I recently did a literature review on this topic and very little data exists to support this type of activity and I found nothing that demonstrated sustained levels of wellness. Our own (admittedly limited) program
has not shown improvements in population health. Moreover, we found that since we can only offer the program ‘voluntarily’ often the people who volunteer to participate are already people with high levels of wellness indicators.
It could be very risky, given the need to keep programs voluntary in employment situations and keep medical information protected, to implement an intensive program with enough incentive to stimulate change.
I would be interested to know if anyone else has a more optimistic view!
Deb
Deborah A. Sampson, PhD, APRN, COHN-S, FAANP
Director
Employee Health and Wellness Services
Southern New Hampshire Health P.O.Box 2014 8 Prospect Street Nashua, NH 03060
p(603) 281-8583 f (603) 577-5665
From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+deborah.sampson=snhhs.org@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of Thrasher, Terri
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 9:54 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: [External] Re: [MCOH-EH] Wellness/Disease Management
I would be interested to hear about these programs as well.
Terri
Terri L. Thrasher RN MSN
Sr. Director HR Professional Services
Employee Health, Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Employee Relations, HR Compliance/Policy, Workers Compensation, 803-SAFE, Injury Management, Non CCHMC Badging, Early Education and Childcare Center
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati Ohio 45229 MLC 9006
513-636-6240
From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+terri.thrasher=cchmc.org@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of Octavia Williams-blake
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:11 PM
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh@mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Wellness/Disease Management
Has anyone had success with any population health/wellness/disease management programs specifically for your employee population? If so, would you be willing to talk offline about your program and/or share any vendors you are using. We
are interested in care management programs for employees with chronic conditions (diabetes, hypertension etc.)
Octavia
Octavia Williams-Blake, JD
Vice President
Workplace Health & Safety
McLeod Health
Office-843-777-5355
Rene’ Springs 843-777-5689
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