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| In The 21st Century! |
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| Globalization, mergers, downsizing, multi-national competition, single parent families, two wage earner families, spiraling health care costs, substance abuse, and information that crisscrosses the planet at the speed of light all combine to produce one of two kinds of stress, depending on how we act on it: danger or opportunity. |
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During periods of rapid social and technological change, the people, families, organizations, and communities that survive and thrive are the ones that remain flexible enough to embrace that change.
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| The Nevada State Psychological Association (NSPA) recognizes how these factors affect the psychological health of organizations and their employees, and how the psychological well-being of people impacts both their productivity as well as the larger community. |
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| Nevada is the fastest growing state in the U.S. for the 7th year in a row, and is in a period of particularly rapid expansion that will enrich the lives of its citizens if it is handled well, but that will also put pressures on everyone in the state that we hadn’t anticipated until recently. |
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| Our state needs to be attractive to the high-tech talent that will help us diversify our economy; and we need to improve worker turnover rates, create more stability in our population, and be able to respond more quickly and flexibly to changes in the global economy. |
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| In light of all of the exciting challenges facing 21st century Nevada, NSPA has joined with the American Psychological Association to establish a program that will help businesses and organizations promote a psychologically healthy workplace. |
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| Creating a psychologically healthy workplace in Nevada organizations will not only put our state on the cutting edge of this period of rapid change, but will also keep Nevada at the center of the map as one of the most attractive places in the nation to live, learn, play, work, and locate--or relocate--a business. |
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| Nevada’s Weather Is Ideal: |
| Our Business Climate Can Be, Too |
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| The NSPA Psychologically Healthy |
| Workplace Award |
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| NSPA established the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in Nevada to promote the importance of psychological health in the workplace. |
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| This award recognizes organizations that demonstrate the flexibility, integrity, and focus required to make the extra effort to improve the quality of employees’ lives. |
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| Special consideration will be given for unique and innovative approaches. |
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| We will be giving awards in several categories. |
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| Join in the recognition and prestige already conferred on Johnson & Johnson, Computer Associates, Southwest Airlines, BellSouth, Hunter Douglas, Inc., SRA International, Washington State University Vancouver, Rogers, Joseph, O’Donnell & Quinn Lawyers, Reflexite America, Arkansas Educational Television Network, Nordic Construction Company, DSM Desotech, Melrose Diner, Inc., Southeastern Freight Lines, and ARUP Laboratories. |
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| And remember, sharing of management successes between and among organizations helps everybody. |
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| The Nevada State Psychological Association is committed to the psychological health and well-being of every citizen in our state. |
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| The Benefits Of The NSPA |
| Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award |
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| Free media publicity—some have even made it into the Wall Street Journal |
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| Gives you an edge in a tight employment market |
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| The award can be used as a recruitment tool |
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| It boosts morale among current employees |
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| When employees are treated well, they automatically treat customers and clients well |
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| Honored at special awards events |
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| Recognition by community leaders |
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| Recipients of proclamation by the state governor |
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| Better position within the business community |
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| An Example From One Of Last Year’s National Winners: |
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| Hunter Douglas, Inc. in New Jersey adopted a mentoring program for new employees by seasoned employees, who met with them 1/week for 90 days. The turnover average is now 15% for new hires on the job for 3 months or less. Nationwide, in manufacturing, the rate is 34.7% |
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| Specific Health Care Cost And Injury Benefits |
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| As much as 61% of all worker absences have been attributed to psychological issues |
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| It is estimated that 80% - 90% of all industrial accidents may be caused by personal problems and/or stress related problems |
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| As many as 65% to 80% of terminated workers are dismissed due to personal problems rather than for technical or competency issues |
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| Psychological-emotional-behavioral interventions decrease medical costs by reducing… |
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| visits for minor illnesses by 35% |
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| office visits for acute asthma by 49% |
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| office visits for arthritis by 40% |
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| pediatric acute illness visits by 25% |
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| Alcoholics use health services four times the rate of non-alcoholics |
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| Families of alcoholics incur twice the medical costs as other families |
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| 400,000 people die each year in the U.S. from smoking-related illnesses. Treating such illnesses costs millions of dollars |
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| For every $1 California spent for substance abuse treatment, the state saved $7 in other related health care costs |
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| Up to 66% of all visits to physicians are by persons with no identifiable illness. Most of their symptoms are due to stress. |
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