1. A TrendSetter Presentation
A New Way to Wellness:
Maybe it isn’t a business
strategy after all?

2. A TrendSetter Presentation
Wellness Models Focused on
Individual Behavior
¬¬¬
¬¬ health
assessment
participation
in wellness
programs
health
behavior
change
health
and
productivity
financial
benefit
Source: Holtyn & Associates

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1% of Population
from High to
Low Risk
= Break Even
on Wellness
Program
Source: Lynch WD. Health and the bottom line: What the evidence tells us. Presented at the Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference.Washington, DC. February 2001.

4. A TrendSetter Presentation
4 Key Challenges Exerting Pressure on
Existing Workplace
Wellness Practices

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4 Key Challenges Exerting Pressure on
Existing Workplace
Wellness Practices
1. INCENTIVE ORIENTED
36 employers not using incentives = < 20% participation in
completed HRAs
Anderson, DR, Grossmeier, J, Seaverson, LD & Snyder, D. The role of financial incentives in driving employee engagement in health management. ACSM’s Health
and Fitness Journal, 12(4): 18-22.

6. A TrendSetter Presentation
4 Key Challenges Exerting Pressure on
Existing Workplace
Wellness Practices
2. MORE PRIVACY REGULATION
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

7. A TrendSetter Presentation
4 Key Challenges Exerting Pressure on
Existing Workplace
Wellness Practices
3. COMMODITIZATION
Lockstep procedures for data-driven model

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4 Key Challenges Exerting Pressure on
Existing Workplace
Wellness Practices
4. PERCEPTION OF FAILURE
3% of Americans practice all 4 of the basic
lifestyle prescriptions
• Do not smoke
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Eat adequate fruits and vegetables
• Physical exercise
Aldana, SG. 2005. The Culprit & the Cure: Why Lifestyle Is the Culprit Behind America’s Poor Health and How Transforming that Can Be the Cure. Mapleton, UT: Maple
Mountain Press.

9. A TrendSetter Presentation
4 Trends That Will Change
Workplace Wellness

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4 Trends That Will Change
Workplace Wellness
1. Mass acceptance of social media

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4 Trends That Will Change
Workplace Wellness
1. Mass acceptance of social media
2. Interest in the environment

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4 Trends That Will Change
Workplace Wellness
1. Mass acceptance of social media
2. Interest in the environment
3. Renewed focus on education

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4 Trends That Will Change
Workplace Wellness
1. Mass acceptance of social media
2. Interest in the environment
3. Renewed focus on education
4. Demographics

14. A TrendSetter Presentation
What Has to Happen in Order for
Americans to Live Healthfully

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What Has to Happen in Order for
Americans to Live Healthfully
A. Focus on primary prevention — lifestyles

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What Has to Happen in Order for
Americans to Live Healthfully
A. Focus on primary prevention — lifestyles
B. Communication based

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What Has to Happen in Order for
Americans to Live Healthfully
A. Focus on primary prevention — lifestyles
B. Communication based
C. Wellness as a community concept

18. A TrendSetter Presentation
What Has to Happen in Order for
Americans to Live Healthfully
A. Focus on primary prevention — lifestyles
B. Communication based
C. Wellness as a community concept
D. Move to peer-to-peer recognition over big incentives

19. A TrendSetter Presentation
What Has to Happen in Order for
Americans to Live Healthfully
A. Focus on primary prevention — lifestyles
B. Communication based
C. Wellness as a community concept
D. Move to peer-to-peer recognition over big incentives
E. Move upstream and engage children

20. A TrendSetter Presentation
The secret
formula to
getting
Americans
healthy

21. A TrendSetter Presentation
Let’s continue the conversation!
You can reach me at:
Shawn M. Connors, President
Hope Health
350 E. Michigan Ave. • Suite 225
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
sconnors@hopehealth.com
269.343.9322
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