energize your energize your meetings! meetings! Amy Ellings, Nutrition Amy Ellings, Nutrition Consultant Consultant Nutrition and Physical Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Activity Program 236-3754 236-3754
Dec 31, 2015
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Amy Ellings, Nutrition Consultant Amy Ellings, Nutrition Consultant Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
236-3754236-3754
Hmmm…Hmmm…
Environmental change—Environmental change—Make it easy to be healthyMake it easy to be healthy
Which street makes it easier to be active?Which street makes it easier to be active?
Environmental change—Environmental change—Make it easy to be healthyMake it easy to be healthy
Which meeting makes it easier to eat healthy?Which meeting makes it easier to eat healthy?
Policy change—Policy change—Get it in writingGet it in writing
Make the change sustainableMake the change sustainable
““Encourages” people to take actionEncourages” people to take action
Influence more peopleInfluence more people
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPAwww.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA//
Why nutrition?Why nutrition?
Eat at work 10-20 times a weekEat at work 10-20 times a week
Increase productivityIncrease productivity
8AM 8:30AM 9AM
Worksite nutrition environmentWorksite nutrition environment
Have a farmers market or farm stand near work Have a farmers market or farm stand near work or an on-site gardenor an on-site garden
Encourage healthy foods at potlucksEncourage healthy foods at potlucks
Use competitive pricing to make healthier Use competitive pricing to make healthier choices more economicalchoices more economical
Offer healthy foods in cafeterias vending Offer healthy foods in cafeterias vending machines, common areasmachines, common areas
Adopt a policy for healthy meeting guidelinesAdopt a policy for healthy meeting guidelines
Created by nutrition professionalsCreated by nutrition professionals
Informed by scientific advice national organizationsInformed by scientific advice national organizations
Designed using feedback from administrative staffDesigned using feedback from administrative staff
Why EYM? Why now?Why EYM? Why now?
Current environment not healthy at all meetingsCurrent environment not healthy at all meetings
Governor’s initiative to make Washington the Governor’s initiative to make Washington the healthiest statehealthiest state
Washington Wellness risk reduction priority Washington Wellness risk reduction priority areas – focus on nutrition environmentareas – focus on nutrition environment
Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan Plan
Wanted to make it sustainable change through Wanted to make it sustainable change through policy adoptionpolicy adoption
Small group activitiesSmall group activitiesRate your lunchRate your lunch
Rate your most recent meetingRate your most recent meeting
Making policy at DOHMaking policy at DOH
Selling the programSelling the program
Administrative staffAdministrative staff
ManagementManagement– Do your homeworkDo your homework– No surprisesNo surprises– The right teamThe right team
The right teamThe right team
The right teamThe right team
Wellness coordinator constructed team, set Wellness coordinator constructed team, set meetings, prepped management, coordinated meetings, prepped management, coordinated messagesmessagesNPA program developed and presented on NPA program developed and presented on materialmaterialHealth and Productivity team adopted EYM into Health and Productivity team adopted EYM into their strategic plantheir strategic planProcurement office supported effort, researched Procurement office supported effort, researched cost, developed evaluation toolcost, developed evaluation toolDOH policy committee discussed and approved DOH policy committee discussed and approved policy changespolicy changes
The processThe process
Making EYM a reality at DOHMaking EYM a reality at DOH– ProcurementProcurement– PolicyPolicy
What are some lessons learned?What are some lessons learned?
Small group activitySmall group activity
What would be the major challenge to What would be the major challenge to implementing Energize Your Meetings?implementing Energize Your Meetings?
How could you and your team overcome How could you and your team overcome that challenge?that challenge?
Report outReport out