Well People Program Overview Li

The innovative whole person program to optimize wellbeing

and personal potential.

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social

WELLBEING, and not merely the absence of

disease and infirmity.”

Preamble, 1948

“The next major advance in the health of the American people will be what the

INDIVIDUAL is willing to do for himself.”

John Knowles, former President

“High-level wellness is an integrated method of functioning …

maximizing the potential of the individual...”

Halbert L. Dunn, MD, PhDChief, National Office of Vital Statistics U.S. Public

Health ServiceHigh Level Wellness (1961)

John W. Travis, MD, MPH

Protégé of Dr. Robbins, creator of first HRA. Worked on the first computerized HRA.

Johns Hopkins residency and a U.S. Public Health Service officer.

Created first wellness center in U.S. and first whole-person assessment, Wellness Inventory.

Featured on 60 Minutes, in the New York Times as wellness hit mainstream media.

Wellness is a process, never a static state.

Wellness continues beyond simply preventing illness. Wellness involves awareness and growth in all aspects of life. Dr. Travis defined 12 core dimensions of wellbeing.

Illness-Wellness Continuum

John W. Travis, MD, MPH

Published the Wellness Workbook in 1981.

Wellness movement grew slowly during the next 30 years, focusing more on a health risk (illness) model. Now, Wellness Inventory has been adapted into an interactive online program.

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central organizing principle for all wellness initiatives

Assessment

My Wellness Plan

My Wellness Journal

My Virtual Coach

Self Study Center

Wellness Resource Centers

Progress Tracker

USER FRIENDLY dynamic interactive tools.

10 statements, not questions, for each of 12 dimensions – 120 total. Identifies a wellness action, skill, attitude, behavior, or awareness.

Designed to stimulate awareness and motivate self-reflection. All 12 sections take

30 to 40 minutes.

Or, after any one section, a participant can save and return later.

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT

SCORES – color wheels visualize wellness and motivation to define areas for improvement.

Focus on areas participants are most motivated to change.

Small steps approach stimulates continuous improvement for sustainable change.

PERSONAL ACTION PLAN

PERSONAL ACTION PLAN

CUSTOM EMAIL REMINDERS

JOURNAL

STUDY CENTER

RESOURCE CENTER

Participants have the ability to be their own expert.

Coach is client’s partner, motivating self-responsibility.

Coach helps to clarify goals, create realistic action steps, maintain accountability, and recognize successes.

In person, online, or by telephone. Individual or group.

COACHING – tracking individual reports

COACHING – tracking individual reports

ADMIN – tracking aggregate reports

ADMIN – aggregate report – single or multiple demographics can be sorted within groups

aggregate reports single demographic

Whole person development includes increased key leadership skills essential for executives:

more motivation and focused initiative

learn from mistakes

interpersonal skills and competencies

receptivity for new or different ideas

cultivating innovation

personal accountability

driving and managing change

mentoring and coaching skills

more productive work/life balance

BEYOND BIOMETRICS

Whole person development includes increased key self-management skills essential for employees:

more focus and motivation (less presenteeism)

ability to achieve higher performance levels

productivity (more energy, fewer personal issues, less absenteeism)

communication skills

interpersonal skills (individuals and teams)

receptivity for new or different ideas

personal accountability

more productive work/life balance including increased ability to effectively deal with stress

EMPLOYEE HEALTH beyond biometrics

“The Wellness Inventory is a

foundational wellness tool.”

Stanford Research Institute

“The Wellness Inventory was featured as an exemplar

assessment in Total Force Fitness for the 21st

Century: A New Paradigm.”Military Medicine, August 2010

“Preventionis an

outdatedconcept.

The new concept is creating wellness.”

Senator Barbara Mikulski

Jim Strohecker President HealthWorld Online Los Angeles, CA 310-823-9553 [email protected]

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