Wellness Program Blog

• Add Stress Management Programs and mental health Initiatives

• Add substance use and abuse Initiatives

• Add smoking cessation and control

• Add nutrition counselling

• Add weight control Initiatives and counselling

• Add promote use of food logs

• Add posting BMI charts

• Add juice dispensing machines

• Add water coolers

• Add vending machines with low-calorie snack choices

• Add vending machines with fruit, vegetable and calcium choices

• Posting nutritional information on vending machines

• Add color-coded cafeteria choices

• Encourage breakfast – suggest choices to start the day

• healthy packed lunch ideas for adults and kids

• partnering with local restaurants for healthy lunch choices

• healthy recipes on-line

• healthy or low-cost cooking Initiatives

• healthy shopping instruction

• naturopaths, homeopaths, herbal remedies and vitamins

• Add information sessions on fad diets

• Add disease prevention information

• STD’s

• active living and fitness Initiatives such as a aerobics, walking or cycling clubs

• Add self-defense training

• Add relaxation training

• chiropractors

• relaxation and energy specialists

• Add stretching classes such as yoga, tai chi

• Add active living challenges

• walking challenges with pedometers

• stair climbing challenge

• sleep and sleep disorders e.g. snoring

• napping information and sleep rooms

• alertness and driving sessions

• encouraging light breaks

• create a wellness Yellow Pages

• information sessions on 

            • insect bites,

            • memory enhancement,

            • motion sickness,

            • nose bleeds,

            • healthy skin,

            • frost bite,

            • gingivitis and mouth care,

            • hair loss,

            • ear infections,

            • fever,

            • psoriasis,

            • TMJ,

            • varicose veins,

            • shingles,

            • defensive driving,

            • sun safety,

            • avoiding home and vehicle theft,

            • food safety

            • handwashing

 

**Healthy Living Initiatives should assist in the development of self-efficacy which means that the individual has a senses that they can influence the course of events in their normal daily life, that they can deal with their normal consequences, that they feel confident and sure of themselves.