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14. make it easy
Putting fruit in
attractive bowls
doubled sales!
Putting salad bar
near checkout
tripled sales!
Source: Wansink et al, NY Times, 2010
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26. Technology & Health
Management
• City of Greenville, NC – Municipality – Local
Government
• Population 84K plus 52K East Carolina
University Students
• 840 Employees on our Health Insurance Policy
and in our Health Management Program
27. 1. City’s Health Management Program
Two major emphasis in the City’s Health
Management Program to Encourage
Engagement
• Social Networking
• Technology
28. 1. Email Blasts
• 16 Wellness Committee Champions we blast
emails to
Each major department of the city is
represented.
The Committee Champions then determine
the best way to communicate to their
employees. Email, posting or distributing
29. 2. Wellness Website
• “Ask the Expert” where you can enter into a dialog box
your question for Dr. Kolasa of East Carolina
University’s Brody Medical School. You enter your
question, your email (for return response) and
verification code (those hard to read words for
verification purposes) then submit
• “Personal Health Metrics” sub section so only the
employee can see their personal numbers.
Walking Journal (submitted for 10,000 step club)
Food Journal (submitted to Health Coach)
Wellness Point Log Sheet (submitted to HR)
Registration for Wellness activities and events
Discussion Board for victory testimonies or inquiries
30. 3. 9 Walking Paths
• Measured and Registered with the American
Heart Association and appear on the AHA
website.
• Once the employee walks one of the paths,
they indicate which path on the AHA website
and it automatically journals the number of
steps and distance for the employee. They can
print off the journal and submit to the 10,000 step club.
31. 3. In Progress Now
• Applications for iPhones, Androids, Smart Phones,
iPads, Computers
Health Coach App.
Health Coach has your Biometric and Health
Assessment numbers along with the employee’s
milestones and goals.
You can either “Chat”, or “Talk Live” via Skype or
iPad with a Health Coach at anytime
Employee would be able to access their journals,
milestones and goals and Health Coach
suggested actions
