GRF One Health Summit 2012, Davos: Presentation by Volker B Schulte, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland

1. VitaLab –
Pilot Project on WHM
for Micro and Small
Enterprises (MSEs)
Davos, February 21, 2012 One Health Conference
Prof. Dr. Volker Schulte
Institute of Management IFU, School of Business,
Switzerland

2. Why is WHP not common in Small Businesses?
▐ Special Requirements and conditions of Small
Enterprises
▐ Limited finances (common WHP programms are too costly)
▐ Limited personal resources
▐ Limited time resources
▐ Low sensitisation for WHP
▐ Less division of work (boss is manager and worker)
▐ Mostly family enterprises (labour and private spheres are not
separated)
▐ Multiple burden (Business, Family, regional public activities)
▐ Lack of long-time strategies (no business plans)
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3. Impact of Micro and Small Enterprises in
Switzerland
Categories of size Enterprises No. % Employees No. %
Micro enterprises (up to 9) 261’584 87.6 839’366 26.4
Small enterprises (10-49) 30’638 10.3 692’285 21.7
Total MSEs (up to 49) 292’222 97.9 1’531’651 48.1
Total Enterprises 298’722 100 3'185'380 100
Data Source: Swiss Statistics; 2010
http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/06/02/blank/key/01/groesse.html
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4. Pilot Region Lucerne
▐ Lucerne Lake Valley
▐ 130 square km
▐ 1‘300 MSEs
▐ 11‘000 Workplaces
▐ 25‘000 inhabitants
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5. Objectives of VitaLab Project
▐ Distribution of WHM in Small Enterprises
following strategies:
▐ Establishing regional Centers of Health and Work (VitaLab)
and regional networks
▐ VitaLab Centers are run by regional business partners (not
by health institutions)
▐ Development and implementation of useful and easy
intervention instruments for MSEs
▐ Providing incentives (reduction of insurence prizes, locational
advantage with a label for healthy workplaces)
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6. Innovations of VitaLab Project
▐ Regional Approach with economic partners
▐ Development of new instruments for specific interests
of MSEs
▐ Incentives, f.e. prospect of an insurance premium
reduction for daily indemnification in case of illness
▐ WHP as a locational advantage for a region, f.e. with
the label for healthy working in the region
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7. Structure in the Region
Regional Project Board
VitaLab Center
-”health worker”
Network of active enterprises
Small Enterprises in the region
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8. Results: WHP Issues for SEs
Führung
Stress & Burnout
Zusammenarbeit im Team
Gesundheits-Tag
Gesunde Arbeitskultur
Wellness & Entspannung
Ernährung & Bewegung
Life Domain Balance
Mobbing
Gesundheits-Check - Ärzte
Gesundheits-Check - SPC
Befragung Mitarbeitende
Coaching
Ergonomie
Selbstreflexion/Business-Yoga
Sucht
Absenzen-&Präsenzen-Man.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
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9. Results of a questionnaire
▐ 95% of the particpants consider that motivation,
loyality and employee satisfication is relevant.
▐ 85% of the participants consider that the state of
the mind is relevant (e.g. mental balance, cut off
after work)
▐ 70% of the participants consider that a good
leadership is relevant
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10. 2010- 2012
Workshops with enterprises
Leadership Teamwork Stress
Management
Ergonomics Job Design Food&Physical
Activity
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11. Thank you for your
attention!
For further information:
Volker B. Schulte, Prof.
Head Health Management Division
Institute of Management
School of Business
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Stahlrain 2, CH-5200 Brugg
volker.schulte@fhnw.ch
www.fhnw.ch/ifu