Upcoming trainings for worksite wellness coordinators
Paths to Positivity
This is a five-week mental well-being campaign to help your employees practice daily activities that lead to a happier, healthier life. This campaign has recently been updated to include the latest research on positive psychology, as well as everything you need to facilitate optional "weekly huddles" to help employees stay engaged and connected throughout the five weeks. At this training you will:
- Receive tools needed to bring Paths to Positivity to your workplace
- Connect with other worksite wellness coordinators for campaign ideas.
- Hear from Amy Friedman, City of Minneapolis and Tammy Oeschle, Western National Insurance Group, who have had great success with this campaign.
Attend Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Ridgedale library in Minnetonka. Cost is $35 per person in advance or $40 per person at the training.
Register online.
Step to it
Learn how the “Atomic Habits” approach can help your employees make exercise a lifelong habit, and get all the materials you need to launch the May Step To It Challenge in your workplace.
Join us for a training on Tuesday, April 2, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Ridgedale library in Minnetonka. The cost is $35 per person. Register online.
The Step To It Website will be open for registration starting April 1.
The Step to it challenge is May 1–28, 2019.
The training on April 2 will make running the campaign easier, but isn't necessary to participate in the challenge. There is no cost to participate in the Step to it challenge.
Money matter$
What: Health@Work networking breakfast
When: April 23, 2019, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Brookdale library, Brooklyn Center
Who: Worksite wellness coordinators
Join us for our next networking breakfast. We will discuss practical tools, resources, and ideas to help you promote financial well-being in your workplace.
Register online.
Are you already offering financial well-being information for your employees? We’d like to hear from you! Please share your comments on the registration form.
Advancing worksite wellness
Health@Work
Health@Work offers free and affordable trainings, events and resources to help employers in Hennepin County promote healthy worksites and lifestyles for their employees.
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Contact us
For more information about any of the following campaigns, trainings or events, email linda.brandt@hennepin.us or call 612-596-1511.
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Networking breakfasts
Join local worksite wellness coordinators at this annual event for a morning of learning and conversation on current topics in worksite health promotion. A light breakfast is served.
Campaigns and trainings
Frosty Challenge
Help your employees maintain and not gain weight over the winter. This eight-week campaign includes newsletters, tracking logs, marketing materials and a coordinator manual. The training is annual.
Grow with Gardens
Learn what you need to start a workplace garden or grow produce at your workplace at this biannual training.
Lean + Green
Inspire your employees to take daily actions that lead to better health for themselves and our planet. This is a six-week nutrition, physical activity and environmental health campaign. The training is biannual.
Mother Friendly Worksites
Learn about lactation support and workplace best practices, including related laws, benefits and resources. This workshop is biannual.
Paths to Positivity
Promote mental well-being in your workplace. This five-week campaign is designed to help your employees live happier, healthier lives through connection, mindfulness or purpose. The training is annual.
Step To It Challenge
Motivate your employees to get more active during this four-week physical activity challenge during the month of May. Compete with other organizations in Hennepin County to earn recognition and awards.
Visit the Step To It Challenge website
Take Charge@Work
Learn ways to enhance your employees’ career well-being and engagement at this biannual training.
Tools for Success
Learn how to design an effective worksite wellness program. Get tools and resources to make it happen at this annual training.
Wellness by Design award
This award recognizes employers with successful health promotion efforts. Worksites who also minimize their impact on the environment may receive a +Green designation.
The next application period will open in early 2019. Any worksite headquartered in Hennepin County may apply. For questions, contact Linda Brandt at linda.brandt@hennepin.us or 612-596-1511.
2014-2015 Wellness by Design winners
More than 80 organizations and businesses received the Wellness by Design award.
Read about the winners (DOC)
Watch award winners' videos
Testimony from past winners
"We really appreciated the award, which is displayed at our front desk. The more attention to this topic the better!"
"Wellness by Design has been a great way to get my company leaders excited about wellness."
"We have used this award to educate our management and employees about how we met the criteria of the gold award. It has helped the "legitimacy" of our wellness program..."
See all past winners 2006 - 2015 (PDF)
Hennepin County Worksite Advisory Council
Hennepin County Worksite Advisory Council
This group of 14 wellness coordinators from companies in Hennepin County provides input to ensure that our worksite wellness trainings, programs and resources are valuable and effective. If you would like to learn more or become a member of the council, e-mail Kelly Harjes at kelly.harjes@hennepin.us.