| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.22 |
| Liaison | Ryan Buchholdt |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Alaska Anchorage
Tier2-2: Employee Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Paula
Williams Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution have an employee assistance or wellness program that provides counseling, referral, and well-being services to employees?:
Yes
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A brief description of the employee wellness program, policy, or practice:
Wellness Initiatives Network, Inc. (WIN for Alaska, Inc.) provides UAA with "Health In Action" wellness programs that focus on decreasing preventive risk factors. The program offers classes: yoga, Tai Chi, group running, group skiing, etc. Health screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol testing, BMI analysis, and balance) are performed on campus on approximately a quarterly basis. Wellness breaks can be scheduled by departments, which include information on healthy eating, a chair massage and other health information (vaccination information, screening to make sure you are thoroughly washing hands, services available through WIN, etc.). Employees are also offered 6 weeks of Individual Health Planning to bring up health issues they have, develop a plan to address the issue(s) which is tracked over the 6 week period, and obtain advice from experts working at WIN.
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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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