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Communication and Awareness Programs National Employee Fitness Month Health Screening and Assessments
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSEducation activities facilitate employees in acquiring information about a health topic or about the status of their health. Education expenses may include self-help books, seminars and classes. Unlike awareness activities, all employees are not exposed to education activities. Employees are taking the initiative on their own to attend classes and seminars. Education activities are appropriate for the "self-motivator". (Appendix O)Seminars Introductory seminars can run from a couple of hours to a couple of days depending on the time that your department has available and the purpose of the seminar. During the seminar, each employee that takes part has the opportunity to develop individual plans for change and to integrate these changes within the overall department program. Seminars can focus on such topics as stress management, time management, smoking cessation, nutrition and health, physical activity, and weight management. The focus of seminars for employees generally go through three phases: The first phase is comprehension. In the comprehension phase, the employee learns more about the topic through lectures, films, and any other relevant materials. The second phase is recognition. An employee wellness survey may be passed out during this phase. Employees in these seminars recognize what lifestyle choices they have made. Employees are identifying their habits individually and as a group/department. The results are compiled to look at the information as a whole. In the recognition phase employees have the opportunity to set individual goals and group/departmental goals. The third phase is modification. Seminars provide employees with time to make individual changes. Lunch time Brown-Baggers Lunchtime brown-baggers are informal activities that usually last from 45 minutes to one hour. Brown-baggers are not meant to make a drastic change in an employee's lifestyle. Brown-baggers are meant as an informal tool to reach a wide variety of people and cover several topics over a period of time. Employees may go to all of the brown-baggers; however, this does not mean that they are going to change their behavior. Brown-baggers provide an overview of the topic and make suggestions on where to go for further information. Employees that are self-motivated and are interested in the topic at a brown-bagger will seek out further information. Suggested topics for brown-bag sessions include:
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