- Why school wellness programming at your district?
- Because the Trustees and the employee Benefit Information Committee of the
Butler Health Plan (BHP) realize the importance of prevention, early
detection in treating illness and wellness education for employees, BHP has
funded wellness programs for all member school districts for over 10 years.
Wellness Coordinators volunteer their time and effort to plan health
promotion programming, organize flu shots and health screenings, and are
genuinely interested in helping to educate their fellow employees on healthy
lifestyle habits. Join and help your school's wellness committee by
contacting your school district's wellness coordinator or email Julie Gillum
at gillumj@bcesc.org.
- Wellness Coordinators
- BHP Wellness Program Goals
- To increase self-care and health awareness levels
through the wellness coordinators. By each district forming their own
district level wellness committees to assess their needs, to plan
programming, schedule health evaluations - flu shots on site, and to
coordinate wellness programs at all sites.
To improve early detection through the Covered Wellness Benefits in the Health Plan Design.
- What is Wellness?
- Wellness is a lifestyle, a choice, and a process that includes the balance
of mind, body, spirit, social, emotions, and career. Each of these areas is
equally important to living a well-rounded life.
Our goal is to empower you for the choices and challenges concerning
positive behaviors towards wellness that will last a lifetime through school
wellness programming. Take care of you and choose an area to improve.
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Hold your mouse over any area of
the wheel
to learn more about wellness.
Adapted from the 6th Dimensions of Wellness, Bill Hettler, M.D. 1979
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Spiritual -
Are you living each
day consistent with your values and beliefs?
Intellectual -
Are you satisfied
with your mind's creative pursuits and challenges?
Emotional -
Are you expressing
your feelings effectively to others?
Physical -
Are you taking care
of your body? Do you feel healthy?
Social -
Are you living in
harmony with your family, neighbors and coworkers?
Occupational -
Do
you feel that you are contributing your talents and enjoy your life's work?
Remember, your personal wellness journey is an active process of becoming
aware of and making choices toward a more successful you. BHP and the
wellness coordinator's hope that you will participate in school wellness
activities and volunteer your time to your school's wellness committee.
- What type of School Wellness Programs Have Been Organized?
- With fourteen school districts and over 120 school buildings, there are many
different programs that have occurred. Below are examples of past programs
organized by participating school wellness committees and/ or the school
wellness coordinator.
- Health Club Discounts
- Mercy HealthPlex, Health and Wellness Centers -Fairfield,
Anderson or Western Hills. SPECIAL OFFER: Preferred partner rates to employees of the districts participation in the Butler Health Plan. For a free guest pass call 603-8456 or
www.mercyhealthplex.com.
Mercy HealthPlex Vision: To create an environment that improves your
quality of life through innovative, entertaining and interactive programs
and services, delivered by caring individuals, encouraging you and your
family along the road to optimum health.
YMCA Facilities
The Great Miami Valley YMCA, with 6 locations throughout Butler County, offers a corporate membership program to the following school districts.
All district employees receive a waived joining fee and many receive a 10% discount on the membership fees. Those that receive the 10% discount have 50 or more memberships to the YMCA. Membership fees are conveniently deducted from the employee's pay check. For more information contact Terry Castator at 887-0001 ext 11 or castator@gmvymca.org or visit their web site at www.gmvymca.org.
Districts that receive waived joining fees plus 10% discount:
Butler County MRDD
Fairfield City
Hamilton City
Districts that receive waived joining fees only:
BCESC
Butler County Technical & Career Development Schools
Edgewood City
Monroe Local
New Miami Local
Ross Local
- American Heart Association HEART WALK
- Each year the Wellness Coordinators promote participation in the Heart walk
to help fund research & education to fight heart Disease - our nation's
# 1killer - and stroke - our nation's # 1 disabler. Through our
participation in the Heart Walk, the Butler County school employees have
raised:
| Donations |
Year |
| $7,500 |
1995 |
| $4,000 |
1996 |
| $5,500 |
1997 |
| $4,500 |
1998 |
| $4,000 |
1999 |
| $4,000 |
2000 |
| $6,500 |
2001 |
| $2,000 |
2002 |
| $9,000 |
2003 |
| $6,000 |
2004 |
| $9,000 |
2005 |
| $14,000 |
2006 |
| $8,000 |
2007 |
If you would like to be a team captain for your school building, please
contact your school district's wellness coordinator or
Ray
Meyers 281-4048.
Look for Heart Walk Registration Flyers at your school building.
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 10:00 am
Click on Web Link
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/hamiltonfairfieldoh
AHA Heart Walk Hamilton/ Fairfield Division
Hamilton Bike Path - Set your own Distance up to 10 K
9:00am Registration Site - The Fitton Center
100 South Monument Ave. Hamilton, Ohio
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 10:00 am
Click on web link:
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/middletown
AHA Heart Walk Middletown Division
9:00am Registration Site - High View Elementary School
High View at Central Avenue, Middletown, Ohio
- School Wellness Web Site Links
