2015 REPORT

PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT

5 years of over 70% participation

HEALTHY FACULTY &

STAFF

Improvements in nutrition, stress

management, exercise, weight, and smoking over the past 9 years

FINANCIAL IMPACT

2.37:1 ROIC. Everett Koop National

Health Award Winner Honorable Mention

HEALTHY CAMPUS CULTURE

Tobacco-free campus

C. Everett Koop

NATIONALHEALTHAWARDS

honorable mention

CREATING VALUETOUCHING LIVES

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Building Resilience @Iowa:

Positive Health ProfileThe University of Iowa consistently demonstrates a health profile that is very positive compared to State of Iowa and

National norms. Benchmark data indicates that individuals who are not physically active spend $300 more in annual

direct medical costs compared to those who are physically active. Thus a focus of liveWELL programming is around

the value of exercise and movement throughout the day.

Benefits of physical activity include:

• Weight management

• Improved concentration

• Improved sleep

• Improved immunity

• Mood regulation

• Enhanced cardiovascular health

At the foundation of liveWELL’s success over the past ten years is the value placed on improving the health and well-being of our faculty and

staff. Through the delivery of quality services in collaboration with our campus partners, liveWELL has achieved significant outcomes that

include high levels of individual participation, demonstrated improvements in health risk behaviors, and health care cost containment.

JOAN M. TROESTER | Interim Assistant Vice President of Benefits, Health and Productivity / University Human Resources 2015YEAR in REVIEW

“The presentation couldn’t have been better planned to support our team members personally and professionally given changes that have been occurring lately. We will request again, as they really found it beneficial and was a refreshing change from the traditional team meeting format.”

Dianne Wasson Manager, ACO Care Coordination/ UI PersonalCare/UI Health Plans Office

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• 2,000 views of

resilience education on

myquickcoach

• 32 presentations

campus-wide to over

750 participants

• 80% of participants

report increased

workplace satisfaction

as a result of Resilience

workshop

• Quarterly Resilience

features in liveWELL

newsletter

Walking meetings are a way to build more physical activity into the day.

In response to changing workforce needs as a result

of the early retirement program, efficiency study

implementations, and rapid growth in a number

of organizational units, a theme of Resilience was

adopted for the year with focus on building individual

resilience.

At the foundation of liveWELL’s success over the past ten years is the value placed on improving the health and well-being of our faculty and

staff. Through the delivery of quality services in collaboration with our campus partners, liveWELL has achieved significant outcomes that

include high levels of individual participation, demonstrated improvements in health risk behaviors, and health care cost containment.

JOAN M. TROESTER | Interim Assistant Vice President of Benefits, Health and Productivity / University Human Resources

Sustained Good HealthThrough a population approach to health management, health and well-being services benefit people and impact the University in a number of positive ways.

A five-year review indicates sustained healthy

behaviors in a number of areas captured in

the Personal Health Assessment. A notable

area of improvement is in how UI faculty and

staff report their nutrition habits. Much of

this change is attributed to the University

environment and the broader community in

terms of highlighting healthy nutrition choices.

One campus example is the UChoose™

program that identifies healthy food options in

campus dining locations. Greater awareness

of how food impacts energy levels and overall

health is a consistent theme throughout

liveWELL programs.

Changing the Food Culture at UISuccess at the local level

Wellness Ambassadors Deb Pfab and Laura Knosp,

at The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science

within UI Health Care, have successfully introduced

a daily salad club to their work group. Each week,

members sign up to bring an item: greens, toppings,

veggies, or dressings. Daily, a buffet-style, colorful

variety of healthy combinations is presented allowing

for a healthful lunch as well as the opportunity to try

out some new foods. According to one Salad Club

member, “I used to spend 20 or so minutes every night of the week packing the next day’s lunch. Now I bring my food in on Monday and lunch is handled for the whole week! It saves me so much time!”

Improvements in Health Behaviors2011-2015

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2015BY THE NUMBERS

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Successful Health Coaching Participants

Campus RecreationEmployee Members

of Participants Report Improved Workplace Satisfaction

Personal Health Assessment Participants

Annual Return on Investment

Impacted by Wellness Grants

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | Partnerships are vital to a healthy campus culture. liveWELL, a unit of University Human Resources, would like to thank our partners for their collaboration towards an integrated approach to health and well-being. We are grateful to University Human Resources, Recreational Services, UI Health Care, our Integrated Health Management Advisory team, and Wellness Ambassador network for their continued support.

On-Campus Lactation Rooms

Healthy Living Center Website Views

Estimated Cost Saving and Cost Avoidance*based on absenteeism/health risk

analysis, University Human Resources

$2.6M

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