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* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: Disability statistics (September 30, 2021): cdc.gov.
Accidents and injuries are not the only causes of disability. In fact, the leading causes include musculoskeletal conditions, chronic diseases, and mental health issues.* That means your employees can reduce their disability risk by making healthy choices.
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Weeks 5 & 6 Mental health
Weeks 3 & 4 Chronic diseases
Weeks 1 & 2 Musculoskeletal
Toolkit resources
1 World Health Organization: Musculoskeletal health (July 14, 2022): who.int. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: About Chronic Diseases (July 21, 2022): cdc.gov. 3 National Alliance on Mental Illness: Mental Health By the Numbers (April 2023): nami.org.
This toolkit was built to help you communicate with your employees about the leading causes of disability, while challenging them to take preventive action and live healthy. We have provided digital and printable assets for each of the topics below to help you engage your employees in a disability prevention challenge over the course of six weeks. Allowing two weeks to focus on each topic will give your employees time to create healthy habits.
Empower your employees to live healthy
Weeks 1 & 2 — Musculoskeletal conditions
Since musculoskeletal conditions are a main driver of disability worldwide, the first two weeks of the disability prevention challenge focus on how employees should take care of their musculoskeletal health and why it’s important.1
Weeks 3 & 4 — Chronic disease
Mental health disorders like depression are one of the main contributors to disability across the globe.3 In the final phase of the challenge, share resources to help your employees make mental health care part of their regular routine.
Weeks 5 & 6 — Mental health
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Chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes are the number one cause of death and disability in the United States.2 During weeks three and four, encourage healthy habits to help employees prevent or better manage chronic disease.
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This flyer talks about back pain, including what can cause it, how to prevent it, and when to seek help from a doctor. Attach it to an email, post it in the workplace, or upload it to your intranet.
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This email introduces the six-week challenge and helps your employees understand the relationship between their musculoskeletal health and disability. It also includes easy-to-complete activities to help employees improve their musculoskeletal health.
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This episode of the FitLife podcast provides helpful information on preventing work-related injuries. Copy the provided HTML code to embed the podcast on your intranet site or link to it within an email.
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Weeks 1 and 2 resources — Musculoskeletal conditions
Reinforce the importance of good musculoskeletal health with this screensaver that details a stretching exercise employees can do at their desk.
Reinforce the importance of good musculoskelatal health with this screensaver that details a stretching exercise employees can do at their desk.
We are including three flyers that can help your employees manage their health. Attach the flyers to an email, post them in the workplace, or upload them to your intranet.
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Download Managed Care
As the second email in the series, this communication talks about the relationship between chronic disease and disability. It challenges employees to complete activities that will help them build a routine of prevention and stay well.
This episode of the FitLife podcast will help you promote healthy living among your employees. Copy the provided HTML code to embed the podcast on your intranet site or link to it within an email.
Weeks 3 and 4 resources — Chronic diseases
Preventive cancer screenings Diabetes prevention Heart disease education
Weeks 3 & 4 Chronic disease
This screensaver emphasizes the importance of healthy habits with a QR code that will direct employees to a podcast with tips on eating healthy.
Use this screensaver to further encourage employees to take time for their mental health. It includes a QR code that will direct them to a guided breathing exercise that can help them relax and reset.
This is the final email of the disability prevention challenge. It includes activities and suggestions to help your employees take care of their mental health and lower their stress levels, which contributes to better overall health.
This blog article goes over the importance of talking about mental health and removing the stigma around it so people feel comfortable getting help. Copy the link below to distribute the article or post it to your intranet site. https://www.anthem.com/ca/mental-health/mental-health-stigma-and-conditions
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Weeks 5 and 6 resources — Mental health
This episode of the FitLife podcast discusses the connection between mental health and weight management which can affect overall physical health, including the risk for disability. Copy the provided HTML code to embed the podcast on your intranet site or link to it within an email.
With this toolkit, you now have resources to help you communicate with your employees about disability prevention and the importance of healthy living. Remember to also encourage employees who are Anthem members to download the SydneySM Health app or visit anthem.com/ca and explore My Health News for additional tips and information on reducing the risk of disability.
Disability prevention is possible
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