Question

Those insured by this health plan are employed mostly by large companies in the metropolitan area, and these companies pay for their employees’ health insurance. The health plan leaders and the employers both recognize that their business model depends on their success in addressing behavioral risk factors that play a critical role in the prevention and management of chronic diseases, the containment of health care costs, and the enhancement of employee productivity. In your new role, you are asked to create a comprehensive plan for addressing these behavioral risk factors—by improving both the clinical care provided and the plan’s community-based efforts. Specifically, you want to develop strategies to reduce the levels of tobacco use, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. Write a report to your manager that lays out the assumptions, model(s), and evidence-based strategies you will follow in developing this plan. The report should address the following: How would you go about preparing this plan? Assess existing community resources

Answer 1

Comprehensive plan for behavioural risk factors like tobacco use,unhealthy diet and physical activity.
As tobacco consumption causes to the cancer ,unhealthy diet habits leads to the high blood pressure,high cholesterol levels and otherproblems and lack of physical activity also causes to cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetesand certain types of cancers.
these all problems causes to the reduced productivity of the employees which leads to the less turn over of the company too.
So protecting the individual and promoting the health of the employees is important aspect in the companies.

Evidence shows that,people can remain healthy into their seventh,eight and ninth decades,through a range of health promoting behaviours,including healty diets ,regular exercises and avoidance of tobacco.
Repots of international and national experts and reviews of current scientific evidence recommend sufficient nutrient intake ,physical activity in orderto prevent noncommunicable diseases.

Strategies to be developed to reduce the tobacco use,unhealthy diet and physical activity includes
formulate the policies that facilitate the better health of the employees,like
*Education ,communication and awareness programs regardig effects of tobacco use,unhealthy diet and importance of physical activity.
*Formulate strict rules to avoid tobacco use in company environment.
*Facilities to provide healthy diet at the company canteen at lowest cost,including fruits and vegetables.
*encourage the employees to have minimum 15-30 minutes of moderate physical activity.to promote this facilitate the wlking areas or mini parks at the surroundings.