February is the month of love, and what better way to show your staff you care than creating a Workplace Wellness program! Follow along below to see what steps businesses are taking to create a culture of lasting health and wellness at their locations.
The New Year means a New Work@Health Certification Course is enrolling now!
The Active SWV Work@Health® course is a perfect addition to any workplace. This 6-8 week long hybrid course will give you a road map to create lasting and impactful Workplace Wellness resources at your location! CDC backed and evidence based, this training is the gold standard for workplaces trying to increase the culture of health in their organizations, while showing their staff they are cared for and valued.
Why create a workplace wellness program?
Creating a workplace wellness program can show your staff they are valued, boost worker morale, decrease absenteeism, help save on health insurance costs, and give the workplace a reputation as being a great place to work.
Our focused approach to creating this programming includes policy, system, and environment changes that can be made to increase access to health for your staff – making the healthy choice the easy choice.
2023 Work@Health® Certified Organizations
Certified Staff Member:
Shauna King – Student Health and Wellness Coordinator
Janelle Williams – Human Resources Partner
This is the first year of WVU Tech participating in the Workplace Wellness program. As long-time partners and champions for Active SWV programming, WVU Tech has helped create lasting and impactful community physical activity spaces, recruited and supplied volunteers for Active SWV events, and much more. In 2024, they are planning to continue their community outreach with Active SWV while also focusing on creating lasting health programming for their staff!
Certified Staff Member:
Hannah Pack – Human Resources Generalist
As a multi-year Active SWV Workplace Wellness Program Member, Healthnet Aeromedical is well on their way to creating a healthier work environment for all of their staff. In 2024 they are focused on creating more reach with a second staff member taking the Work@Health® certification course. This can help lighten the work load from having one certified staff member while planning and implementing programming. They will be using grant funding in 2024 to update lactation spaces at their ground bases, while also creating a way for staff to focus on lactation while on the road or in the air, providing emergent health care to the Mountain State.
Certified Staff Member:
Laura Powell – Administrative Services Office Assistant
Another multi-year Workplace Wellness Program member, Cabell Huntington is working on expanding their resources and initiatives for their workers in 2024. They have certified a second staff member in the Work@Health® course and have been awarded grant funding for a third year in a row!
Certified Staff Member:
Jennifer McKinney – Employment Consultant
Workforce Development Region 1 has been a member of the Workplace Wellness program going on 5 years in 2024! This year, they have certified a second staff member in the Work@Health® program. They are also using grant funding to expand their onsite fitness center and host Lunch and Learn events throughout the year.
Certified Staff Members:
Brandon Mehlinger – Program Coordinator
Train the Trainer Certified: India Krawczyk – Director of Operations
This year, Active SWV is excited to expand their own Work@Health® certified staff members. This increase will give us more resources and voices in helping create Workplace Wellness initiatives at your site! Active SWV now has three Train-the-Trainer certified staff and two employer level certified staff. In the coming year, Active SWV aims to certify an in-house Master Trainer to help deliver Train-the-Trainer certification courses across all work sectors in the Mountain State.
Congratulations to all the organizations & participants in our Fall 2023 Work@Health® certification course.
Get your workplace certified!
You’re probably asking yourself: how can I get certified and begin creating this type of Workplace Wellness programming at my location? The answer is easy! Our first certification cohort of 2024 will begin in late January and wrap up with an in person luncheon and celebration near March, and there are two more spring classes currently recruiting participants. You can find find more information on the Active SWV Workplace Wellness Program on our website here.
