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Wellness Ideas from the Gold Medal Schools ProgramTRANSCRIPT
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Teacher, Faculty, and Staff W ll P IdWellness Program Ideas
Presented by Gold Medal Schools
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CriteriaCriteria
Silver 2› Write a policy that requires a yearly teacher,
faculty, and staff wellness programPlatinum 3› Plan and carry out a year long teacher,
faculty, and staff wellness program
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Why WellnessWhy Wellness
Enhanced moraleDecreased turnoverDecreased absenteeismMedical cost containmentMedical cost containmentEnhanced staff health statusHigher productivityHigher productivityLower health care costs
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Health Staff AwardHealth Staff Award
Create a box for nominationsNominate someoneProvide incentives
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Fitness FestivalsFitness Festivals
Demonstrate healthy activities› Farmers market› Healthy recipe contest› Healthy cooking demonstration› Sampling› Physical Activity
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Lunch And LearnLunch And Learn
Provide different learning sessions› Stress control strategies› Time management techniques› Relaxation techniques› Tips for healthy grocery shopping› Dinning out› Balancing work and play› How to change
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Wellness E mailsWellness E-mails
Wellness Newsletters› http://ben.omb.delaware.gov/documents/
wellaware/1009.pdfSend e-mails
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Walking programsWalking programs
Wellness Wednesdays› Designed walks› Before, after, or during school hoursOn the Move› Increase physical activityGold Medal MilePedometer Craze› Track steps walkedp
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Worksite Wellness ActivitiesWorksite Wellness Activities
Provide wellness program activities› Blood pressure› Breast cancer› Breast cancer› Skin cancer› Diabetes› Cholesterol› Cholesterol› Eye exams› Body-fat› Influenza (Flu) shots› Prostate cancer screenings› Fitness› Fitness› Depression
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Wellness PostersWellness Posters
Post wellness posters › Physical activity- elevator
Check out what you should avoid -- and then choose from our smart snack options instead.
1 Drake’s Apple Fruit Pie› Hydration- water fountain› Nutrition tips- break room
1. Drake s Apple Fruit Piea. 440 caloriesb. 27g fat; 8g trans fat
2. Cheetos Crunchya. 160 caloriesb. 10g fat, 3g sat fat
3. Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberrya 420 caloriesa. 420 caloriesb. 10g fat, 2.5g sat fat, 2g fiber
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Brown bag WellnessBrown-bag Wellness
Provide awareness, health education, and support programs› Diet and nutrition› Prenatal care› Work-life balances› Cancer support groups› Safety and prevention› Ergonomics
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Stress Reliever ProgramsStress-Reliever Programs
Provide stress reliever activities› Laughter bulletin board› Stretch breaks› Group lunches or celebrations› Practice time management› Gratitude journal
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Swap Wellness Ideas Swap Wellness Ideas
Staff provide› Mind and body classes› Swap equipment› Swap healthy recipes
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Wee FiveWee Five
Promote hydration, nutrition, and exercise› W – drink at least five glasses of water› E – eat at least five fruits and vegetables› E – exercise at least three times a week
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Special Interest groupsSpecial Interest groups
Organize wellness groups› Walking› Cycling, › Healthy cooking› Recipe swap› Yoga› Gardening› Stress management
i h i i› Weight training
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Nutrition for YouNutrition for You
Eat more fruits and vegetables› Recipes in newsletters› Track progress› March madness› Low-fat foods to meetings› Fruits and healthy snacks in teachers lounge› Tasters table
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Days of the WeekDays of the Week
Promote healthy activities all week› Move it Monday› Taste it Tuesday› Walk it Wednesday› Thirsty Thursday› Fresh Friday
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Pull the PlugPull the Plug
Encourage less…› Television› Cell phone› Computer› Video game
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Start!Start!
Encourages to get fit and heart healthy› American Heart Association› www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?ide
ntifier=3041223
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Active For Life ChallengeActive For Life Challenge
Encourages to be active by setting goals› 10 week program› Teams› Earn points by doing physical activity and
ti h lth f d h ieating healthy food choices› American Cancer Society
/d t/PED/ t t/PED› www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_5X_Active_For_Life.asp
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Optimum Health ServicesOptimum Health Services
Provides wellness activities› Davis, Salt Lake valley, and Weber-Morgan› Lora Erickson› Lora Erickson
› Weight loss classes› Personal training› Running coaching› Running coaching› Community classes› Wellness programs› Body assessments
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Weight WatchersWeight Watchers
Group sessions and discounts› www.weightwatcher.com› Kimberly Evans
801-486-0125 ext 113
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Altius Health PlansAltius Health Plans
Educational programs at work› Cancer› Preventative health› Fitness› Weight managementQuality Improvement Department› 801-933-3660
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Educator MutualEducator Mutual
Walk the Walk Wellness program› Spring› www.educatorsmutual.com
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PEHP InsurancePEHP Insurance
Healthy Utah can help with Wellness Programs› Blood pressure checks at school› Follow-up by a school nurse› Wellness newsletterswww.healthyutah.org
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Intermountain Health PlansIntermountain Health Plans
Discounts to health clubs and/or fitness centerswww.intermountainhealthcare.org/about/healthresources/Pages/home.aspx
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Lose a PersonLose a Person
Hold a weigh-in at the beginning of the year and at the end› Provide weight loss/management tips› Weigh in as a group› Set a goal
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Stroke AwarenessStroke Awareness
Coordinate stroke education awareness campaignwww.hearthighway.org/pdfs/strokecampaign.pdfSarah Davis› 801-538-9209› [email protected]
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Organized EventsOrganized Events
Compile a list of organized events in the community› Race for the Cure
www.komenslc.org/i i› Juvenile Diabetes Research
www.jdrf.org/
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Organized EventsOrganized Events
› American Cancer Society Relay for Lifewww.relayforlife.org/relay/
A i L A i ti L R› American Lung Association Lung Runwww.lungutah.org/
› Local marathons› Local marathons› Community walks or runs
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Tobacco CessationTobacco Cessation
Provide tobacco cessation programs› Utah Department of Health
1-877-220-3466
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QuestionsQuestions
Gold Medal Schools GuideLocal Health Department