What Healthy Workforce Can Do For You

Healthy Workforce is a multi-phase fee-based program that incorporates the combined knowledge of Purdue University Faculty and Staff from Purdue's School of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, and Department of Health and Kinesiology. Services are available in Spanish if needed.

Costs

Program cost is based on company size and quotes are available, please contact Allison Bryan. Services are offered in two packages with additional items available to allow emplyers to create a program tailored to their needs and budget. Our offerings include an Assessment Only Package or Assessment Plus Intervention Package.

Assessment Only Package

The Healthy Workforce project manager works closely with the company to determine the company's true needs. This assessment includes:

  • Analysis of health plan design and claims data
  • Facilities walk-through to determine ergonomic and safety issues
  • Employee health surveys to determine a health baseline and create targeted trainings
  • Analysis of absenteeism data
  • Company culture audit

After completing the assessment, the Healthy Workforce team creates a set of comprehensive and customized recommendations. These may include:

  • Health plan redesign - Primarily focuses on shifting employees from high cost means of utilization to lower cost options without sacrificing the quality of care.
  • Environmental changes - May address a smoking cessation program, ergonomic changes, nutrition-related issues, training needs, or incentivizing healthy behaviors.
  • Targeted training
  • Incentive programs - Used to encourage employees to adopt or maintain good health habits. These incentives may be stand alone or incorporated into the health plan design.

Note: businesses are not required to adopt the Healthy Workforce recommendations in their entirety. They may select alternate training if it will best suit their employees (e.g., stress management training for a specific department).

Assessment Plus Intervention Package
Phase One: Assessment

The Healthy Workforce project manager works closely with the company to determine the company's true needs. This assessment includes:

  • Analysis of health plan design and claims data
  • Facilities walk-through to determine ergonomic and safety issues
  • Employee health surveys to determine a health baseline and create targeted trainings

 

Phase Two: Recommendations

After completing the assessment, the Healthy Workforce team creates a set of comprehensive and customized recommendations. These may include:

  • Health plan redesign - Primarily focuses on shifting employees from high cost means of utilization to lower cost options without sacrificing the quality of care.
  • Environmental changes - May address a smoking cessation program, ergonomic changes, nutrition-related issues, training needs, or incentivizing healthy behaviors.
  • Targeted training - Based on the findings from claims data and employee interest surveys, employers may choose up to three classes.
  • Incentive programs - Used to encourage employees to adopt or maintain good health habits. These incentives may be stand alone or incorporated into the health plan design.

    • Note: businesses are not required to adopt the Healthy Workforce recommendations in their entirety. They may select alternate training if it will best suit their employees (e.g., stress management training for a specific department).

    Phase Three: Intervention

    A variety of interventions are available to meet your employee needs. Interventions range from educational seminars to setting up or fine tuning wellness communication and assistance in choosing appropriate incentives. Health campaings are customized and are available at an additional fee.

    With this package, employers receive three onsite educational seminars. We suggest spreading the classes out over several months to allow employees to adopt new health behaviors before being presented with new information.

    Phase Four: Reassessment

    The two-step reassessment phase begins with a repeat of the employee surveys to determine any changes in behavior, health status or quality of life. Claims data are also reassessed to determine impact.

    It is important to note that businesses must often wait three to five years to realize the return-on-investment of continuous health education and promotion efforts, but near term impact can also be realized.

    Additional Services

    • Consultation on services for your current program
    • Monthly newsletter
    • Interactive behavior change programs or campaigns
    • Health fair coordination or participation