he looks down he makes changes in his life let me give you another another
life let me give you another another
life let me give you another another anecdote lady decides to join the
anecdote lady decides to join the
anecdote lady decides to join the cycling group of work she hasn’t been on
cycling group of work she hasn’t been on
cycling group of work she hasn’t been on a bicycle in years she’s riding her
a bicycle in years she’s riding her
a bicycle in years she’s riding her bicycle and by the way she’s type 2
bicycle and by the way she’s type 2
bicycle and by the way she’s type 2 diabetic in fact she maxed out on the
diabetic in fact she maxed out on the
diabetic in fact she maxed out on the pills and she’s now injecting as well
pills and she’s now injecting as well
pills and she’s now injecting as well over time through cycling with the group
over time through cycling with the group
over time through cycling with the group at work and outside of work she is now
at work and outside of work she is now
at work and outside of work she is now on this on one pill a day and some days
on this on one pill a day and some days
on this on one pill a day and some days she doesn’t have to eject it all why
she doesn’t have to eject it all why
she doesn’t have to eject it all why because she got a little bit more active
because she got a little bit more active
because she got a little bit more active so there’s anecdotal evidence that
so there’s anecdotal evidence that
so there’s anecdotal evidence that workplace programs work because both of
workplace programs work because both of
workplace programs work because both of those examples are from a real workplace
those examples are from a real workplace
those examples are from a real workplace from real people who made decisions
from real people who made decisions
from real people who made decisions based on having workplace wellness
based on having workplace wellness
based on having workplace wellness program in their workplace is the
program in their workplace is the
program in their workplace is the workplace the place where health should
workplace the place where health should
workplace the place where health should happen though well when you think about
happen though well when you think about
happen though well when you think about it anybody who’s got a full-time job
it anybody who’s got a full-time job
it anybody who’s got a full-time job probably works anywhere from seven to
probably works anywhere from seven to
probably works anywhere from seven to ten hours a day every day at work and
ten hours a day every day at work and
ten hours a day every day at work and then they have some sleep time so that
then they have some sleep time so that
then they have some sleep time so that doesn’t leave a whole lot of other time
doesn’t leave a whole lot of other time
doesn’t leave a whole lot of other time for health care university student
for health care university student
for health care university student you’re probably working 14 hours a day
you’re probably working 14 hours a day
you’re probably working 14 hours a day there’s another more compelling reason
there’s another more compelling reason
there’s another more compelling reason why the workplace is the right place for
why the workplace is the right place for
why the workplace is the right place for help and for health information this is
help and for health information this is
help and for health information this is some research I was done by Shona Burke
some research I was done by Shona Burke
some research I was done by Shona Burke and her colleagues and what this
and her colleagues and what this
and her colleagues and what this suggests is that the effect size is
suggests is that the effect size is
suggests is that the effect size is greater for what we call a true group
greater for what we call a true group
greater for what we call a true group now a true group is people who interact
now a true group is people who interact
now a true group is people who interact with each other like colleagues at work
with each other like colleagues at work
with each other like colleagues at work like friends and so on and for any of
like friends and so on and for any of
like friends and so on and for any of you who have ever tried to go on a diet
you who have ever tried to go on a diet
you who have ever tried to go on a diet tried to get on an exercise regime by
tried to get on an exercise regime by
tried to get on an exercise regime by yourself it is just about impossible
yourself it is just about impossible
yourself it is just about impossible when you’ve got its peer support and if
when you’ve got its peer support and if
when you’ve got its peer support and if that peer support is with you seven
that peer support is with you seven
that peer support is with you seven hours a day or eight hours a day at work
hours a day or eight hours a day at work
hours a day or eight hours a day at work then it becomes a whole lot easier and
then it becomes a whole lot easier and
then it becomes a whole lot easier and quite clearly from from Professor
quite clearly from from Professor
quite clearly from from Professor Burke’s work and colleagues we can see
Burke’s work and colleagues we can see
Burke’s work and colleagues we can see that having that true group supporting
that having that true group supporting
that having that true group supporting you in health makes a big difference let
you in health makes a big difference let
you in health makes a big difference let me tell you about about a research
me tell you about about a research
me tell you about about a research project that we started this is we
project that we started this is we
project that we started this is we started actually way back in 2011 was
started actually way back in 2011 was
started actually way back in 2011 was when the idea for this
when the idea for this
when the idea for this project first started the idea behind it
project first started the idea behind it
project first started the idea behind it was is that we couldn’t find evidence
was is that we couldn’t find evidence
was is that we couldn’t find evidence for workplace wellness programs
for workplace wellness programs
for workplace wellness programs effectiveness there was lots of
effectiveness there was lots of
effectiveness there was lots of anecdotal work there was lots of kind of
anecdotal work there was lots of kind of
anecdotal work there was lots of kind of pretest post-test you know we put in a
pretest post-test you know we put in a
pretest post-test you know we put in a wellness program at time one and at the
wellness program at time one and at the
wellness program at time one and at the end of four years we’ve got all of these
end of four years we’ve got all of these
end of four years we’ve got all of these you know decrease in drug costs we’ve
you know decrease in drug costs we’ve
you know decrease in drug costs we’ve got improvement in people’s health and
got improvement in people’s health and
got improvement in people’s health and so on that however is not evidence from
so on that however is not evidence from
so on that however is not evidence from a scientific point of view and you all
a scientific point of view and you all
a scientific point of view and you all know that there’s kind of a hierarchy in
know that there’s kind of a hierarchy in
know that there’s kind of a hierarchy in terms of evidence yeah a randomized
terms of evidence yeah a randomized
terms of evidence yeah a randomized control trial is at the top all right
control trial is at the top all right
control trial is at the top all right then you kind of work your way down and
then you kind of work your way down and
then you kind of work your way down and way down near the middle is kind of
way down near the middle is kind of
way down near the middle is kind of pretest post-test and way down at the
pretest post-test and way down at the
pretest post-test and way down at the bottom is anecdote in terms of what we
bottom is anecdote in terms of what we
bottom is anecdote in terms of what we consider to be evidence in science and
consider to be evidence in science and
consider to be evidence in science and so we wanted to go in and do the best
so we wanted to go in and do the best
so we wanted to go in and do the best study we possibly could in terms of
study we possibly could in terms of
study we possibly could in terms of trying to find the evidence for
trying to find the evidence for
trying to find the evidence for workplace wellness programs the best we
workplace wellness programs the best we
workplace wellness programs the best we could do was a treatment control group
could do was a treatment control group
could do was a treatment control group study across time we couldn’t do a
study across time we couldn’t do a
study across time we couldn’t do a randomized control trial because quite
randomized control trial because quite
randomized control trial because quite clearly the companies had to volunteer
clearly the companies had to volunteer
clearly the companies had to volunteer to put in a wellness program and their
to put in a wellness program and their
to put in a wellness program and their organizations the employees in the
organizations the employees in the
organizations the employees in the treatment group they had to volunteer to
treatment group they had to volunteer to
treatment group they had to volunteer to be as part a part of the Wellness
be as part a part of the Wellness
be as part a part of the Wellness Program even the control group they had
Program even the control group they had
Program even the control group they had to volunteer to be to be part of the
to volunteer to be to be part of the
to volunteer to be to be part of the control group and to fill out surveys
control group and to fill out surveys
control group and to fill out surveys and so on so this isn’t a randomized
and so on so this isn’t a randomized
and so on so this isn’t a randomized control trial but this is kind of the
control trial but this is kind of the
control trial but this is kind of the best that we could do and by the way
best that we could do and by the way
best that we could do and by the way this is what a two year study looks like
this is what a two year study looks like
this is what a two year study looks like it’s like six years already and we’re
it’s like six years already and we’re
it’s like six years already and we’re probably going to be having outputs for
probably going to be having outputs for
probably going to be having outputs for a few more years after that you can see
a few more years after that you can see
a few more years after that you can see from this that it was in two phases
from this that it was in two phases
from this that it was in two phases phase one we did a meta-analysis I’m
phase one we did a meta-analysis I’m
phase one we did a meta-analysis I’m going to talk very briefly about that
going to talk very briefly about that
going to talk very briefly about that phase two is this kind of treatment and
phase two is this kind of treatment and
phase two is this kind of treatment and control group study and we’ve only just
control group study and we’ve only just
control group study and we’ve only just finished that this summer and so some of
finished that this summer and so some of
finished that this summer and so some of the data that I’m going to be talking to
the data that I’m going to be talking to
the data that I’m going to be talking to you about now is is that recent like it
you about now is is that recent like it
you about now is is that recent like it isn’t even impressed I was going to say
isn’t even impressed I was going to say
isn’t even impressed I was going to say hot off the press but it isn’t even
hot off the press but it isn’t even
hot off the press but it isn’t even gotten depressed yet right we’re just
gotten depressed yet right we’re just
gotten depressed yet right we’re just we’re just trying to get the information
we’re just trying to get the information
we’re just trying to get the information out as quickly as we possibly can
out as quickly as we possibly can
out as quickly as we possibly can without jeopardizing our position to our
without jeopardizing our position to our
without jeopardizing our position to our ability to publish the work at a later
ability to publish the work at a later
ability to publish the work at a later date let’s talk about the meta-analysis
date let’s talk about the meta-analysis
date let’s talk about the meta-analysis you already heard earlier today from
you already heard earlier today from
you already heard earlier today from Shane about Cochrane reviews let me tell
Shane about Cochrane reviews let me tell
Shane about Cochrane reviews let me tell you a meta-analysis is probably the
you a meta-analysis is probably the
you a meta-analysis is probably the biggest idea in the last hundred years
biggest idea in the last hundred years
biggest idea in the last hundred years meta analyses have saved more lives than
meta analyses have saved more lives than
meta analyses have saved more lives than people
people
people we’ll meet in your entire lifetime what
we’ll meet in your entire lifetime what
we’ll meet in your entire lifetime what amount meta-analysis does is it takes a
amount meta-analysis does is it takes a
amount meta-analysis does is it takes a whole bunch of different studies yeah
whole bunch of different studies yeah
whole bunch of different studies yeah that read that meet a certain level of
that read that meet a certain level of
that read that meet a certain level of rigor it pulls them all together as if
rigor it pulls them all together as if
rigor it pulls them all together as if they were a single study and now you’ve
they were a single study and now you’ve
they were a single study and now you’ve got much more statistical power yeah now
got much more statistical power yeah now
got much more statistical power yeah now you can get much stronger much more
you can get much stronger much more
you can get much stronger much more significant correlations and so that’s
significant correlations and so that’s
significant correlations and so that’s what you do with the meta-analysis so we
what you do with the meta-analysis so we
what you do with the meta-analysis so we did a meta-analysis on all of the
did a meta-analysis on all of the
did a meta-analysis on all of the research that was done we started out we
research that was done we started out we
research that was done we started out we want to find all the research that was
want to find all the research that was
want to find all the research that was done in Canada all the credible research
done in Canada all the credible research
done in Canada all the credible research with at least the treatment and control
with at least the treatment and control
with at least the treatment and control group we found none so then we said okay
group we found none so then we said okay
group we found none so then we said okay well lets relax our eligibility criteria
well lets relax our eligibility criteria
well lets relax our eligibility criteria and let’s do treatment and comparison
and let’s do treatment and comparison
and let’s do treatment and comparison group we found none lots pretest
group we found none lots pretest
group we found none lots pretest post-test but now we’re getting too low
post-test but now we’re getting too low
post-test but now we’re getting too low in the scale in terms of what would
in the scale in terms of what would
in the scale in terms of what would qualify as evidence for us so then we
qualify as evidence for us so then we
qualify as evidence for us so then we said okay there’s no Canadian work
said okay there’s no Canadian work
said okay there’s no Canadian work there’s some really good work done in
there’s some really good work done in
there’s some really good work done in the US but no Canadian work so let’s do
the US but no Canadian work so let’s do
the US but no Canadian work so let’s do the whole rest of the world published in
the whole rest of the world published in
the whole rest of the world published in English except for the u.s. because that
English except for the u.s. because that
English except for the u.s. because that works already been done most notably by
works already been done most notably by
works already been done most notably by baker and colleagues from harvard and
baker and colleagues from harvard and
baker and colleagues from harvard and these are the results that we got you
these are the results that we got you
these are the results that we got you can save 14 to thirty-six percent
can save 14 to thirty-six percent
can save 14 to thirty-six percent absenteeism if you have a wellness
absenteeism if you have a wellness
absenteeism if you have a wellness program we looked at some 504 papers you
program we looked at some 504 papers you
program we looked at some 504 papers you know how many we got that were rigorous
know how many we got that were rigorous
know how many we got that were rigorous enough we could actually use in our
enough we could actually use in our
enough we could actually use in our meta-analysis yeah for I was so
meta-analysis yeah for I was so
meta-analysis yeah for I was so depressed yeah I remember walking into
depressed yeah I remember walking into
depressed yeah I remember walking into me I says we got four papers and one of
me I says we got four papers and one of
me I says we got four papers and one of my colleagues is on the research team
my colleagues is on the research team
my colleagues is on the research team professor Greg is eric said you know
professor Greg is eric said you know
professor Greg is eric said you know what he’s a he’s a health economist he
what he’s a he’s a health economist he
what he’s a he’s a health economist he said my space for is good and I said
said my space for is good and I said
said my space for is good and I said excellent we’ll go for it so we did
excellent we’ll go for it so we did
excellent we’ll go for it so we did before these are the results that we’ve
before these are the results that we’ve
before these are the results that we’ve got you can save one point five to one
got you can save one point five to one
got you can save one point five to one point seven days worth of absenteeism on
point seven days worth of absenteeism on
point seven days worth of absenteeism on average if you put in a workplace
average if you put in a workplace
average if you put in a workplace wellness program what that means for
wellness program what that means for
wellness program what that means for Canadian businesses
point six billion dollars in absenteeism
point six billion dollars in absenteeism alone if you put in a wellness program
alone if you put in a wellness program
alone if you put in a wellness program now there’s another thing to be thinking
now there’s another thing to be thinking
now there’s another thing to be thinking about in terms of absence when we’re
about in terms of absence when we’re
about in terms of absence when we’re talking about absence what they’re
talking about absence what they’re
talking about absence what they’re calculating is what we’re paying the
calculating is what we’re paying the
calculating is what we’re paying the employee for doing no work because
employee for doing no work because
employee for doing no work because they’re not here the true value of that
they’re not here the true value of that
they’re not here the true value of that employee is their productive value
employee is their productive value
employee is their productive value what’s the multiple the reason they’re
what’s the multiple the reason they’re
what’s the multiple the reason they’re paying you 20 bucks an hour is because
paying you 20 bucks an hour is because
paying you 20 bucks an hour is because you’re worth 50 so that’s the number you
you’re worth 50 so that’s the number you
you’re worth 50 so that’s the number you should be going for ya so now do a
should be going for ya so now do a
should be going for ya so now do a multiple on that 3.6 billion you can see
multiple on that 3.6 billion you can see
multiple on that 3.6 billion you can see what absenteeism is costing the Canadian
what absenteeism is costing the Canadian
what absenteeism is costing the Canadian economy every year and that’s just
economy every year and that’s just
economy every year and that’s just absent kids never mind all the other
absent kids never mind all the other
absent kids never mind all the other human costs okay so that that was the
human costs okay so that that was the
human costs okay so that that was the start in absenteeism was all we could
start in absenteeism was all we could
start in absenteeism was all we could talk about all of those studies all over
talk about all of those studies all over
talk about all of those studies all over the world and the only conclusion we
the world and the only conclusion we
the world and the only conclusion we could come to for which we had data was
could come to for which we had data was
could come to for which we had data was about absenteeism nothing about reduced
about absenteeism nothing about reduced
about absenteeism nothing about reduced drug costs nothing about improved health
drug costs nothing about improved health
drug costs nothing about improved health etc etc so obviously there was room for
etc etc so obviously there was room for
etc etc so obviously there was room for our study here’s what our study looks
our study here’s what our study looks
our study here’s what our study looks like we have a treatment group and the
like we have a treatment group and the
like we have a treatment group and the treatment group and the control groups
treatment group and the control groups
treatment group and the control groups are both exactly the same company but
are both exactly the same company but
are both exactly the same company but they’re geographically distinct so the
they’re geographically distinct so the
they’re geographically distinct so the treatment group is in one building in
treatment group is in one building in
treatment group is in one building in one city the control group is the same
one city the control group is the same
one city the control group is the same company but in another building in
company but in another building in
company but in another building in another city or maybe they’re out in the
another city or maybe they’re out in the
another city or maybe they’re out in the field and the reason why we did this
field and the reason why we did this
field and the reason why we did this because we want to control for a host of
because we want to control for a host of
because we want to control for a host of variables we want to control for the
variables we want to control for the
variables we want to control for the policy space some organizational culture
policy space some organizational culture
policy space some organizational culture the suppliers the buyers the industry
the suppliers the buyers the industry
the suppliers the buyers the industry right Ronnie belt because in the end we
right Ronnie belt because in the end we
right Ronnie belt because in the end we want to compare the treatment group to
want to compare the treatment group to
want to compare the treatment group to the control group and we want to be able
the control group and we want to be able
the control group and we want to be able to say with some kind of certainty that
to say with some kind of certainty that
to say with some kind of certainty that the difference we’re seeing is not a
the difference we’re seeing is not a
the difference we’re seeing is not a function of things outside of the
function of things outside of the
function of things outside of the organization but they’re a function of
organization but they’re a function of
organization but they’re a function of the wellness program itself and that’s
the wellness program itself and that’s
the wellness program itself and that’s important to be able to do that and
important to be able to do that and
important to be able to do that and frankly that hasn’t been done before so
frankly that hasn’t been done before so
frankly that hasn’t been done before so we actually have our control groups
we actually have our control groups
we actually have our control groups divided in two we’ve got one group of
divided in two we’ve got one group of
divided in two we’ve got one group of controls get the survey yeah because we
controls get the survey yeah because we
controls get the survey yeah because we want to compare the treatment control
want to compare the treatment control
want to compare the treatment control groups so we need to survey data the
groups so we need to survey data the
groups so we need to survey data the other set of control groups has the
other set of control groups has the
other set of control groups has the survey as well as biometric screening
survey as well as biometric screening
survey as well as biometric screening clinics now we know that by surveying
clinics now we know that by surveying
clinics now we know that by surveying people and especially by giving them
people and especially by giving them
people and especially by giving them biometric screening clinics we are
biometric screening clinics we are
biometric screening clinics we are shrinking that magnitude of effect right
shrinking that magnitude of effect right
shrinking that magnitude of effect right between the treatment group in the
between the treatment group in the
between the treatment group in the control group why because if
control group why because if
control group why because if you do anything for your people they
you do anything for your people they
you do anything for your people they will respond positively that’s called
will respond positively that’s called
will respond positively that’s called business we call that the Hawthorne
business we call that the Hawthorne
business we call that the Hawthorne effect right and it’s from a general
effect right and it’s from a general
effect right and it’s from a general electric study where they turned up the
electric study where they turned up the
electric study where they turned up the lights to see if employees would work
lights to see if employees would work
lights to see if employees would work harder and they did they thought wow
harder and they did they thought wow
harder and they did they thought wow this is really cool let’s go write it up
this is really cool let’s go write it up
this is really cool let’s go write it up so they turned the lights down as they
so they turned the lights down as they
so they turned the lights down as they left and guess what people work harder
left and guess what people work harder
left and guess what people work harder it had nothing to do with the lights it
it had nothing to do with the lights it
it had nothing to do with the lights it was the fact that you actually did
was the fact that you actually did
was the fact that you actually did something for your people all right
something for your people all right
something for your people all right that’s what makes a difference so we
that’s what makes a difference so we
that’s what makes a difference so we know that people respond right to being
know that people respond right to being
know that people respond right to being serving so just by surveying them just
serving so just by surveying them just
serving so just by surveying them just by giving them biometric screening
by giving them biometric screening
by giving them biometric screening clinics we knew we would be changing
clinics we knew we would be changing
clinics we knew we would be changing their behaviors and by the way we
their behaviors and by the way we
their behaviors and by the way we purposely change some behaviors so for
purposely change some behaviors so for
purposely change some behaviors so for example we had people in a control group
example we had people in a control group
example we had people in a control group where we had them at the biometric
where we had them at the biometric
where we had them at the biometric screening clinic and we had to say to
screening clinic and we had to say to
screening clinic and we had to say to them look we are not doing a diagnosis
them look we are not doing a diagnosis
them look we are not doing a diagnosis it was a registered nurse that was
it was a registered nurse that was
it was a registered nurse that was actually doing the clinic we’re not
actually doing the clinic we’re not
actually doing the clinic we’re not doing a diagnosis but you know take this
doing a diagnosis but you know take this
doing a diagnosis but you know take this piece of paper take these numbers and
piece of paper take these numbers and
piece of paper take these numbers and please please please go see your dog so
please please please go see your dog so
please please please go see your dog so we were already changing people’s health
we were already changing people’s health
we were already changing people’s health behaviors well frankly that was the
behaviors well frankly that was the
behaviors well frankly that was the other thing to do and you all would have
other thing to do and you all would have
other thing to do and you all would have done the sandwich err this is what the
done the sandwich err this is what the
done the sandwich err this is what the study looks like across Canada we had
study looks like across Canada we had
study looks like across Canada we had sadly nobody from Eastern Canada but we
sadly nobody from Eastern Canada but we
sadly nobody from Eastern Canada but we had all the other problems as
had all the other problems as
had all the other problems as represented and the topography actually
represented and the topography actually
represented and the topography actually represents the number of participants we
represents the number of participants we
represents the number of participants we had we had six companies 28 says sites
had we had six companies 28 says sites
had we had six companies 28 says sites some 840 people participate actually 104
some 840 people participate actually 104
some 840 people participate actually 104 actually signed consent forms we had a
actually signed consent forms we had a
actually signed consent forms we had a really good selection of industries we
really good selection of industries we
really good selection of industries we had a really good selection of job
had a really good selection of job
had a really good selection of job categories so we had managers executives
categories so we had managers executives
categories so we had managers executives had sales people at cetera et cetera so
had sales people at cetera et cetera so
had sales people at cetera et cetera so this isn’t purely representative of the
this isn’t purely representative of the
this isn’t purely representative of the of a Canadian it would if it was a
of a Canadian it would if it was a
of a Canadian it would if it was a randomized control trial it would be
randomized control trial it would be
randomized control trial it would be much more representative of Canada but
much more representative of Canada but
much more representative of Canada but we’re pretty close we’re pretty close
we’re pretty close we’re pretty close
we’re pretty close we’re pretty close we’re pretty close in terms of age we’re
we’re pretty close in terms of age we’re
we’re pretty close in terms of age we’re pretty close in terms of body mass index
pretty close in terms of body mass index
pretty close in terms of body mass index for example so it’s reasonable and we’re
for example so it’s reasonable and we’re
for example so it’s reasonable and we’re pretty happy with it and a fairly
pretty happy with it and a fairly
pretty happy with it and a fairly confident that our results will be
confident that our results will be
confident that our results will be reasonably generalizable certainly in a
reasonably generalizable certainly in a
reasonably generalizable certainly in a Canadian context
Canadian context
Canadian context one of the things that we developed as
one of the things that we developed as
one of the things that we developed as part of the Wellness Program is we
part of the Wellness Program is we
part of the Wellness Program is we develop this index and on the far
develop this index and on the far
develop this index and on the far right-hand side we have a whole series
right-hand side we have a whole series
right-hand side we have a whole series of survey question items that feed into
of survey question items that feed into
of survey question items that feed into all of these all of these sub components
all of these all of these sub components
all of these all of these sub components now the survey questions that feed into
now the survey questions that feed into
now the survey questions that feed into those sub components are all behavioral
those sub components are all behavioral
those sub components are all behavioral questions not perception questions and
questions not perception questions and
questions not perception questions and that’s really important and that makes a
that’s really important and that makes a
that’s really important and that makes a difference because we ran the
difference because we ran the
difference because we ran the correlations between people’s
correlations between people’s
correlations between people’s perceptions of their health and the
perceptions of their health and the
perceptions of their health and the numbers that we got from the biometric
numbers that we got from the biometric
numbers that we got from the biometric screening and there’s zero correlation
screening and there’s zero correlation
screening and there’s zero correlation zero correlation people’s perceptions of
zero correlation people’s perceptions of
zero correlation people’s perceptions of themselves aren’t the same as themselves
themselves aren’t the same as themselves
themselves aren’t the same as themselves I mean my perception of myself when I
I mean my perception of myself when I
I mean my perception of myself when I look in the mirror I love to cycle yeah
look in the mirror I love to cycle yeah
look in the mirror I love to cycle yeah so when I look in a mammal by the way
so when I look in a mammal by the way
so when I look in a mammal by the way middle-aged man and like her yeah okay
middle-aged man and like her yeah okay
middle-aged man and like her yeah okay so and I know you’re all picture get
so and I know you’re all picture get
so and I know you’re all picture get your mind right um so I look in the
your mind right um so I look in the
your mind right um so I look in the mirror and I see Chris Froome right the
mirror and I see Chris Froome right the
mirror and I see Chris Froome right the winner of the Tour de France or rider
winner of the Tour de France or rider
winner of the Tour de France or rider hey Joe doll you know the Canadian new
hey Joe doll you know the Canadian new
hey Joe doll you know the Canadian new one the 0 to tell you a couple years ago
one the 0 to tell you a couple years ago
one the 0 to tell you a couple years ago when you guys look at me you probably
when you guys look at me you probably
when you guys look at me you probably see an old guy yeah okay so perception
see an old guy yeah okay so perception
see an old guy yeah okay so perception is totally different from the reality
is totally different from the reality
is totally different from the reality and so that’s exactly what we found with
and so that’s exactly what we found with
and so that’s exactly what we found with people’s perceptions of their help now
people’s perceptions of their help now
people’s perceptions of their help now all of these sub components feed into
all of these sub components feed into
all of these sub components feed into these these components here and these
these these components here and these
these these components here and these components are all waited from the
components are all waited from the
components are all waited from the literature so forty-four percent is for
literature so forty-four percent is for
literature so forty-four percent is for culture and engagement 22% for stress
culture and engagement 22% for stress
culture and engagement 22% for stress and by the way when when executives are
and by the way when when executives are
and by the way when when executives are surveyed about the most important
surveyed about the most important
surveyed about the most important elements in their in their business they
elements in their in their business they
elements in their in their business they talk about engagement they talk about
talk about engagement they talk about
talk about engagement they talk about stress yeah so it’s no wonder that these
stress yeah so it’s no wonder that these
stress yeah so it’s no wonder that these these know
these know
these know came up the way they did and then based
came up the way they did and then based
came up the way they did and then based on this waiting they all feed into this
on this waiting they all feed into this
on this waiting they all feed into this organizational wellness index reason we
organizational wellness index reason we
organizational wellness index reason we developed this index is so that people
developed this index is so that people
developed this index is so that people could see where they stood at one point
could see where they stood at one point
could see where they stood at one point in time with your organization what
in time with your organization what
in time with your organization what their score was if you like report card
their score was if you like report card
their score was if you like report card and then they could do it again six
and then they could do it again six
and then they could do it again six months later or a year later yeah they
months later or a year later yeah they
months later or a year later yeah they can see whether they’re improving or
can see whether they’re improving or
can see whether they’re improving or whether they’re or whether they’re not
whether they’re or whether they’re not
whether they’re or whether they’re not and be able to take remedial action so
and be able to take remedial action so
and be able to take remedial action so I’m going to talk to you a little bit
I’m going to talk to you a little bit
I’m going to talk to you a little bit about some of the results from this from
about some of the results from this from
about some of the results from this from this wellness index and then I’m going
this wellness index and then I’m going
this wellness index and then I’m going to talk about a couple of the things
to talk about a couple of the things
to talk about a couple of the things that we’ve got come out of the come out
that we’ve got come out of the come out
that we’ve got come out of the come out of the research so far this is what
of the research so far this is what
of the research so far this is what we’ve got so far this is wellness index
we’ve got so far this is wellness index
we’ve got so far this is wellness index stuff and if you look at the overall
stuff and if you look at the overall
stuff and if you look at the overall wellness index yeah this is the
wellness index yeah this is the
wellness index yeah this is the treatment group six point eight points
treatment group six point eight points
treatment group six point eight points improvement this is the control group
improvement this is the control group
improvement this is the control group 2.7 now remember both of those control
2.7 now remember both of those control
2.7 now remember both of those control groups are actually increased because
groups are actually increased because
groups are actually increased because we’re surveying and especially for the
we’re surveying and especially for the
we’re surveying and especially for the ones that got both the survey and the
ones that got both the survey and the
ones that got both the survey and the biometric screening there’s a lot of
biometric screening there’s a lot of
biometric screening there’s a lot of people change their change their
people change their change their
people change their change their behaviors because because they got
behaviors because because they got
behaviors because because they got screened but even if that wasn’t the
screened but even if that wasn’t the
screened but even if that wasn’t the case this is Tony yeah let’s look at
case this is Tony yeah let’s look at
case this is Tony yeah let’s look at some of these other numbers some of the
some of these other numbers some of the
some of these other numbers some of the stuff we know about addiction alcohol
stuff we know about addiction alcohol
stuff we know about addiction alcohol and tobacco for example we heard this
and tobacco for example we heard this
and tobacco for example we heard this morning already yeah very difficult to
morning already yeah very difficult to
morning already yeah very difficult to change those and this was a two year
change those and this was a two year
change those and this was a two year study and we saw zero improvement in the
study and we saw zero improvement in the
study and we saw zero improvement in the in the treatment group and a little bit
in the treatment group and a little bit
in the treatment group and a little bit of a decrease in the in the control
of a decrease in the in the control
of a decrease in the in the control group if we look at stress that’s pretty
group if we look at stress that’s pretty
group if we look at stress that’s pretty nice we were pretty happy to see that
nice we were pretty happy to see that
nice we were pretty happy to see that yeah that is they that is a significant
yeah that is they that is a significant
yeah that is they that is a significant that’s a improvement over the control
that’s a improvement over the control
that’s a improvement over the control group if you look over here culture and
group if you look over here culture and
group if you look over here culture and engagement nutrition basically about the
engagement nutrition basically about the
engagement nutrition basically about the same I mean everybody’s being bombarded
same I mean everybody’s being bombarded
same I mean everybody’s being bombarded I mean Bacon’s not good for you know
I mean Bacon’s not good for you know
I mean Bacon’s not good for you know it’s not good for you don’t drink too
it’s not good for you don’t drink too
it’s not good for you don’t drink too much water okay so you know we’re
much water okay so you know we’re
much water okay so you know we’re bombarded with nutrition so it’s no
bombarded with nutrition so it’s no
bombarded with nutrition so it’s no wonder that these two are the same but
wonder that these two are the same but
wonder that these two are the same but look at this increase in physical
look at this increase in physical
look at this increase in physical activity I get all goosebump like when I
activity I get all goosebump like when I
activity I get all goosebump like when I see that that is absolutely remarkable
see that that is absolutely remarkable
see that that is absolutely remarkable one of the things that we know is the
one of the things that we know is the
one of the things that we know is the very famous study by booth at all they
very famous study by booth at all they
very famous study by booth at all they claim that the sink
claim that the sink
claim that the sink most important intervention they can
most important intervention they can
most important intervention they can think of to improve some 17 health risk
think of to improve some 17 health risk
think of to improve some 17 health risk factors is exercise you’ve all heard of
factors is exercise you’ve all heard of
factors is exercise you’ve all heard of sitting disease we are which is becoming
sitting disease we are which is becoming
sitting disease we are which is becoming a really popular now you’re not supposed
a really popular now you’re not supposed
a really popular now you’re not supposed to sit more than more than an hour
to sit more than more than an hour
to sit more than more than an hour without getting up and moving around
without getting up and moving around
without getting up and moving around yeah well that’s Wow look at the impact
yeah well that’s Wow look at the impact
yeah well that’s Wow look at the impact we’re having here early indications this
we’re having here early indications this
we’re having here early indications this is this is looking this is looking
is this is looking this is looking
is this is looking this is looking pretty nice in terms of health and
pretty nice in terms of health and
pretty nice in terms of health and remember you have to have a health case
remember you have to have a health case
remember you have to have a health case and a business case I feel so sorry for
and a business case I feel so sorry for
and a business case I feel so sorry for people who want to get a workplace
people who want to get a workplace
people who want to get a workplace wellness program in their organization
wellness program in their organization
wellness program in their organization whether it’s a business or a not for
whether it’s a business or a not for
whether it’s a business or a not for profit or government department or
profit or government department or
profit or government department or whatever because they got a tough road
whatever because they got a tough road
whatever because they got a tough road to hoe you have to walk in and say okay
to hoe you have to walk in and say okay
to hoe you have to walk in and say okay it’s going to improve people’s health
it’s going to improve people’s health
it’s going to improve people’s health yeah and then the chief finance officer
yeah and then the chief finance officer
yeah and then the chief finance officer says but will there be a return on
says but will there be a return on
says but will there be a return on investment or is this going to cost
investment or is this going to cost
investment or is this going to cost where is the evidence that it works and
where is the evidence that it works and
where is the evidence that it works and how much is this going to cost us and
how much is this going to cost us and
how much is this going to cost us and right now frankly as you heard earlier
right now frankly as you heard earlier
right now frankly as you heard earlier there is no evidence so we’re hoping
there is no evidence so we’re hoping
there is no evidence so we’re hoping that some of the evidence that we’re
that some of the evidence that we’re
that some of the evidence that we’re producing here will help people as they
producing here will help people as they
producing here will help people as they go into into the the boardrooms for that
go into into the the boardrooms for that
go into into the the boardrooms for that critical meeting with finance officer to
critical meeting with finance officer to
critical meeting with finance officer to say you know what known is it better for
say you know what known is it better for
say you know what known is it better for people’s health business case to so this
people’s health business case to so this
people’s health business case to so this is a good argument for that for the
is a good argument for that for the
is a good argument for that for the health case and we’ve seen that there is
health case and we’ve seen that there is
health case and we’ve seen that there is a good argument for the business case
a good argument for the business case
a good argument for the business case just from the savings in absenteeism
just from the savings in absenteeism
just from the savings in absenteeism alone this is a little bit small for you
alone this is a little bit small for you
alone this is a little bit small for you to read but there’s a couple things I
to read but there’s a couple things I
to read but there’s a couple things I want to flag up for you here number one
want to flag up for you here number one
want to flag up for you here number one is the perception of a lack of healthy
is the perception of a lack of healthy
is the perception of a lack of healthy food choices that’s come down by six
food choices that’s come down by six
food choices that’s come down by six points lack of knowledge has come down
points lack of knowledge has come down
points lack of knowledge has come down you can read as well as I can’t 7.8
you can read as well as I can’t 7.8
you can read as well as I can’t 7.8 points8 points the excuses are falling
points8 points the excuses are falling
points8 points the excuses are falling away over two years yeah and so people
away over two years yeah and so people
away over two years yeah and so people are getting more information they’re
are getting more information they’re
are getting more information they’re becoming more motivated and there’s one
becoming more motivated and there’s one
becoming more motivated and there’s one other really interesting finding here
other really interesting finding here
other really interesting finding here that we hadn’t hadn’t expected that’s
that we hadn’t hadn’t expected that’s
that we hadn’t hadn’t expected that’s this one it’s going the wrong way after
this one it’s going the wrong way after
this one it’s going the wrong way after two years
two years
two years yeah the top line is baseline the next
yeah the top line is baseline the next
yeah the top line is baseline the next line is two years later and look at that
line is two years later and look at that
line is two years later and look at that worst by six points and that’s lack of
worst by six points and that’s lack of
worst by six points and that’s lack of support at home so we thought about that
support at home so we thought about that
support at home so we thought about that for a while and we thought you know what
for a while and we thought you know what
for a while and we thought you know what that actually makes sense his dad’s at
that actually makes sense his dad’s at
that actually makes sense his dad’s at work and he’s getting some some
work and he’s getting some some
work and he’s getting some some information about health and he comes
information about health and he comes
information about health and he comes home and he says kids no macaroni cheese
home and he says kids no macaroni cheese
home and he says kids no macaroni cheese and hotdogs tonight we have a fish in a
and hotdogs tonight we have a fish in a
and hotdogs tonight we have a fish in a salad yeah you’re going to get pushed
salad yeah you’re going to get pushed
salad yeah you’re going to get pushed back at home yeah when you’re starting
back at home yeah when you’re starting
back at home yeah when you’re starting to change habits and so if we want
to change habits and so if we want
to change habits and so if we want workplace wellness programs to be
workplace wellness programs to be
workplace wellness programs to be successful when we implement them not
successful when we implement them not
successful when we implement them not only do we have to do all of the things
only do we have to do all of the things
only do we have to do all of the things that we know we need to do about any
that we know we need to do about any
that we know we need to do about any kind of a change then get management on
kind of a change then get management on
kind of a change then get management on board set up the processes make sure the
board set up the processes make sure the
board set up the processes make sure the structures right etc etc etc but we’ve
structures right etc etc etc but we’ve
structures right etc etc etc but we’ve got to make sure we help our employees
got to make sure we help our employees
got to make sure we help our employees understand how to deal with their
understand how to deal with their
understand how to deal with their families because what we want we really
families because what we want we really
families because what we want we really really want it want wellness to help the
really want it want wellness to help the
really want it want wellness to help the family help the employee we want to go
family help the employee we want to go
family help the employee we want to go back and feed into their families and
back and feed into their families and
back and feed into their families and into our communities if we can do that
into our communities if we can do that
into our communities if we can do that then we’re on to something my message
then we’re on to something my message
then we’re on to something my message today is that wellness works it’s good
today is that wellness works it’s good
today is that wellness works it’s good for people it’s good for business it’s
for people it’s good for business it’s
for people it’s good for business it’s good for our communities it’s good for
good for our communities it’s good for
good for our communities it’s good for our health budgets it’s good for
our health budgets it’s good for
our health budgets it’s good for population health it’s good for
population health it’s good for
population health it’s good for government this is win win wellness is
government this is win win wellness is
government this is win win wellness is an idea worth spreading
an idea worth spreading
an idea worth spreading [Applause]
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