MOVING FROM WHY TO WHAT WORKS:LESSONS FOR SINGAPORE IN WORKPLACE HEALTHDerek Yach, Senior Vitality ConsultantAIA Summit, April 2017

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OVERVIEW

1) WELL-DESIGNED WORKPLACE HEALTH PROGRAMS WORK

2) ELEMENTS OF WELL-DESIGNED PROGRAMS 3) BEST IN CLASS PROGRAMS:

• TACKLE MENTAL HEALTH • ACTIVATE EMPLOYEES• LOCALIZE INTERVENTIONS • DESIGN HEALTHY WORKPLACES• PROMOTE SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES & PRODUCTS • BRIDGE THE WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY

4) ADAPTING WHAT WORKS TO ASIA

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WELL-DESIGNED WORKPLACE HEALTH PROGRAMS WORK

INVESTING IN WORKPLACE HEALTH CAN REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS

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ELEMENTS OF WELL-DESIGNED PROGRAMS

1. LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT & SUPPORT

2. BUILDING A CULTURE OF HEALTH3. ASKING FOR HELP4. SPREADING THE WORD5. OFFERING SMART INCENTIVES6. MEASURING THE RIGHT THINGS

Source: How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan that Actually Works. HBR, 2016.

SIX ESSENTIAL DRIVERS UNDERLYING WORKPLACE HEALTH PROGRAMS

Discovery CEO Adrian Gore getting physically active!

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BEST IN CLASS: TACKLE MENTAL HEALTH

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION &

WORLD BANK HOSTED LEADERS TO EXPLORE

STATE OF GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH WITH

REPRESENTATION FROM VITALITY

GROWING BURDEN OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE US & GLOBALLY MEANS THAT WORKPLACE PROGRAMS NEED TO INCORPORATED EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH

INTERVENTIONS

PERSONALIZED TECHNOLOGIES & ADVANCED ANALYTICS LEAD THE WAY IN

PROMOTING MENTAL WELL-BEING

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BEST IN CLASS: ACTIVATE EMPLOYEES

“A five-year study of more than 100,000 Vitality members in the US found increases in the average number of weekly minutes of physical activity among participants. The greatest change occurred among the least active members, who experienced an increase of as much as 150% in their weekly minutes of activity. Furthermore, incremental physical activity was followed by improvements in other health-promoting behaviour and overall health status.” – World Economic Forum, 2017

Bupa Chief Medical Officer Network features Vitality

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BEST IN CLASS: LOCALIZE INTERVENTIONS

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BEST IN CLASS: DESIGN HEALTHY WORKPLACES

WORKSPACES DESIGNED FOR HEALTH CAN IMPROVE EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING & SATISFACTION

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BEST IN CLASS: PROMOTE SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES & PRODUCTS

REDUCED-RISK PRODUCTS: ABOUT 95% REDUCED RISK

REDUCED-RISK PRODUCTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRESENT LESS RISK OF HARM TO SMOKERS WHO SWITCH VERSUS CONTINUED SMOKING

EXAMPLES: SNUS, iQOS, E-CIGARETTES & VAPORS

NICOTINE LEADS TO ADDICTION BUT COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO & TAR KILLS(Michael Russel, BMJ 1976)

“I believe that there will come a moment in time where we have sufficient adoption of this alternative product and sufficient awareness to start envisaging – together with governments – a phase-out period for cigarettes.” - André Calantzopoulos, CEO, Philip Morris International

“Smoking cessation programmes should form a core element of a business’s workplace wellness policy, integrated with “broader wellness programmes to address other chronic disease risk factors, such as promoting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity.”

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BEST IN CLASS: BRIDGE THE WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY

SECTORS WITH HIGHER HEALTH RISKS

Public Administration Healthcare & Social assistance

Transportation & WarehousingManufacturing

BUSINESS CASE FOR LINKING WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Source: Beyond Four Walls: Why Community is Critical to Workforce Health. Vitality Institute (2015).

A COMPANY’S EMPLOYER BASE IS LARGELY FROM THE BROADER COMMUNITY, DEMONSTRATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY

HEALTH

“We know life does not end when we leave the office and neither do the issues that affect us when we are at work.”

– Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England

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BRINGING IT TOGETHER

WITH AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP IN AN ESTABLISHED CULTURE OF HEALTH, COMPANIES CAN EXPECT:

MORE MOTIVATED, PRODUCTIVE & HEALTHY EMPLOYEES

LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS

ENHANCED LONG-TERM STOCK PERFORMANCE

Fabius et al study and Conradie et al study

Source: Fabius et al. (2013). The link between workforce health and safety and the health of the bottom line. JOEM. 55 (9), 993-1000.

US and South Africa based studies demonstrate that best-in-class workplace health programs

are linked to improved stock performance.

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ADAPTING WHAT WORKS TO ASIA

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APRIL 7 IS WORLD HEALTH DAY

LOCALLY ADAPTED MATERIALS BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION FOR THIS YEAR’S WORLD HEALTH DAY. THE THEME IS:

“DEPRESSION: LET’S TALK”

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