After starting our initiative
this past summer with an on-site health screening, our team members were then
invited to participate in a Health Risk Assessment (HRA). With a
FANTASTIC response and participation rate, in August St. Lukes Health helped us
compile the results. We were happy to find that while we are a pretty
healthy group, there were three main health issues team members wanted to
address: 1) Physical Activity/ Exercise, 2) Diet/ Nutrition and 3)
Stress Relief.
The Wellness Committee (comprised
of employees from around the company) decided to launch our program with a
healthy lunch and give away GBA water bottles. Inside the bottle was a
note with all the benefits of staying well hydrated. We also offered at
that time for team members and their spouses to purchase an activity tracker
(Fit Bit) at a reduced rate. They could then take an eight-week “Step
Challenge” and have the opportunity to earn back the cost of the devise at two
different levels. The goal is 7,000 steps a day!
We have over half of our team
members and many of their spouses participating in multiple locations.
We’re broken up into teams to help create fun competition and
motivation. We are half way through the challenge and having a lot
of fun with it! The idea is to get people to realize that if they just
keep moving, they can reach their extended goal of 10,000 steps/day. AND
we are creating some healthy new habits along the way– Like taking the stairs
instead of the elevator.
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