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Welcome to the first edition of MN Healthy Workplaces, a quarterly newsletter that will bring you the best health and workplace wellness resources from the Minnesota Department of Health. You’ll receive actionable items on a variety of subjects designed to help keep your workforce healthy.
You may be receiving this resource because you had previously signed up for workplace information from us, if you attended the Midwest Conference on Health Promotion, or if you have collaborated with the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP). Adjust your subscription preferences using the information at the bottom of the page. Share this resource with your colleagues!
Each year, the top New Year’s resolutions involve losing weight and making healthier lifestyle choices. But data show that about 80% of people who make resolutions on January 1 abandon their good intentions by Valentine’s Day.
With diabetes the leading cause of death and disability in the U.S., and one in three adults at high risk of developing diabetes (called prediabetes) — 90% of whom don’t know it — a key area of focus in Minnesota is to stop type 2 diabetes in its tracks. Learn about prediabetes in Minnesota.
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Talk to your health insurance broker or health plan representative to see if DPP can be offered as part of your benefits package.
Need to refresh your employee wellness committee this year? Consider these tips:
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Attendance waning? Offer two-year terms to your group, and rotate members in and out to keep interest and ideas fresh. People can “re-up” for an additional two years if they wish, but term limits give committee members a way out if they want to step down and make sure there are new ideas and perspectives from new members.
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Offer actionable roles. Provide concrete roles or tasks for your committee members, such as minutes-taker, event planner, communications writer or management outreach, to name a few. Defined roles help people understand what they can contribute and may prompt them to volunteer!
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Celebrate! It’s key to celebrate important events – good planning, a well-implemented program or activity and participation. Recognize wellness committee members at all-staff meetings, on a company intranet site and at events. Committee members will appreciate when their efforts are noticed.
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Contact your local SHIP office to get started
Because the majority of adults in the U.S. spend half of their day at work, the workplace plays a big role in helping your employees be well.
Across Minnesota, employers are collaborating with local public health, through our Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP), to create workplace wellness initiatives. To learn more about SHIP workplace efforts in your community, reach out to the local SHIP contact near you.
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Tools you can use
Getting the flu feels miserable, and it can sometimes make you dangerously sick. The best ways to fight the flu are to get vaccinated, cover your cough, wash your hands, and stay home if you are sick. This can help protect you and your co-workers.
We have materials you can post at your workplace to help spread the word, not the germs.
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