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Worksite Wellness Coalition Work – Video

Coalition Members Access Documents Here

During the past decade, employee health improvement efforts in the workplace have spread rapidly. About 80% of all employers with 50 or more employees now offer some form of health promotion effort.  A coordinated approach from all sectors of the community is needed as the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) initiative works to improve the health of all Minnesotans.  Businesses and worksites are a vital part of these efforts and are uniquely situated to support healthy behavior among their employees.

Rice County Public Health has contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield’s ‘Invitation Health & Wellness’ to coordinate two worksite wellness coalitions known as Healthy Rice County: Achieving Wellness in the Workplace.  One coalition is for Faribault area employers and one is for the Northfield area.  Mini-grants are available for employers in the coalitions to implement new policies, systems, and environmental changes which support healthy lifestyles within their worksite.

To get your business or worksite involved in a Healthy Rice County: Achieving Wellness in the Workplace coalition, please contact Natalie Ginter.

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Activity at Northfield's Coalition meeting.

Activity at Faribault's Coalition meeting.

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This website was made possible through funding from the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) of the Minnesota Department of Health. For more information, visit http://www.health.state.mn.us/healthreform/ship.

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