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University of Texas SystemWellness Symposium March 19 - 20, 2007
UTMB – GalvestonEmployee Health & Wellness
Gerald Cleveland, M.A.Director, Employee Health Promotion
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
University Profile
• Established in 1891• Approximately 12,000
employees• More than 2,500 students• Four Schools• Network of hospitals and
clinics• Research intensive
UTMB Employee WellnessGetting Started
• Formal program established in 1992 based in part on the success of a pilot fitness program within the Human Resources department
• Groundwork completed over the first two years represents a good case study for other sites to follow– Define mission– Identify champions– Determine available resources– Create personal touch points– Align with organizational mission
UTMB Employee Wellness Getting Started
• Consistent mission for the last 15 years:– “Provide health promotion
education and activities to support the goal of improving the overall health of the employee population”
• Behavior change model used to develop initial program mix– Awareness– Targeted intervention– Regular follow – ups– Programs with mass appeal– Emphasis on keeping low risk
individuals low risk
UTMB Health PromotionAlumni Field House
• On-site facility became the home for health promotion program offerings and allowed further alignment with core organizational and business goals– Teaching– Research– Patient care– Recruitment
Alumni Field HouseFitness to Medical Fitness
• Facility has grown from 5,000 sq ft in 1992 to 50,000 sq ft currently
• Yearly visits by employees, students and retirees have grown from approximately 18,000 to over 100,000 in 2006
• Medical fitness model creates unique atmosphere of blended user mix
UTMB Employee Health & Wellness Current Model
• Employee Health & Wellness Division created by consolidating other areas of the University under Human Resources– Employee Health Clinic– Employee Health Promotion– Employee Assistance
Program– Employee Injury
Management
Components ofHealth & Productivity
Management-UTMB-
Human ResourcesManagement
Health PromotionPrograms
Health Risk Assessment
Commit to Fit
Benefits
EnvironmentalDesign
Behavioral Health-Employee Assistance
-Student Wellness-Pastoral Care
Disease Management-Weight Management
-Maternity Care-Heart Center
-Stark Diabetes Center
Health Plan Utilization
Alumni Field House
Employee/Occupational Health
UTMB Employee Health & Wellness Current Program Highlights
• Tobacco Cessation lead by certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Patrice Houston, M.A., LPC,LCDC, CEAP, TTS– Individual based counseling
with nicotine replacement and twelve month support
– Two year experience of nicotine replacement therapy/counseling model has yielded a 30% one year quit rate
UTMB Employee Health Promotion Current Program Mix
• Departmental Health Initiatives– Six month programs with goal
of internal sustainability post initiative
• Special Intervention Programs/Disease Management with Physician referrals– Orthopedic, Cardiovascular,
Cancer– Employees seen by Exercise
Physiologist, Julie Dial, M.A.
UTMB Employee Health & WellnessPast leads to the Future
• Emphasis on continued development of a health and productivity model– People focused through all risk
categories – Continued alignment with other
centers of excellence around campus
– Enhance data collection which reflects the impact of direct and indirect cost on the institution
– Development of system wide health risk assessment and data collection
UTMB Employee Health & Wellness
• Contact Information– Gerald Cleveland, M.A.– Director, Employee
Health Promotion– Associate Faculty,
Preventive Medicine & Community Health
– [email protected]– 409 772 3689