Supporting Individual Health

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1 Supporting Individual Health Critical Success Factors and Center for Health Support HealthFlex Summit August 23-24, 2012

2 Center for Health Objective Be a trusted source for denominational health resources 2

3 Plans, Programs and Information Network Coordination / UMC Relationships Strategic Consultation and Collaboration Monitoring and Assessment

4 Plans, Programs and Information Network Coordination / UMC Relationships Strategic Consultation and Collaboration Monitoring and Assessment

5 Clergy Health Characteristics High Cholesterol High Blood Pressure Borderline High Blood Pressure Arthritis, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Etc. Asthma Diabetes Pre- Diabetes Angina/ Heart Disease Heart Attack Stroke UMC Clergy 54% 35% 11% 29% 16% 12% 9% 5% 3% 2% Matched Sample of U.S. Adults 39% 38% 5% 26% 10% 11% 4% 6% 3% 1% Substantially higher than matched sample benchmark NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHIS = National Health Interview Survey 5

6 Clergy Emotional Health Characteristics Benchmark: NHANES UMC Clergy Matched Sample of U.S. Adults Suffer from depression 6% 3% Somewhat, very or extremely difficult to work, take care of things or get along with others 28% 12% Substantially higher than matched sample benchmark NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 6

7 Church Culture/Systems Impact Health Social-Ecological Model Policy/Society Community Institutional/Organizational Interpersonal Individual 7

8 Factors Impacting Clergy Health (Church Systems Task Force and the Center for Health) Stressors of Appointment System Appointment Change/Relocation Work/Life Balance Job Satisfaction Education/Preparation for Ministry Marital/Family Satisfaction Eating Habits Relationship with Congregation Existential Burdens of Ministry Living Authentically Personal Centeredness Outside Interests and Social Life Personal Finances 8

9 Factors Influencing Health SPRC/ Human Resources Parish Nurses and Congregational Health Ministry Leadership Support of Wellness Peer Social Support Conference/Employer Wellness Programs Individual DS/Manager Congregational/ Workplace Dynamics 9

10 Critical Success Factors for Supporting Individual Health Strategic support of wellness and leadership engagement Resources and support in day-to-day environment (congregation vs. team) Creative methods to engage individuals in healthy offerings Champions or ambassadors to make top-level messages come alive at local level Engagement of family in wellness 10

11 Strategy and Leadership Engagement Strategic Support of Wellness Align health and ministry (business) strategies Incorporate wellness in other events Designate Wellness Navigator (WN) Review systems that impact health Leadership Engagement Referral to wellness programming Support wellness during reviews Advocate for wellness with SPRCs/business unit Identify Wellness Ambassadors (WA) Connect peers for support 11

12 Day-to-Day Resources and Support Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee Discuss work/life balance Advocate for the clergy Share clergy load with lay leaders Know wellness resources Parish Nurses and Health Advocates Clergy, congregational, and community health Know wellness resources Healthy environment for work and worship Immediate Work Team Health impacts productivity Know wellness resources Healthy work environment 12

13 Creative Program Engagement Methods How can you make sure that everyone knows about programs to support their health and well-being? Traditional Methods HealthFlex communications Toolkit Incentives Additional Considerations Wellness Navigator/ Ambassadors Network Health ministry leaders, health and safety teams Managers and DSs S/PPRCs and business units 13

14 Wellness Navigators/ Ambassadors Network WN/WA can be a top-down or grassroots network to make wellness come alive at local level Wellness Navigator Conference Leadership Wellness Ambassador Wellness Ambassador Wellness Ambassador Wellness Ambassador 14

15 Engaging Family in Wellness Traditional Methods Communicate to spouses/families Incentives to spouses/families Additional Considerations Choose a well-connected spouse as ambassador (WA) Targeted outreach, activities, programs, communications for families 15

16 Considerations for Influencing Environment Strategic alignment Leadership support Programming Parish nurses SPRCs Congregants Team members World outside of work Conference/ Organization District/Department Church/Team Individual Family Spouse Friends DSs Managers Wellness Ambassadors Local communications 16

17 CFH Services and Supports

18 Plans, Programs and Information Network Coordination / UMC Relationships Strategic Consultation and Collaboration Monitoring and Assessment

19 Strategic Consultation and Collaboration Services Established framework for consultations inspired by Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) health management scorecard 19

20 Population Health Consultation: Pilot Methodology Collaboration with annual conferences to improve health of clergy, congregations and employees Data collection Strategy design and recommendations Strategy and plan implementation Strategy review and optimization 20

21 Population Health Consultation: Initial Findings Wellness program silos; lack of integration Leadership support in spirit; lack of integration with mission/ministry (business) objectives Lack of wellness focus embedded in practices/processes; across conference, district, church, organization 21

22 Population Health Consultation: Initial Changes Cabinet awareness/recognition of need for greater integrated focus Subcommittee(s) formed (DSs); lead development and follow-through of conference strategy Wellness Navigators appointed (position added to extended cabinet in one case) Wellness Ambassador recruitment 22

23 Plans, Programs and Information Network Coordination / UMC Relationships Strategic Consultation and Collaboration Monitoring and Assessment

24 CFH Relationships to Support Change UMCOR Health UMC Health Ministry Network Parish Nurses/Health Advocates GBOD Education of S/PPRCs, Church Leaders GBHEM/GBOD Partnership Church Systems Task Force follow-up Drew Theological School and Other UMC Seminaries 24

25 Summary and Review 25

26 Start/Keep Supporting Health Strategic alignment Leadership support Programming Parish Nurses SPRCs Congregants Team members World outside of work Conference/ Organization District/Department Church/Team Individual Family Spouse Friends DSs Managers Wellness Ambassadors Local communications 26

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