Swain County Employee Worksite Wellness Program Starts January 12 th after Pre-Wellness Screenings

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1 Welcome to your employee wellness program! This program has been developed to provide motivation and incentives to be the healthiest you can be so you can help take care of our county residents! By participating in this program you are committing to a healthier lifestyle including, but not limited to, financial peace, stress reduction, pro-active health measures and physical activity. Read through the packet and contact me with any questions. I am also happy to come to your department and speak more on the program. For your prescreening and registration you may go to any of the days, times and facilities listed for January. Start your New Year off right by signing up for this program! Warm Regards, Trish Hipgrave, RDN Public Health Educator Swain County Health Department 545 Center Street Bryson City, NC Office: x 2027 Fax:

2 Swain County Employee Worksite Wellness Program Starts January 12 th after Pre-Wellness Screenings in partnership with Swain Community Hospital 2016/2017 PROGRAM GUIDE & POINTS INFORMATION Worksite Wellness is a coordinated and comprehensive set of health promotion strategies and activities designed to encourage all components of employee wellness. All employees working 20 hours or more a week are eligible to participate in the program. Individual Points Levels: Motivated points $25. Gift Card Enthusiastic points $50. Gift Card Champion points $100. Gift Card Your Gift Card will be given at the end of the pilot program. Groups: 1) Health Department 2) DSS 3) Sheriff s Office 4) Admin, Recs and Parks, Elections, Family Support Services 5) EM, EMS and Fire Marshall. Chamber staff 6) Housekeeping, Maintenance and Solid Waste Overall winning group (collectively with the most points) will win a grand prize award. To be announced Ways to Earn Points: All strategies and activities are free except when indicated. All points are cumulative. For example: If you complete 150 minutes of walking during the week (5 pts) and you go to a fitness class 3 times during the week (15 pts) and you track 10,000 steps 5 times during the week (5 pts), you will have a total of 25 points. We reserve the right to check documentation and accountability any time during the program.

3 Category 1-Provided by Health Department and Swain Hospital Mandatory Pre-Wellness Screening at Health Department to include cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, health risk assessment, etc. and tutorial for online tracking system. You may participate in the program without points if you choose to opt out of the screening. 200 points + pedometer January 9 th :15-11:15am at the Health Department; 12:00-2:30pm at DSS January 11 th :15-11:15am at the Sheriff s Office; 12:00-2:30pm at Admin. Building Mandatory Pre/Post-Wellness Screening (will count as Pre-Screening for 2017/2018 registering participants) includes cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, health risk assessment ect., and can earn up to 400 point if measurements are improved from prescreening points June 12, :15-11:15am at the Health Department; 12:00-2:30pm at the Admin. Building June 14, :15-11:15am at the DSS; 12:00-2:30pm at the Sheriff s Office Wellness Education Sessions: Heart Health February 6 th, 13 th, 20 th and 27 th (more sessions will be announce as they become available) each Tobacco 5 A s Screening (users of tobacco receive a screening and education) Cooking Matters Cooking Classes (one class, Retro July 1, 2016) 25 points Cooking Matters Six week Cooking Course (must attend at least four class to receive first 75 points) 1 *Challenges throughout the program will be announced Category 2-Provided by Hospital at Hospital : Contact Melanie Batchelor Living Will Program: Is a service offered through the hospital, free of charge, by our chaplain. This service allows an individual to review his/her wishes for health care if ever they are unable to speak for themselves. If you are interested, please contact the hospital to set up an appointment. Harris Regional Hospital Tuesdays to Thrive: Is a community education program offered every other month on the third Tuesday. Programs vary. Senior Life Solutions (program at Swain Community Hospital, cost determined upon visit) Senior Life Solutions is a program dedicated to addressing the emotional and behavioral health of adult over the age of points each Diabetes Classes (physician referral required, co-pay possible) each

4 Category 3-Provided by Health Department contact Trish Hipgrave Attend the screening of the documentary Hungry for Change at the Marianna Black Library on January 30 th starting at 4:15pm Attend the Heart Healthy Event at the Health Department on February 1 st from 11-2pm Life Style Change Program (must attend 16 class for first 1) next Class starts on February 6 th at the Marianna Black Library from 4:15pm 5:15 pm. (Retro from July 1, 2016) 100 points 3 *Other programs to be announced Category 4-Particpant Initiated: Annual Wellness Exam, with primary care provider (Retro from July 1, 2016) 300 points Participate in Smart Dollar Program (must complete entire online course, cost $129. Contact Trish Hipgrave) or face-to-face with Kevin Seagle s Financial Peace University (cost, dates, times to be announced: kevins@swaincountync.gov) Whole Life Challenge through Restoration House, sign-up starts now ($40. through January 4 th, then $ goes up to $50, the Restoration House receives a % of entry fee) points 1 Blood Donation 10 points Flu Shot/Other Preventive Health (ie- mammogram, colonoscopy, etc) 5 points each (Retro from July 1, 2016) Non-smoker (if you have never smoked or have quit and not smoked in the past six months) Participation in Any Athletic Event (ie- playing on a league, Roller Derby, participate in activities as fundraisers (Relay for Life) etc.) Participation in Any Competitive Event (Any physical Race (Kayak, Roller Derby, Tuff Mudder, Crossfit, etc.) Participate in a Fitness Facility Class, you must travel to and participate in (ie- at Recreation Center, Crossfit, Zumba, In His Strength, Yoga etc) each day Personal Fitness Routine/Physical Activity 150 Minutes per week. (ie- Ski Walking, Beach Body, Hiking, Walking, mowing with a push mower anything that elevates your heart rate). Entered into online tracking system. 55 points 5 points each each 5 points 5 points per week

5 Personal Fitness Routine/STEPS Tracking can earn 1 point for every 1 point per 10,000 steps 10,000 steps entered into the online tracking system Maximum of 5 points per week Mobility (ie- stretching, yoga, balance) 1 point for every 15 consecutive (not cumulative) Maximum of 10 points per week Sleep (between 7 and 9 hours) 1 point daily Self-Lead Stress Management 15 minutes (ie-spiritual self-reflection, meditation, daily devotional) 1 point daily *Other programs to be announced HOW TO VERIFY PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS AND EARN POINTS: Points will now be tracked using an online tracking system (maintenance, in-home aids and cleaning will be able to use paper). With the help of Swain Community Hospital, we have made accountability and tracking for the wellness challenge easier than ever! Participants must go to the challenge page on the Harris Regional Hospital website to register Registration/Login link may also be found at: * Swain County Employee Worksite Wellness Program challenge link: Once registered, a challenge participant is presented with one page that will allow enrolling in the challenge by clicking Enroll (to the right of the Challenge Name listed in ''Available Challenges'') Challenge participants will then be able to enter and view their data through a standard browser, custom ChallengeRunner smartphone apps and use fitness tracking devices including Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, Fitbug, Google Fit, Misfit and the Moves App (*Misfit will not capture Active minutes but will capture in steps (choose option a if you are using a Misfit tracking device). They will be able to view progress and current standings in the challenge. Instruction and Support is available on the Harris website: Only those without computer access may qualify for the non-online tracking system (see Trish Hipgrave ) IMPORTANT PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION: For hospital sponsored events: Melanie Batchelor: p) ) melanie.batchelor@haymed.org For online tracking system questions: Mary Anne Wike ) mary-anne.wike@haymed.org For health department events: Trish Hipgrave ) trish.hipgrave@swaincountync.gov