Healthier Wealthier

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Healthier Wealthier Healthy companies require
healthy employees.
Small Business Wellness Initiative
For Health Promotion and Substance Abuse
Prevention TARRANT COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG
ABUSE ORGANIZATIONAL WELLNESS LEARNING
SYSTEMS NORTH TEXAS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CENTER
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SMALL BUSINESS WELLNESS

• Research Study 75 businesses (50 receive
  training)
• Partnership Small Business Assistance Centers
• Goal To assist small businesses in improving
  the health, team work, and productivity of
  workers
• Our Team Schedules trains helps you in other
  ways

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NO COST

• Grant Funded Center for Substance Abuse
  Prevention
• Compensation Employees given 10 each time they
  participate in a phase of the project
• Additional Awards Raffle awards based on
  participation

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SKILLS

• Health Productivity 4 hour training on either
  team building, stress management or health
  promotion
• Mastery of skills benefits individual work
  environment
• Family Healthier employees make healthier
  parents
• Champion Shows community interest in wellness

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REDUCE STRESS

• Health promotion and stress management
  techniques
• are known to improve
• Productivity
• Safety
• Morale
• Worker Satisfaction
• Your companys public image (which can increase
  sales!)

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AVING

• Health promotion can reduce expenses from
• Health care costs
• Absenteeism/Laziness Loafing at Work
• Employee turnover
• Workers compensation disability

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EASY

• Convenient Training is based on your schedule
• Accessible New tools for a safer and healthier
  workplace
• Minimal Investment 8 hours per employee (over 6
  months)
• Customized Training in English or Spanish

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RESULTS
Companies using worksite wellness programs
include Granite Rock Company Coors Brewing
Company Johnson Johnson Campbell Soup
Company Coca-Cola USA Ford Motor
Company Kimberly-Clark Corp. Bell South
For every 1 invested in health promotion, a
company can save 3 to 5 in health and safety
costs (medical, absenteeism, accidents). With
our project, save the initial investment through
our free training and still reap the financial
rewards!
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TEAM WORK

• Increase communication
• Build trust among the group
• Help increase productivity and morale

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YOUR PART

• 8 hours/per employee over 6 months
• ½ hour needs assessment (administration/manager
  only)
• 1½ hour Pretest
• 4 hour Training session
• 1 hour Post test
• 1 hour Follow-up after 6 months
• 8 to 40 employee depending upon size of business

Businesses in Control group only 4 hours per
employee Control groups receive opportunity
for free training
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CHAMPION

• Show leadership in the small business community
• Key employees build leadership skills
• Enhance your employees lives, which in turn may
  benefit their families, your business society
• Participate in a project that may become a
  national model

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75 Small Businesses randomly selected from
Tarrant, Denton, Dallas Counties
50 Receive Training
25 Complete Surveys only
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Pre-training survey (1 ½ hrs.)
Health or Team Training (4 hrs)
Post-training survey (1 hr.)
6 month survey (1 hr.)
Week 1
Weeks 3 to 5
Week 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 months later
10 Raffle entry
10 Raffle entry
10 Raffle entry
10 Raffle entry
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• Raffle awards (50, 100, 200) B) Best
  Participation Award (500)
• C) Businesses in Control Group