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When Every Second Counts Geelong Doctors Open for Urgent Medical Care

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Industry: Private health insurance and healthcare provider Employees: 400 Location: Head office Geelong. Multiple branches, retail outlets and healthcare practices located throughout Geelong and regional Victoria.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit,  GMHBA  was one of the countless local businesses to quickly implement working from home for many of their staff. The staff health and wellness program, known as Healthier Together + Us, was quickly adapted and continued to thrive despite the challenges. Active Geelong talks to GMHBA’s Staff Health and Wellbeing Coordinator Claire Walker, to find out what kept GMHBA staff moving during the pandemic.

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“It’s about GMHBA giving back and supporting our people to be healthier, ” said Claire. “In the spirit of togetherness, our program isn’t just about individuals. That’s why we are aiming to be Healthier Together”.

Underpinning Healthier Together is AIA Vitality , a personalised, science-backed health and wellbeing program. The program supports and incentivises staff to make healthier lifestyle choices such as meeting daily step targets, being proactive with learning about their health and being rewarded from engaging in the program. 

“AIA Vitality is our primary staff health and wellness tool. However, we also facilitate opportunities to keep staff active at work such as walking meetings, standing desks, taking the stairs and walking groups. Our staff can access several corporate gym discounts and we have funded entry into fun runs and promote other free activities, ” said Claire.

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“But we weren’t sure how often they wanted to hear from us and what tools they needed to help them keep healthy. So much information and online activities were being created, we didn’t want to overlap, ” Claire said.

A simple survey took the guesswork away and provided Claire with a definitive list of what health topics people wanted to hear about, in what format and how often.

Usually distributed monthly, the “Healthier Together + Us e-newsletter” became a much anticipated fortnightly communication with staff. It was a useful way to share free online physical activities,  health information  and promote the newly developed staff health webinars.

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“Based on the survey responses we were able to quickly arrange fortnightly staff health webinars. We would record these and save them to our intranet for people to view later, ” Claire reported.

Presenters and topics ranged from “Creating simple and healthy snacks” by Melinda Bald , of The Passionate Nutritionist , to “Motivation hacks for keeping active at home” by Bree Filippone  of The Finishr .

“The attendance at the webinars, combined with people who watched the saved versions later, far exceeded the attendance at our usual face to face “Lunch & Learn” sessions. This was a positive side effect of remote working”.

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The survey also revealed that staff were already utilising online exercise programs as well as using home exercise equipment, walking and running to keep active. 

“There was no need for us to create online physical activity options, staff had either found their own or could access the AIA Vitality Healthier at Home online classes” Claire reflected.

While GMHBA may be well known as a local health insurance provider, they also successfully run multiple health care practices including dentistry, optometry, physiotherapy and general practice. 

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“One of the challenges was remembering that we had a proportion of staff whose day to day lives didn’t really change. Depending on the restrictions at the time, our healthcare staff were still practicing in the usual way. So, we had to be mindful when we were communicating and planning. It wasn’t all ‘working from home’”.

“GMHBA has always valued staff health and wellbeing. However, having focussed attention on staff wellbeing meant we could quickly implement initiatives. For example, we formalised time for our lunch break between 12 – 1pm so those who could, were encouraged to take a break and get active, ” Claire said.

Having worked in staff health and wellbeing for almost 10 years, Claire is a humble source of knowledge. Her top three tips for running a successful program are:

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It was about 7am on a Tuesday morning, Pete Saw was in the water off Cosy Corner in Torquay and he had his Go-Pro with him.

In that way, it was like any other morning for Pete, who puts his wetsuit on nearly every weekday and Saturday and joins a group of friends for an hour-long swim.

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As he captured footage of his swimming group – even coming across a stingray along the way – one of his friends mentioned to him that packaging it up into a little video might be worth his while.

The #activefamilychallenge was a social media-driven competition that aimed to inspire families to get out and exercise together during the COVID-19 pandemic isolation period.

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As they enjoyed being active, we encouraged families to capture the moment and send it to us on Instagram or Facebook for the chance to win one of four $500 De Grandi Sport & Cycle vouchers.

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Pete, who turns 48 in the next few days, said he entered his video (which you can view here) on behalf of his swimming group which, in one way, has kind of become a ‘family’.

“It’s a lot of fun. We motivate each other and, if you miss a day, someone will certainly let you know about it, ” Peter said with a laugh.

“There are about 10 of us all up, and not everyone makes every session, but we probably have at least 7 or 8 of us every morning, ” he said.

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“We usually swim around Torquay, but sometimes we change it up on the weekends and go down to Lorne or Point Lonsdale, or somewhere else like that.”

Active Geelong caught up with Pete on Thursday, September 10, which was ‘RU Ok? Day’, and Peter said the conversation about mental health awareness had made him realise just how important swimming had become to him while being in isolation.

“We were just talking this morning and one of the ladies who swims with us said that still being able to come out here every morning was the only thing keeping her sane. And we all agreed, ” Pete said.

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“It definitely helps clear your mind and start the day on a positive. That’s helped all of us, especially now in isolation.”

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In fact, it was only a few weeks ago that Pete provided some footage to Channel Nine for a news report they did on a young dolphin that spent several days interacting with locals just metres from the shore at Cosy Corner.

“I had some footage that I took when I was out there paddling and saw him. He was right there swimming amongst us all – it was pretty amazing, ” he said.

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Ocean swimming is not new to Pete. A member of the Jan Juc Surf Lifesaving Club, he has competed in the Lorne’s Pier to Pub and Torquay’s Danger 1000.

However the ritual of breaking the waves every morning – no matter how cold – certainly is a change of pace, and it’s one born out of necessity.

“I would usually swim at Kardinia Pool in Geelong 2-3 times a week, but once the pools closed because of COVID, I wanted to find a way to keep getting out there, ” Pete said.

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Making the effort to get out there every day has certainly paid off, as Pete said he is on track to emerge from the COVID isolation period healthier than he normally would be at this time of year.

 Being active at home can be a challenge, but with a bit of creativity and a little bit of help from Active Geelong we know you can find lots of ways to keep moving.

Apart from the usual health benefits of regular physical activity, such as improved cardiovascular health and increased bone strength, research has shown that exercise can support our immune system. This is important for keeping healthy during this pandemic and during the cold and flu season. We also know that exercise is proven way to maintain and improve our mental health, a critical part of our overall health that we need to manage well during this crisis.

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