progress report - fiscal year 2018

City of Albuquerque and Participating Government Entitites

PROGRESS REPORT

FISCAL YEAR 2018

MISSION

& VISION

for the BetterHealth

Employee Wellness Program

MISSION

To reduce chronic conditions associated with tobacco

use, lack of physical activity, and nutrition.

VISION

Employees and family members avoid tobacco, eat

nutritiously, engage in adequate levels of physical

activity, achieve and maintain a healthy weight,

blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood glucose,

and experience improved mental health.

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CONTENTS

BetterHealth Mission and Vision

Executive Summary of Progress

BetterHealth Program Goals

Participation in

BetterHealth Initiatives -

Fiscal Year 2018

BetterHealth Ambassadors

BetterHealth

Wellness Committee

Community Partners

Awards

Key Wellness Accomplishments

by Water Utility Authority

BetterHealth 5-Year

Strategic Plan 2019-2023

New Programs in

Fiscal Year 2019

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

FISCAL YEAR 2018

LAST CHANCE TO

Entry Fee

Will be provided to the first

500 benefits eligible city

employees who commit

online to participate

What You Get:

• TEAM T-SHIRT

• VINTAGE T-SHIRT

• TEAM BANNER

• TEAM PHOTOGRAPH

Free Entry

Into BIOPARK

(RACE DAY ONLY)

ZOO, AQUARIUM, &

BOTANIC GARDEN

REGISTRATION

PROCESS

1. Online Commitment:

Mar 5, 2018 – Mar 16, 2018

https://www.surveymonkey.

com/r/R4ZOO

CABQ employment will be verified

2. FIRST 90 TO COMMIT

will receive a registration code

for Run for the Zoo

on March 26

3. Run for the Zoo

registration with code,

March 26- April 6, 2018.

Team CABQ

BetterTogether

JOIN

Sunday, May 6

ONLY

90 SPOTS

LEFT!

Lisa Gatan, Health and Wellness Program Coordinator | Insurance and Beneﬁts Division | 505-768-2921 TTY 711

Eating fruits

and veggies

makes me

feel good

about myself.

Lisa Gatan, Health and Wellness Program Coordinator | Insurance and Beneﬁts Division | 505-768-2921 TTY 711

HYDRATE FOR HEALTH

4WEEK CHALLENGE

July 10 - August 6

Deadline to register July 12

platform to register.

Meet the goal of 56 oz per day

to be entered in a prize drawing.

Whether you’re sitting or

exercising, your body needs

water to function properly.

Lisa Gatan | Health and Wellness Program Coordinator | Insurance and Beneﬁts Division | 505-768-2921 TTY 711

USE YOUR

GYM MEMBERSHIP

If you enrolled in

the Presbyterian gym

beneﬁt, you and your

enrolled dependents

(ages 18 and up)

are encouraged to

use it often.

FITNESS

with

FRIENDS

Established in 2016.

Bringing wellness to more

City of Albuquerque

work locations.

Now accepting

applications

for 2018!

How long is this commitment?

We ask that you commit to being an ambassador for one year

(2018). You may have the opportunity to re-apply to serve a second

term. After two consecutive years, if there is a new applicant from

your work location he or she will be given the opportunity to serve in

the ambassador role. Supervisors must pre-approve your

participation.

How much time is involved?

• We anticipate that ambassadors will need to commit about two

hours each month in promoting wellness activities.

• Quarterly meetings – 1.25 hour each

• Annual Wellness Ambassador Training – 3 approved hours

• Your ambassador role should not interfere with your

primary job duties.

What type of roles and responsibilities will I have as

an ambassador?

You’ll help with a range of activities such as:

• Providing input and promotion of the BetterHealth program

• Supporting local ofﬁce initiatives

• Encouraging co-workers to get involved.

BetterHealth Ambassadors should not have any

potential conﬂict of interest.

The primary purpose of a BetterHealth Ambassador is to

communicate and promote the City of Albuquerque’s BetterHealth

Wellness Program and associated activities. The “Without Conﬂict of

Interest” requirement prohibits BetterHealth Ambassadors from

using their role to encourage or sell wellness or ﬁtness-related

products to coworkers. Our role is to encourage employees to

improve eating habits, increase physical activity, avoid tobacco, and

lead a balanced and healthy lifestyle in ways that best meet their

needs.

All ambassadors will receive a BetterHealth shirt!

I have some additional questions about the program.

Who can I contact?

We would be happy to answer your questions. For more information

contact Lisa Gatan at 768-2921, or Shannon Brady at 768-3732.

AMBASSADOR

Program FAQs

Human Resources Department

Insurance and Beneﬁts Division

7th Floor, City Hall, Room 702

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OF PROGRESS

Great strides were made in Fiscal Year 2018 by the City of Albuquerque and

17Participating Government Entities toward improving employees’ physical

and mental health and creating a supportive environment for wellness. Health

and wellness benets with the widest reach during the year were the gym

membership benet, Mobile Health Center, online personal health assessments,

and participation in Run for the Zoo.

New 8-week stress reduction

courses were oered at convenient

locations so attendance soared

compared to last year. Additional

blood pressure stations were

established and new locations

for lactation were identied for

nursing mothers. In addition,

BetterHealth Ambassadors

introduced new physical activity,

nutrition, and educational

initiatives for co-workers in

various departments. rough the

Fresh Options produce initiative,

BetterHealth Ambassadors

arranged fresh fruit and vegetable

deliveries for employees to enjoy

at wellness-related events, thereby

enhancing the culture of health

withinoces.

Evaluation methods such as

program satisfaction surveys,

behavior change tracking, and pre

and post assessments were used

to demonstrate improvements

in levels of physical activity

nutrition, weight, stress, and blood

pressure, cholesterol, and glucose

levels by participating employees.

Evaluations also revealed great

appreciation by employees for

providing so many eective

approaches to improve health and

well-being.

By keeping healthy employees

healthy and preventing employees

with health risks from getting

worse, BetterHealth workplace

wellness programs are transforming

the work culture and changing

lives. Guided by a new 5-year

strategic plan for Fiscal Years

2019 – 2023, the City of

Albuquerque will engage employees

in new wellness initiatives and

continue striving for a health

conscious work environment that

issustainable.

Worksite Program Progress Report Fiscal Year 2018 5

PROGRAM GOALS

Goal 1: Prevent, detect, and reduce modiable risk factors for diabetes, heart

disease, stroke, cancer, lower respiratory diseases, andarthritis

• 7,877 employees and family

members age 18 and over are

enrolled in the Presbyterian Gym

Membership Benet, an increase

of 19% from last year.

• 667 employees and spouses

completed the online, condential

Wellness at Work Personal

Health Assessment and received a

$25 gift card to purchase sporting

goods or groceries. 16 engaged

in health coaching to improve

healthrisks.

• 515 employees registered for

Run for the Zoo. 405 employees

completed the 1-mile or 5K

walk, or the 5K, 10K, or half

marathon run. 45% of employees

who completed the Run for the

Zoo evaluation reported they

registered family members to

participate with them, and 61%

said the campaign motivated them

to use their Presbyterian Gym

Membership Benet to prepare.

6 other initiatives were oered

to help employees prepare for

theirevents.

• 420 employees and spouses

engaged in new Wellness at

Work challenges (Hydrate for

Health, 6-week Step Challenge,

Passionate Goal Setting, and Get

to the Finish Line) and earned

prizes for reaching milestones.

• 386 employees and spouses

participated in Nuvita Fitness

League, and exercised an average

of 183 minutes per week in their

individual cardiovascular tness

zones. 56 participants lost a total

of 169 pounds, or an average of 2

pounds each. 61 participants lost

100 inches total from their waists,

or an average of 1.6 inches each.

• 255 employees and family

members registered for Healthy

Weight Academy, and 154

participants went on to register

for the online mindful eating

program called “Am I Hungry.”

e Academy included education,

a cooking demonstration and

meal. 81% of participants who

completed the program evaluation

most liked the mindful eating

education. One participant

especially liked “the experience of

eating healthy and feeling energized

after I ate.”

• 164 employees and spouses

enrolled in one of ve 8-week

Mindfulness Based Stress

Reduction courses. One 8-week

course was dedicated to the

police department. Participants

who completed pre and post

evaluations reported that the

course positively impacted

theirlives.

• 113 employees registered for

Check. Change. Control.,

a blood pressure program

developed by the American Heart

Association. Results will be

available in September, 2018.

• 48 employees and family members

participated in a Good Measures

Online Nutrition Program

(Nutrition, Diabetes Prevention,

Diabetes Self Management,

or Connected Diabetes Care).

Participants improved nutrition

as indicated by a 19% increase

in the average nutrition score

(Good Measure Index). Among

participants who completed

pre and post screenings, 72%

improved cholesterol, 54%

reduced triglycerides, and all

participants with an A1C draw

(glucose marker) decreased

theirA1C.

City of Albuquerque and Participating Government Entitites

Goal 2: Create a healthy worksiteculture

• 2,946 visits were made to the

Presbyterian Mobile Health

Center by employees and family

members enrolled in the City of

Albuquerque medical insurance

benet. e unit travels to 11

work locations every month

and there is no co-payment

forservices.

• 86 self-monitoring blood

pressure stations are available

for employees in the City of

Albuquerque and Water Utility

Authority oces, an increase of 8

stations from last year.

• 13 new locations for lactation

were identied for employees

returning from maternity leave to

express milk for their newborns

in a private space, up from 4

locations last year.

Goal 3: Build wide support andcollaboration

• 27 BetterHealth Ambassadors

from a number of departments

implemented creative physical

activity, nutrition, and educational

activities at their work locations.

In addition to spearheading

the Run for the Zoo campaign

mentioned above in this report

and promoting all BetterHealth

initiatives, BetterHealth

Ambassadors also:

– Coordinated 15 Fresh Options

deliveries for a total of 915

servings of fresh fruit and

vegetables for employees to eat

onsite at wellness-related events.

– Coordinated 19 onsite

workshops on topics of

mindfulness based stress

reduction, laughter, physical

activity, sleep, blood pressure,

and more.

– Led jumping jack, squats,

plank, weight loss, and

walkingchallenges.

– Wrote and distributed

department-wide weekly

wellness emails with workouts,

recipes, and other health tips.

– Initiated healthy potlucks, salad

bar potlucks, and smoothie

breakfasts, and added healthy

items to potluck templates.

– Developed a weekly healthy

snack sign-up sheet for an

oce and brought healthy food

to share with co-workers.

– Developed new wellness bulletin

boards, including an electronic

board at 4 DMD locations. e

electronic boards have space

dedicated to wellness initiatives.

– Set up new

blood

pressure

stations

at remote

locations.

Goal 4: Evaluate and improveinitiatives

• All BetterHealth initiatives

were evaluated with program

satisfaction surveys, participation

and behavior change tracking,

and/or pre and post assessments.

Evaluation results were used to

monitor progress and inform

subsequent campaigns.

Worksite Program Progress Report Fiscal Year 2018 7

Enrollment in Multi-Week Nutrition, Physical Activity,

Healthy Weight, and Blood Pressure Reduction Programs

FISCAL YEAR 2018

WELLNESS RESULTS

Presbyterian Gym Membership Benet 7,877

Run for the Zoo

515

Nuvita Fitness League 386

8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 164

Am I Hungry? 154

6-week Step Challenge 134

Check. Change. Control. 113

Get to the Finish Line Challenge 107

Hydrate for Health Challenge 96

Passionate Goal Setting Challenge 83

Good Measures Nutrition & Diabetes Programs

100 200 300 400 500 600 8000

TOTAL 9,677

“This is such an amazing opportunity. I have lost

65 lbs over last year, all due to this benefit!”

Presbyterian Gym Benet Participant

Employees and

Family Members

Enrolled in

Healthy Weight

Academy

255

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On-site Body Composition Screenings

with Feedback for Employees and Family Members

On-site Health Screenings with Feedback

(includes all screening events, program screenings, and Mobile Health Center)

1,714

3,505

BMI

Blood

Pressure

557

585

Waist

Circumference

Blood Glucose

or A1C

359

517

Body Fat

Blood

Lipids

City of Albuquerque supports employee health and wellness not just because it

makes good business sense, but because we genuinely care.

Worksite Program Progress Report Fiscal Year 2018 9

Personal Health Assessments

Completed by Employees,

Spouses, Domestic Partners

667

161

Mammogram

Colorectal

Employees Trained

with Wellness for

Supervisors Module

On-site Cancer

Screenings and

ssessments

withFeedback

for Employees

and Family

Members

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Mobile Health Center Visits

by Enrolled Employees

and Family Members

Employees and Family

Member Attendance

at Annual Health &

Benefits Fairs

2,946

1,181

Employees, Spouses,

Domestic Partners

Enrolled in Tobacco

Cessation Program

“Thank you for this life changing experience!”

Mindfulness Based

Stress Reduction Participant

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Employees and Family Members

Completed Healthy Solutions

Disease Management Program

Flu Shots at

Work Locations

BetterHealth

Ambassadors

Employee Reach -

Ambassador-led Activities

104

8,359

1,383

“Really enjoyed the flavors in the meal. It makes

me want to buy the extra seasonings and fresh

herbs to work them into my cooking at home...”

Healthy Weight Academy Participant

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2018

AMBASSADORS

BetterHealth

Ambassadors are City of

Albuquerque employees

who volunteer to

champion wellness

eorts at their work

sites and encourage co-

workers to get involved.

With supervisors’

approval, they commit

to a 1-year term and may

use 2 hours each month

for wellnessactivities.

AMBASSADOR

Department and Work Location Name Year(s)

Animal Welfare - Lucky Paws Coronado Center

Sandra Calderon 2017, 2018

Aviation – Operations

Rebecca Stansifer 2017, 2018

City Clerk & Planning - Plaza del Sol

Lucinda Montoya 2016, 2017, 2018

Cultural Services - Lomas/Tramway Library

Sandy Morris 2016, 2017, 2018

Cultural Services - Erna Ferguson Library

Olivia Warren 2017, 2018

Cultural Services – Juan Tabo Library

Amanda Somerville 2018

Cultural Services - BioPark

Mario Portillo 2018

Environmental Health - City Hall

Isreal Tavarez 2016, 2017, 2018

Finance & Administration - City Hall

Leslie Martin 2017, 2018

Fire – Fire Station 20

Karla Puariea 2018

Human Resources – Public Service University

Tom Darling 2018

Human Resources – City Hall

Andrea Salas 2018

Internal Audit & Inspector General – City Hall

Peter Pacheco 2017, 2018

Legal – City Hall

Elizabeth Page 2018

Municipal Development – 1801 4

St.

Melissa DeHerrera 2018

Municipal Development – City Hall

raChelle Karman 2017, 2018

Municipal Development – City Hall

Byron Lueras 2016, 2017, 2018

Planning - Plaza del Sol

Jason Candelaria 2018

Planning - Plaza del Sol

Brandi Salazar 2016, 2017, 2018

Police – NE Area Command

Vanessa Barbaro 2018

Police – Law Enforcement Center

Helen Rogers 2018

Senior Affairs – North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center

Thomas Gallagher 2017, 2018

Technology & Innovation - City Hall

Sylvia Martinez 2016, 2017, 2018

Technology & Innovation – 311 - Plaza del Sol

Monica Allen 2017, 2018

Technology & Innovation – 311 - Plaza del Sol

Sophia Cota 2018

Transit – Alvarado Transit Facility

Jose Lujan 2018

Transit – Alvarado Transit Facility

Nick Manole 2018

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Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority

Kathy Leonard

Albuquerque Housing Authority

Anita Sanchez-Triviso

City of Albuquerque ABQ Volunteers, Mayor’s Office

Sofia Sanchez

City of Albuquerque BetterHealth Program

Lisa Gatan

Shannon Brady

City of Albuquerque Employee Assistance Program

Julia Bain

City of Albuquerque Employee Health Services

Dave Pulliam

City of Albuquerque Insurance and Benefits Division

Mark Saiz

City of Albuquerque Police Academy

John D (JD) Maes

City of Albuquerque Risk Management Division

Peter Ennen

City of Belen

LaShae Latasa

Delta Dental of New Mexico

Rich Bolstad

Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District

Christine Nardi

Lonnie Ben

Nuvita

Jess Biggs

Presbyterian Health Plan

Amy Garcia

Presbyterian Healthy Solutions Disease Management Program

Crystal Spain

Sandoval County

Patricia Miller

Katrina Smedley

Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority

Debbie Casaus

The Solutions Group, a division of Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Liz Chavez

Tivity Health

Marlene Sena

Town of Bernalillo

Troy Martinez

Town of Cochiti Lake

Jeri Chenelle

Dolly Kauley

Town of Edgewood

Carla Salazar

Rebecca Sanchez

Town of Mountainair

Kathy Anglin

Village of Bosque Farms

Michelle Fryhover

Village of Corrales

Jennifer Hise

Village of Cuba

Vandora Casados

Village of Jemez Springs

Yvonne Dickey

Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

Stephanie Dominguez

Village of San Ysidro

Christina Lucero

Village of Tijeras

Diane Klaus

WELLNESS COMMITTEE

Wellness Committee

members provide program

updates at quarterly

meetings and identify ways

to integrate initiatives. The

committee is comprised of

City of Albuquerque staff

with health and wellness

responsibilities;

representatives from

organizations selected

the City of Albuquerque

to provide health and

wellness initiatives; and

representatives from

17 government entities

participating in the City’s

medical, dental, and

vision plans.

“It has allowed me to become active again.

I had always been active, but became

stagnant for about 5 years.”

Nuvita Fitness League Participant

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COMMUNITY

PARTNERS

The City of Albuquerque continued partnering with the

American Heart Association on the Check Change Control

blood pressure program, and the New Mexico Breastfeeding

Task Force on providing up-to-date breastfeeding educational

materials toemployees.

BetterHealth Ambassadors and employees from all

departments enjoyed the camaraderie at the 2018

Run for the Zoo…and walk with us too!

“I enjoyed seeing so many City employees -

the energy was great!”

Run for the Zoo Participant

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The City of Albuquerque was recognized for the

year as a Fruits & Veggies—More Matters

role model organization by the Produce for

Better Health Foundation.

The award was given for increasing employees’

consumption of fruits and vegetables and

heightening awareness that all forms of fruit and

vegetables count – fresh, frozen, canned, dried,

and juice. BetterHealth uses the organization’s

free educational materials, which are available at

www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org.

The City of Albuquerque won third place in

the giant company category of the 2018 New

Mexico’s Healthiest Employer competition

hosted by Albuquerque Business First.

The award recognizes organizations in New

Mexico with the most outstanding employee

wellness programs and related benets. The

City of Albuquerque is the only government

sector employer in all categories. Employers

participate voluntarily, and this is the fth time

BetterHealth has received an award.

CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

AWARDED

for

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS ACTIVITIES

3RD

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Kathy Leonard, Health and Wellness Specialist

• Weekly stretching for approximately 60 employees per week.

• Sports and Wellness trainers and nutritionists led 36 wellness seminars for

employees.

• Weekly Pilates class for approximately 10 employees per week.

• Maintain Don’t Gain Holiday Challenge: Teams competed against each other to

maintain weight from November 16 through January 1. Teams nished the challenge

within an average of 1% of their starting weight.

• Run for the Zoo team: 25 employees met one-on-one with Wellness Specialist Kathy

Leonard for individualized 5K program and attended group training sessions through

a 12-week program.

• Climb Mount Everest Challenge: Participants performed 49 hours of cardiovascular

exercise over 7 weeks to guratively climb from base camp to the summit and back.

KEY

WELLNESS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Albuquerque

Bernalillo County

Water Utility Authority

Worksite Program Progress Report Fiscal Year 2018 17

City employees Vanessa

King and BetterHealth

Ambassador raChelle

Karman enjoy the annual

health and benets fair

Employees and family members at

2018 Healthy Weight Academy

Planning Department

created a new Mother’s

Room for employees at

Plaza del Sol

BetterHealth Ambassadors from 311 arrange

fresh fruit and citrus water for co-workers

BetterHealth Ambassador

at City Clerk’s ofce

coordinates Valentine’s

Day salad bar potluck

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A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE

New Wellness Programs in Fiscal Year 2019

• The Nuvita Weigh-Less Adventure incorporates physical

activity with a heart rate monitor, Bluetooth scale, photo

meal tracking, and coaching to lose weight.

• Full Plate Living is an online program designed to

gradually increase ber intake and lose weight.

• Clickotine is a tobacco cessation program that uses app

technology to help participants stick to a quit tobacco plan

and overcome nicotine cravings.

• TalkSpace is an app which delivers behavioral health

coaching with licensed therapists via text, video, or

audiomessaging.

5-Year BetterHealth Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2019-2023

Campaigns over the next 5 years will enhance knowledge and skills around

quitting smoking, mindfulness, what and when we eat, and how physically

active we are. New programs will be introduced on the importance of sleep and

how thoughts, emotions, and sense of direction inuence health behaviors.

During the 5-year timeframe, new strategies will be implemented to enhance

support for health behaviors from co-workers, managers, and supervisors.

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CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

Human Resources Department

Insurance and Benets Division

7th Floor City Hall, Room 7O2

PO Box 1293

Albuquerque, NM 871O3