morale and engagement, we crave it . . .and we’re good at it.

It’s the only way we’ll turn a “have-to” into a “want-to.”

What’s Fun Got to do with it?

The average 6 year-old laughs as much as 300 times a day!

15 Times

FROWN-DOWN

You just got healthier!

Mind / BodyRelationship

Beginning with your first conscious act of the day . . .

Gratitude Attitude

“You Are

Awesome!”

. . . And throughout the day, be Mindful of the choicesyou make.

Avoid the “Compare and Despair” Trap • Celebrity • Rich and Famous• Better: Job, House, Car• Smarter Kids• Fancier Stuff• More Money

Non-Verbal Messages:

5’ 10’’ 120 pounds BMI = 17

5’ 4’’ 163 pounds BMI = 28

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” ~ Judy Garland, 1922-1969

. . . Downward Comparison:

Secret Weapon

“You Are

Awesome!”

So, What’s the Bottom Line?

=

This is Now A Family Finance Issue

Your hospital now spends $2 Per Employee Every Day just on Direct Medical andPharmaceutical Costs

Can You Make a Difference?

If One Employee Reduces Their BMI by One Point (7 – 8 pounds), You Save $202. ~ Dee Edington, U. of Michigan

Can Johnny come out and eat?

New Yorker Magazine

An obese 11-year old child is more than twice aslikely to die before the age of 55 than a child of normal weight.

This is worth it.

We can do this!