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Fannie Mae Partnership for Healthy Living (2000)
Description
The PHLP goals are to improve employee health, enhance productivity, contain medical costs, and reduce sick leave usage. This program, which began in 1994, is offered free of charge to all Fannie Mae employees and their spouses/domestic partners. It is funded by Fannie Mae and administered under contractual agreement with Health One, Inc. Hallmarks of the program include standardization across seven regional offices, confidentiality, on-site regional coordination, best health promotion practices, and outcome measurements.1 The annual PHLP management cycle includes screening, planning, health promotion, and evaluation. The health management systems and health program design was selected in 1994 based on a review of industry best practices and governmental guidelines.2 The screening phase begins with Health Fairs in every region including:
- Health Assessment Questionnaire
- Health Interest Surveys
- Blood Pressure
- Height/Weight
- Laboratory Testing
- Body Composition
- Bone Mineral Density
- Lung Function
- Mammography
- Influenza Vaccines
- Hemoccult
- Glaucoma
- Vision
- Fitness Testing
- Tuberculosis
- Personal Wellness Profile (PWP)
Program managers develop an implementation plan based on screening and survey results, previous year’s evaluation, and resource availability. The program is customized to meet the distinct needs of each regional office while conforming to general protocol.
The health promotion phase includes group feedback sessions on the PWP, on-site behavioral modification programs (aerobics, yoga, smoking cessation, weight management), make-up health assessments, lunchtime seminars, walking programs, and a high-risk intervention program. Participation incentives support each health promotion event, including a Healthy Living day off for employees who participate in a health assessment and group feedback session.
The managers of the PHLP evaluate the program based on participation, aggregate health data, health trends, high risk outcomes, cost-benefit studies, anecdotal reports and surveys from employees. New screening and health promotion practices are reviewed and considered for inclusion.
1 Regional coordinators, educated and experienced in the health and/or medical field, are provided on-site by Health One at each Fannie Mae location (Washington, Herndon, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Pasadena, Chicago) to plan, coordinate and implement the PHLP. They work closely with a Fannie Mae Human Resource Manager at the local level.
2 Steelcase, 1994 C. Everett Koop National Health Award Winner. Coors Health Promotion Program. US Preventative Services Task Force Report, 1989. Healthy People 2000, September 1990. Health Promotion Goes to Work: Program with an Impact by Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1993.