NPAIHB Wellness Update

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Portland, OR

Birdie Wermy, MPH (S. Cheyenne)EpiCenter National Evaluation Project Specialist

Wellness Committee Members: Birdie Wermy (Chair), Victoria Warren-Mears (Co-Chair), Candice Jimenez, Colbie Caughlan, Erik Kakuska, Luella Azule, Ryan Swafford, Tam Lutz, Tanya Firemoon & Jacqueline Left Hand bull

2014 Accomplishments Jumpstart 2014 w/ a New Year’s Resolution for your business: Sustainability at Work challenge 1.31.14 Box of toiletries – NARA/Indian Day CelebrationGraduation potluck, baby showers, quarterly potlucks8 week summer challenge – staff awarded with incentives for completion Annual all staff picnic @ Oaks Amusement Park – AugustNICWA gifting program – partnered with BIA for Christmas gift tags

Volunteered to help wrap gifts - DecemberHoliday Party (Ate-Oh-Ate Hawaiian food) – December

NPAIHB Wellness ActivitiesMonthly wellness tips/weekly workoutsMonthly Birthday recognition

Healthy foodNPAIHB 6 & 8 week challengeQuarterly potlucksExecutive Director’s Annual Hot Dog Feed/Chili Cook Off – Oregon Food BankAnnual Picnic Indian Day Celebration Secret Pals

Wellness @ Work

Fitness ChallengesNPAIHB 8 week Fitness Challenge20 participants – honor system 6 week Spokane Fitness Challenge24 participantsLog weekly minutes with a minimum goal of 150/weekAggregate reportsIncentives

Tribal Organization

Avg. Participants

Avg. Minutes

Team

Avg. Per Team

MemberNARA 48 10,411 217NATIVE Project

20 4,869 243

NAYA 25 5,616 223NPAIHB 24 8,520 365Portland Area IHS

12 3477 282

2015 NPAIHB Wellness SurveyQ1: Please circle your interest in each of the activities as they have applied to you:

Potlucks/Special occasions = 81.48%Weekly workouts = 51.85%

Q2: Please rate your interest in each of these activities:Lunchtime movies = Somewhat interested/IndifferentTeam Sports = IndifferentPlanned Hikes = Somewhat interestedLunchtime fieldtrips = Somewhat interestedQ3: Do you utilize the 30 minutes of wellness offered during the working day?Yes = 92.31% No = 7.69%

2015 NPAIHB Wellness Survey

Q4: How would you rate your own level of “Wellness”? Excellent = 7.41%Good = 70.37%Fair = 22.22%Poor = 0%Q6: Do you have a sit-stand desk? (Veridesk)Yes = 59.26% (16)No = 40.74% (11)

Q7: Do you utilize the walking treadmill desks?Yes = 59.26%No = 40.74%

Wellness Conferences

Sept. 1-2, 2015Beaverton, OR

14th Native Women & Men’s Wellness Conference - San Diego, CA. 2015 (AII- OU)Presenters: Birdie, Erik & Candice60 attendees – mailed 20 add.’ packetsNative Fitness – Portland, OR. 9.1-9.2.2015NPAIHB2015 Worksite Wellness Summit – Portland, OR. 9.1.2015

Native Fitness XI

2014

2015 Goals

Send weekly workouts/monthly wellness tipsInitiate 8 week challenge (summer)

Participate in other Tribal fitness challengesShamrock run, Race for the Cure, AIDS walk

Implement suggestions from NPAIHB Wellness surveySecret Pal board – 6 monthsBrown bag presentation(s)Yoga sessions/videos & other weekly workouts (bike riding & meditation etc.)

2015 Goals

End of the year survey/feedback on brown bag presentations, weekly workouts, fitness challenges etc.Involvement of staff when planning annual picnic, holiday party & other activitiesParticipate in other sustainability at work or other wellness work challengesContinue to support & provide wellness activities, tools, resources for our TribesContinue to provide healthy food options for all staff, project meetings & conferences

A-ho (Thank You)!

Birdie Wermy, MPH (S. Cheyenne) bwermy@npaihb.org * 503-416-3252

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board2121 SW Broadway Suite 300 * Portland, OR. 97201