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HBE Health Assessment & Health Action Plan Report CY 2014
Based on the Sandia employee population's "Health Risk Status" and average Wellness Score," Sandia will strive to exceed benchmarks from the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center (HMRC). The HBE Health Action Plan initiative targets the key health risks identified through the 8-15-80, model by engaging employees to change their own healthcare story. HBE identified the most prevalent of the health risks amongst our population through the University of Michigan's health assessment tool, and used that data to build Health Action Plans. Our 2014 Health Action Plans addressed tobacco use, inadequate sleep, excessive stress, weight management, physical inactivity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, managing and preventing diabetes, managing low back pain, allergies, heartburn/gatroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and living well or maintaining low risk for those individuals who do not have a chronic condition to manage. These plans connected employees with our onsite registered dietitians, fitness professionals, health coaches, physical therapists and physicians as appropriate. In addition to addressing the physical aspects of health, the plans also emphasized pre and post-assessments to encourage building of behavioral and emotional skills that promote health and facilitate lifestyle changes over a minimum of three months. In CY2014, the average participation in a Health Action Plan was 34% with 3,840 individuals completing 5,521 Health Action Plans (a 25% increase from CY2013). Not only have the metrics revealed significant health improvements, but these improvements are evident in Sandia's health care costs as well. From 2009 - 2014, National health care costs have increased 7-8% per year (40% over 5 years). During the same time period, Sandia's health care costs have only increased 7.8% (5x lower than the national average) even though Sandia's population grew 19%.