Healthy Living Education: Planning - Oct 15 2014 Update

October 23rd, 2014

HEALTHY LIVING EDUCATION: PLANNING

CURRENT THINKING

Phase 1 – Creation of a Health Hub in A Building

Three learning enterprises:

• Hair Styling Salon• Esthetics Spa• Massage Therapy Clinic

HLE Update to Deans CouncilSeptember 2014

Health is defined as the capacity to adapt and self-manage in the face of physical, mental and social challenges, a shift away from a disease-focused approach that is motivating changes in health systems worldwide.

- Alex Jadad MD DPhil FRCPC FCAHS Founder, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation


Our Vision is to be the first postsecondary institution to ‘live’ this definition in the programming we develop, in the services we provide for our students, staff and community.

Our programming strategy targets growth in

• Diagnostic imaging • Physio and occupational therapies• Alternative therapies • Food and nutrition• Fitness, massage, spa• Bachelor of Technology – Trans-Disciplinary• Medical Laboratory• Food Research Centre• Retirement Community Management


Employee wellness. We know that there are 5 main components that contribute to employee wellness, specifically these are: purpose, social, financial, community and physical. The HLE initiative we are contributing directly to physical health and nutrition, social wellbeing and increasing the employee connection to our external community.

Pride in working for your organization contributes to recruitment and retention. Experts predict the current turnover rate may rise to 65%, particularly with an expected retirement wave. With recruiting costs running higher, the ability to engage and retain valuable employees has a significant impact on an organization’s bottom line.


Employee Engagement: Well employees are engaged and motivated. Research has shown that employees who are engaged significantly outperform work groups who are partially engaged or disengaged. These employees are committed, motivated and dedicated to Algonquin’s students. In the fight for competitive advantage where employees are the differentiator, engaged employees are the ultimate goal. This can be Algonquin College’s sustainable competitive advantage and long-term strength.

Sick leave costs the College in excess of $1,000,000 per year. By committing to wellness initiatives including physical activity, eating well and taking time for personal needs, we expect to decrease absenteeism costs and increase engagement and morale.


• An environment where healthy living is modeled and embraced.

• Rich learning opportunities for establishing lifelong healthy living practices.

• Living labs where health and wellness practices are developed.

• A supportive environment for students to practice their skills with clients from the internal and external community.

• A comfortable, convenient environment for students to meet their own health and wellness needs while attending school.


Mission of Algonquin Athletics:

“A generation committed to physical activity, for life.”

This is based on the reality that “physical energy is the fundamental source of fuel (in support of emotional, mental and spiritual energy levels), even if our work is almost completely sedentary.” (Loehr & Schwartz, 2003, p.48)


Desired Outcomes

• Graduates will have a basic understanding of the

interrelationship of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy.

• In essence, self-awareness leading to self-management of life’s work/rest cycles leading to increased capacity rather than atrophy and burnout.

• Graduates will adopt the necessary habits required to maintain high levels of energy in pursuit of optimum health, which is so much more than just the absence of disease.

• Students’ Association’s emphasis will be on physical health and energy since it is foundational.


Sustainable Return on Investment (SROI)

• SROI determines the full value of a project by assigning monetary values to all costs and benefits - economic, social and environmental

• A methodology that identifies projects that will best accomplish goals of:• Optimizing the total value of a project, and• Positioning a project with the best case for funding

Phase 2 - Key Milestones• Board of Governors Engagement

• Dec 2014• Board Reviews Draft Principles for Woodroffe Campus

Development Planning• Endorsement of HLE Initiative

• June 2015• Review of 5 Year Woodroffe Campus Development Plan ‐

Approval re: Proceeding with New HLE Wing

2014 Q4 + 2015 Q1 (Winter / Spring)2014 Q2 + Q3 (Fall)

Phase 2 - Focus of Effort for HLE

Business Model

Financial Analysis• Using a Sustainable Return on Investment

(SROI) methodology

Environment Scan

Implementation Roadmap

Risk Analysis

Business Model - The “Why”• Compelling vision• Sense of urgency to make happen (Kotter)• How will this create, deliver, and capture

value?

Development Model - The “How”• Explore innovative approaches to implement

project

Business Plan / Case

Activity Profile and Details - The “Who” and the “What”• Summary of activity to be included• Assemble base information - programs,

enrolments, projections…

Questions?
