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Championing Healthy Ageing
Programmes and Health
Promotion at Workplaces
Statistics: Singapore
Trend of ageing: By 2030, 1 in every 5
Singaporeans will be aged 65 years and
above
• Surging trend of non-communicable
diseases
• Disabilities among older persons
• Increased demand for healthcare
facilities, long term care services and
others
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THE FACT IS:
We change when we age
Physiological Changes
• Cardiovascular
• Heart muscle becomes less efficient —
working harder to pump the same amount
of blood through your body.
• Blood vessels lose some of their elasticity
• Hardened fatty deposits may form on the
inner walls of your arteries
(atherosclerosis).
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Physiological Changes
Bones, joints and muscles
• Bones tend to shrink in size and density
— weakens them and makes them more
susceptible to fracture.
• Muscles lose strength and flexibility --
become less coordinated or have trouble
balancing.
Physiological Changes
Metabolic System
• Gradual decline in the activity of the
thyroid gland and decline in the ability of
the pancreas to produce insulin.
• -- Decrease in the body's ability to use
fats and sugars and to convert them into
energy.
• Increase in weight; an increased blood
sugar level
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Psychological Changes
• May experience some significant loss
of mental lucidity and independence
• 60 years and older experience
significant cognitive decline, including
declines in memory, concentration,
clarity of thought, focus and judgment
So, do we accept this as a fact or
something can be done to it.
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Team Hoyt
Dick and Rich Hoyt
As of July 2010, the Hoyts had
competed in 1032 endurance
events, including 68 marathons and
six Ironman triathlons
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Blue Zone
Residents of Okinawa, Sardinia, and
Loma Linda, California, live longer,
healthier lives than just about anyone
else on Earth.
Marge Jetton
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Closer Home
Secrets to Healthy Ageing
• For the Centenarians - Don’t smoke,
stay physically active, keep socially
engaged, cherish family, eat a plant-
based diet
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Healthy Ageing is possible!
Secrets to Longer life
• Science: Study of Breslow and Belloc
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Seven Habits of Healthy People
• People who followed these 7 habits
lived 10-12 years longer.
• Began aging 20-30 years later
• Enjoyed a greater quality of life than
those who didn’t follow a healthy
lifestyle
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7 Lifestyle Factors identified that
influenced longevity
• Sleep 7 to 8 hours
• No eating between meals
• Eat breakfast regularly
• Maintain proper weight
• Regular exercise
• Moderate or no use of
alcohol
• No smoking
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Key Initiatives to promote health and
healthy ageing.
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How HPB can Support Your
Organization
1.Health for M.E. (Mature Employees)
2.Workplace Health Promotion (WHP)
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1) Health for M.E.
Main Emphasis
• Keep your mature workforce in the pink
of health for greater productivity.
• Help them reach their next peak
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Recommendation for
Essential Screening Test
Screening Test Condition Who should go How often
• Body Mass Index Obesity 18 years & above Once a year
(BMI)
• Waist circumference
measurement
Blood pressure High blood 18 years & above Once every 2 years or
measurement pressure more frequently as
advised by your
healthcare provider
Fasting venous blood Diabetes 40 years & above Once every 3 years or
glucose more frequently as
Fasting venous blood High blood advised by your
lipids cholesterol healthcare provider
• Faecal Colorectal 50 years & above • Once a year (for FIT)
Immunochemical Test cancer
(FIT) or
• Colonoscopy • Once every 10 years
(For colonoscopy)
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Additional Tests for Women
Screening Test Condition Who should How often
go
Pap smear Cervical 25 years & Once every 3 years
cancer above (who
have ever had
sexual
intercourse)
Mammogram Breast 50 years & Once every 2 years
cancer above
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1.CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT (CDM)
Nurse Educator Programme (NEP)
Individuals with diabetes, high
blood pressure and high
cholesterol (referrals from ISP &
Wellness Prog)
• 3 workshops (2 - 3 hr each)
- Lifestyle modifications to manage
chronic
diseases.
- Goal setting, action planning,
recording
and monitoring
- Regular follow-up with family doctor
• Support & complement GP’s role
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Benefits of Retaining Mature
Employees
• Mature workers possess more work experience and
on-the-job education, which has honed their
analytical and personal skills, making them cost-
effective workers.
• Able to share this massive resource with your
company to increase value and productivity!
• Mature workers stay longer at an organization after
training than younger workers;
I) Health for Mature Employees
(M.E.)
1.ADOPT A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
a.Stay physically active
b.Eat Healthily
c.Keep your mind active
d.Be smoke-free
2.Go for Regular Health Screening
3.Manage Chronic Conditions Well
4.Be Socially Connected
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Healthy ageing starts young
2. Workplace Health Promotion
Programmes (WHP)
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Why Workplace Health Promotion
(WHP)?
• A reciprocal relationship
• Work affects health (factors at work can improve or
affect health negatively)
• Health affects work (how you feel physically,
mentally and emotionally affect your performance)
1. Most companies have a sick care plan and not a
health care plan.
2. Most disease that kills are lifestyle related. They
can be prevented to a great extend.
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Investment in human capital
• Optimizing the performance and productivity of
human capital is critical, given our limited
resources.
• Especially true in a knowledge economy, where
talent and innovation of an energetic and vibrant
workforce are essential
• Investing in the health of employees should be
seen as an investment rather than a cost
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Workplace is the ideal setting
• More than 60% of Singaporean adults
spend at least half of their waking
hours at work.
• The workplace is an ideal setting to
promote health where peer support
and communication structures are
already in place
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Benefits of WHP
• Improving
• productivity
• morale and employee
satisfaction
• staff retention
• loyalty to company
• ease of recruitment
• presenteeism (ability to
concentrate at work and to
achieve work outcomes, not
distracted by health problems
Benefits of WHP
• Reducing
• medical leave
• staff turnover and
therefore lower
recruitment and
training cost
• work time lost
• health cost
• absenteeism
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What can you do, to help your
employees age healthily?
• By providing a conducive environment -- plays an
important role in enabling people to reach a state of
optimal health.
• By providing access to health information,
opportunities for making healthy choices, social and
cultural environments that are supportive such as
access to reasonably-priced healthier food choices
Health Promotion Involves
• Health education (eg. health topics)
• Health prevention (health screening
and immunisation)
• Health protection (smoke free policy
and healthy environment)
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Workplace Health Promotion
Grant
• A grant by Health Promotion Board
(HPB) since 2001 to encourage
companies to START or
EXPAND/SUSTAIN workplace health
promotion programmes
• 2 types of WHP Grant:
• WHP Grant
• WHP Grant for SMEs
Workplace Health Promotion
Grant
1.Funding Guidelines
2. Funding up to $10,000
3. WHP Grant: Co-funding (50:50 basis)
4. WHP Grant for SMEs: Co-funding (90:10
basis)
5. Funds
a. health screening
b. health education activities such as healthy eating,
mental wellbeing, smoking control
c. sports and physical activities
d. targeted health programme i.e. cholesterol
management
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HEALTHWORKS
a. A convenient Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) package
targeted at SMEs
b. Covers health risk assessment, physical activity, healthy
eating, mental wellbeing and smoking control
c. Pre-selected service providers:
d. Apply for WHP Grant
e. Publicize and implement WHP programme to employees
f. Evaluate and report effectiveness of programme
HealthWORKS
Physical Healthy Smoking Health Mental
Activity Eating Control Risk Wellbeing
Assessm
ent
Trust and Recognition
• HEALTH Awards
• Individual Awards
- Health leader award
- Health promoter award
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Workplace Health Promotion
Grant
• More to gain, nothing to lose
• Compare to other countries
• Comprehensive HPB initiatives that
involve National coverage
Contact HPB
1.Workplace Outreach Enquiry Centre
2.Email:
HPB_Health_At_Work@hpb.gov.sg
3.Tel: 6435 3704
4.www.hpb.gov.sg/healthatwork
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