Sujatha T. Ganesh Supervising Public Health Nutritionist

San Mateo County WIC Program Phone No. (650)573-2205

Email: sganesh@smcgov.org

Learning Objectives By the end of the webinar, attendees will have learned:

Ideas for wellness presentations and activities

Some strategies to keep staff motivated to continue with wellness activities in their daily lives.

The Journey

CWA’s WWW Certification 2009

Food Package Change The Healthy Habits for Life Campaign

Walking the Talk

Staff Wellness

• State developed education modules

• - Sometime Anytime Foods

• - Eating the Rainbow

• - Low Fat Dairy

• - Reducing Sugar Sweetened Beverages

The Journey Continues Framework: 8 Focus Areas: 18 months

- Better Nutrition

- Physical Activity

- General Health

- Emotional and Mental Health

- Community Capacity Building

Lactation Accommodations

-Capturing Senior Level Support and Staff Communication

- Periodic Evaluation – Pre and Post Survey

Sustaining the Wellness Efforts Strategies: Forming the WWW team

Staff Surveys

Incentives/Activities to boost staff morale Ergonomic Evaluations of work stations

Healthy Bucks $$$

Healthy Auctions

Presentations on topics requested by staff members

Snapshot of the Survey

Strategies to maintain staff motivation Catering to staff interests – surveying staff annually to

gather topics and activities of interest

Offering incentives such as healthy bucks which allow them to participate in healthy auctions

Reiterating that every little effort counts

Participating in County wellness efforts

Well checks by participating Health Insurance Companies - $100 gift check

Thrive Across America – walking log

Activities Wellness Day at the Park with Family

Physical activity – boot camp style

Healthy Potluck

Master Gardener

Activities Establishing a Health Baseline

Heart Walk

Rainbow Salad

Presentations Topics

Laughter and its health Benefits

Importance of Sleep for Good Health

Portion Sizes Jeopardy

Carbon Footprint

Safe Lifting – protecting your back

Work Life Balance

Goal Setting

Breakthroughs Physical Activity Breaks on Work time

Two 15 minute physical activity breaks during the work week

Physical Activity Breaks at all meetings and trainings

County Wellness Policy inspired by WIC wellness activities

Change of Donut and pizza potlucks to salad and whole grain feasts.

Breakthroughs The dessert table at potlucks is full of fruit

Staff start stretching while listening to presentations if we have waited too long to take a physical activity break

Employee morale has increased!

Future Activities Walking Around the World

Heart Health – Know your Numbers

Mix It Up

Our Wellness Team Coordinator Annika Imelli, RD, IBCLC

Dietitian, Wellness Coordinator and Site Team Lead

San Mateo County WIC Program

Phone No. (650)301-8607

Email: aimelli@smcgov.org