Wellness Works Programming
Overview
Wellness Works is a research and outreach group focused on adult health and fitness programming. The goal of the Wellness Works is to advance knowledge about behavior change and worksite health promotion while synergistically serving worksites and participants. Students have contributed to Wellness Works programming as part of graduate thesis work, internships, independent studies, and through class and independent service learning arrangements.
The Wellness Works team previously focused on serving ISU employees through applied service learning activities in HS 380 but involvement of graduate students has allowed us to establish a number of mutually beneficial research partnerships with a number of other area worksites. A key priority in our current work focuses on the promotion and use of an integrated software tool called the Interactive Health Partner. See information below. Additional information can be found on our Wellness Works website (www.wellnessworksISU.org) Check out Wellness Works Social Media Accounts |
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Walk with Ease in the Worksite
Our 'Walk With Ease in the Worksite' program encourages happier, healthier employees who are less sedentary, more energetic and more fulfilled. This can help in many ways:
• Reduce medical and health care costs
• Increase work attendance
• Boost employee morale
• Increase productivity
• Improve job satisfaction
Walk With Ease is a 6-week physical activity and self-management education program that is widely endorsed by the CDC and other agencies to help people become active. It is designed for individual behavior change but our team has built a model to enable integration within worksite wellness programming.
The Walk With Ease program is successful in the worksite because it is a program anyone can do, at any time, regardless of physical fitness level. Walk With Ease can be integrated into your current wellness program or offered independently.
For more information about Walk with Ease in the Worksite visit our website wellnessworksisu.org
• Reduce medical and health care costs
• Increase work attendance
• Boost employee morale
• Increase productivity
• Improve job satisfaction
Walk With Ease is a 6-week physical activity and self-management education program that is widely endorsed by the CDC and other agencies to help people become active. It is designed for individual behavior change but our team has built a model to enable integration within worksite wellness programming.
The Walk With Ease program is successful in the worksite because it is a program anyone can do, at any time, regardless of physical fitness level. Walk With Ease can be integrated into your current wellness program or offered independently.
For more information about Walk with Ease in the Worksite visit our website wellnessworksisu.org
Interactive Health Partner
Our Wellness Works team has purchased a site license for a comprehensive health tracking tool called the Interactive Health Partner (IHP) and this software can be customized to serve as the basis for the company-wide wellness program. The customized software would be set up and maintained specifically for each worksite with logos and information specific to their organization. The software would enable employees within a participating company to set up and monitor biometric data and lifestyle behaviors. Employees would be able to enter other clinical data and log other personal health information through a password protected (and confidential) web tool. The tool is also designed to facilitate links with clinicians to facilitate referrals (IHP has a direct partnership with Exercise is Medicine) so there is a nice synergy for clinical exercise referrals and associated programming through our local ExerCYse program (www.exerCYse.org). The IHP software includes goal setting components and a personalized activity tracking software that is well suited for group fitness centers. This software would be installed on computers in the fitness center to enable employees to track and monitor their exercise program over time. It would also enable trained student interns or leaders to assist with fitness or health coaching on site. Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about Wellness Works or the Interactive Health Partner software.
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