| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.09 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | June 28, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Andrew
George Director of Human Resource Services Human Resources |
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
893
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
893
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100
1st Program
Health Habits Ambassadors
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
893
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Healthy Habits is a program designed to promote and integrate wellness into the culture of Calvin staff and faculty. Through the Ambassador Program, we are able to put a “face” to Healthy Habits. Additionally, behavior modification is facilitated successfully when groups of individuals share a common goal. Group participants share their experience and strengthen each other. The Ambassador Program works toward establishing a culture of health and wellness at Calvin, beginning at the department level.
The role of Ambassadors is to:
- Model a healthy lifestyle in their respective department and building.
- Be familiar with all Healthy Habits programming in order to field questions from co-workers.
- Communicate Healthy Habits program information in your department, division and/or building.
- Periodically assist with Healthy Habits programs if needed.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Any member of the college's community can apply to become an Ambassador. The Director of Wellness communicates openings campus-wide when they occur and selects new Ambassadors based on a passion for health and well-being.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Quarterly luncheons are held with speakers for new and ongoing training that cover health and wellness topics. The primary focus is to prepare the Ambassadors for teaching their peers a holistic approach to health and wellness activities.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination):
The college maintains a separate budget for the Healthy Habits program. Included in this budget are dollars for the Director of Wellness salary and funding for a wide variety of activities and classes.
If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd Program
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Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
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Additional Programs
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Optional Fields
2,080
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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