Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) announce the second cohort of the North Shore Workplace Wellness Collaborative.
The goal of this collaborative is to help employers in Cook County and Grand Portage develop or improve upon an existing employee/workplace wellness initiative. The planned start date is late January 2018 and the group will meet monthly through December. Employers will learn how to better engage employees by creating a “culture of health” that supports healthy behaviors.
Creating a workplace wellness initiative is an important step an employer can take to increase productivity, improve morale, and better manage health care costs. Plus, most of the best practice recommendations take little to no financial resources on the part of your organization – just staff time to plan and implement. Participating employers will receive 12 months of free consultation, along with tools and templates to ensure success.
Any size employer is welcome. Whether your organization has a wellness initiative in place or is new to this type of work, you are invited to learn more and participate. For more information or an application, contact Hartley Newell-Acero at 218-387-2330 or Hartley@sawtoothmountainclinic.org. Applications are due by January 11, 2018.
Are you wondering if this collaborative would be a good fit for your worksite? Read through this list below and see.
IS THIS A GOOD FIT FOR MY ORGANIZATION?
Organizations that have — or are willing to develop — the following characteristics are more likely to succeed in this project and build a sustainable workplace wellness initiative.
1. The organization has leadership that:
. is committed to building a workplace wellness initiative
. provides staffing for this project and the organization’s workplace wellness initiative
(about six hours each per month for a primary contact plus a wellness planning
team) provides a minimal budget, if needed approves: the wellness planning team
decisions to improve employee wellness within your organization improvements
in the organization’s approach to worksite wellness based on best practices and
research has the authority to make changes to policy, and the environment positively
influences initiatives, policies, and communication.
2. Role of the participating organization
The primary contact and the organization’s planning team will:
. complete a work site assessment (provided by the project);
. have one or two team members attend monthly collaborative meetings actively
discuss and plan related activities;
. be willing to learn about and understand the best practices and research
recommended by project consultants spend six to eight hours a month (including
project meetings) to establish goals with internal stakeholders implement the goals
and track progress (format provided by the project), as well as share experiences with
others (cohort leader and other participating organizations).
3. Next steps for your organization:
. Determine whether your organization has the characteristics listed above
or will develop them in the next two to four months.
. Confirm that your organization will participate in this project.
. Contact Hartley Newell-Acero for an application to register your organization
for the project (218-387-2330 or Hartley@sawtoothmountainclinic.org).
Registration deadline: January 11, 2018
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