Community College 7411 85th Avenue North Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Dear Dr. O’Brien: We are Diverse Universe, a group of four North Hennepin Community College students that are interested in establishing a Health and Wellness club here at NHCC. The club’s name is Sante’, which means Health. The purpose of this club is to work in concert with NHCC to undergird its mission in the development of the whole student. Providing an environment where students may learn behavior conducive to creating healthy
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paper will research discrimination against obese people in the workplace and how companies are accommodating the obese employee and promoting healthy lifestyles. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two thirds of Americans, age 20 and older, have enough extra pounds to face health risks (2005). Many Americans face bias and discrimination at their place of employment. Some have been told by their boss, "You're too fat" and been fired, even with good performance evaluations. Many
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education institutions offer wellness program for their employees. This is to give their employees a chance to relax and have time to rejuvenate. Of course, most of the schools offer it for free because we all know money is also an issue for school employees here in the Philippines. But the main issue here is that, does wellness program gives satisfaction to school employees. This may cause an institution additional expense because they need to allocate fund for the wellness program of their employees
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Week One Discussion Questions How have demographic changes and cultural values influenced the evolution of health care delivery systems in the United States? As stated by the Brookings web site, the U.S. health care system faces significant challenges that clearly indicate the urgent need for reform. Attention has rightly focused on the approximately 46 million Americans who are uninsured, and on the many insured Americans who face rapid increases in premiums and out-of-pocket costs
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The Master degree of Health Education in Exercise and Fitness can help me achieve my goal of implementing my own visions into the fitness industry. It is no secret overall health and wellness is the future of this country. I am aiming to gain more in-depth knowledge on how to promote health and wellness. Learning how to implement ideas not only to individuals but to a whole community or organization is a skill set that is valuable in the fitness field. A successful career to me is where I can create
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innovative wellness programs and strategies. Bounce Fitness is based on two simple facts: 1. Healthy employees are more productive than chronically ill employees. 2. It costs less to prevent injuries or illnesses than to treat them after they occur. Traditional endeavours to corporate health care are quite reactive. Corporations wait until after staff has been ill or injured, and then pay for the necessary treatments. The Bounce Fitness approach, emphasises prevention and good health promotion
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changes ones way of living with positive results. Since health and wellness are not considered to be the same (Darrow 2) it has been brought to the attention of many people that a healthier and more active lifestyle could improve someone’s quality of life. It is more important for those with a disability to introduce physical activity into their lives so that they may enjoy a longer and more productive living style. Physical activity and wellness are necessary for all people, but even more so for those
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Background of Medical costs Medical costs rate in the United States has grown rapidly in decades and is still arising in the following years. “In total, health spending accounted for 17.9% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010” (KaiserEDU.org). Moreover, the statistic from Health Affairs 2012 shows that around 51 percent of national health expenditures is in hospital care and physicians (KaiserEDU.org). Figure [ 1 ] (KaiserEDU.org) Figure [ 1 ] (KaiserEDU.org) Background of Annual
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Pauline R James NUR/544 March 22 nd, 2015 Community and Public health care is the best avenue in promoting health and prevention of illness in a community based setting. Usability of Pender’s Health Model and Health Belief Model in a community or public health program is Pender’s research focus on health care activities that will promote wellness of people. Health promotion, disease prevention can be more easily established and practice through community mobilization. People in rural areas
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Whirlpool Corporation Employee Wellness Program COPY: FROM: SUBJECT: This memo recommends that Whirlpool Corporation announce a new expansion to the Employee Wellness Program: the inclusion of spouses of employees. By offering annual physicals to employees and their spouses, Whirlpool hopes to see a decrease in company insurance spending and an increase in employee productivity and general wellbeing. BACKGROUND Whirlpool Corporation developed the Employee Wellness Program in hopes of maintaining
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