Transcript Health Links ColoradoTM Engaging Colorado Communities to

Training Workplace Wellness Advisors to Create Healthy Communities
Haan, M., Lapaz, L., Newman, L., Tenney, L.
Results and Impact
The Health Links Process for Worksite Wellness
Capacity Building
Background
Health LinksTM has trained over 50 advisors to help
implement comprehensive worksite wellness programs
in Colorado.
• Compared to 77% of large employers, only 27% of
small businesses offer workplace wellness
programs.
• Businesses face real and perceived barriers to
adopting and implementing programs. This includes
lack of resources, leadership commitment, employee
engagement, and training.
Train
Community
Leaders
Recruit Small
Businesses
(<500
employees)
Businesses
enroll in
Kick-Start
Program
Conduct
Advising
Session
Create
Healthy
Business
Action
Plan
Implement
Program
Apply for
Healthy
Business
Certification
• In order to address these problems, the Center for
Worker Health & Environment at the Colorado
School of Public Health launched Health Links in
2013.
• Health Links is a community-based program that
certifies, connects, and advises small businesses on
evidence-based practices to implement sustainable
workplace health, wellness and safety programs.
Approach
LinksTM
Health
trains health and safety, health
promotion, health care, public health, and other
professionals on an integrated approach to
prevention adopted from evidence-based practices
tailored from the CDC Worksite Health Score Card and
the WHO Healthy Workplace Model.
Health LinksTM aims to:
 Train community, health, wellness and business leaders
the building blocks of the Healthy Business Framework.
 Work with businesses one-on-one to create Healthy
Business Action Plans that address specific employer and
employee health, wellness and business needs.
 Connect businesses to local community providers and
vendors and resources that can offer support for creating
healthy workplaces.
•
50 Connections to health,
wellness and safety vendor
•
Reached over 600 employees to
promote workplace wellness
programs
•
26 Advising Sessions
•
17 Certified Healthy Businesses
TM
Links
Health
Healthy Business Framework:
1. Establish Supportive
Organizational Culture &
Leadership
2. Dedicate Some Resources
3. Assess the Needs of Employees
4. Set Clear Goals and Priorities
5. Address Safety and Integrate
Systems to Create Comprehensive
Program Design
6. Promote Participation
7. Communicate Strategically
8. Evaluate, Learn, and Improve
The Four Pillars
of Wellness
Social
20 Partner Organizations in support of program
Contact
Physical
For more information please visit:
HealthLinksColorado.org
Mental &
Emotional
Financial
Or contact:
Michelle Haan – [email protected]
Lucia Lapaz – [email protected]
Resources
Assessment tool, and program ideas:
CDC Worksite Health Scorecard Manual:
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/docs/HSC_Manual.pdf
Integration of NIOSH and workplace health promotion, with
comprehensive resources:
Total Worker Health:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/TWH/