It’s American Heart Month! |
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. To honor February as American Heart Month – let’s take some time to learn about heart healthy dining options and habits. With a little preparation, you can still enjoy eating out, while staying on track with your healthy eating habits.
Step 1 – Know the healthy thing to eat when eating out
Step 2 – Understand how quality and preparation affects food nutrition
Step 3 – Scope out the menu beforehand
From where to eat to tips for planning ahead, this blog from HealthPartners can help you stay true to your heart healthy goals and get you out and about to enjoy what the Twin Cities has to offer. |
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Opportunities available for mspWellness Partners! |
As an employer focused initiative, mspWellness has a partnership network of over 8,000 individuals that spans across multiple industries and sectors. As we continue to expand our programming, resources, tools, and communications, our reach expands as well.
Interested in joining the partnership or engaging on a deeper level? Contact Frances Huntley, mspWellness Initiative Lead & Strategic Partnership Program Manager for the Minneapolis Regional Chamber. |
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Free Vaccines from the City of Minneapolis |
Are you up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations? At least 72% of Minnesotans received one dose of COVID-19, but only 24% have followed up to get their up-to-date booster. The City of Minneapolis is offering free vaccination clinics throughout the city.
Click here to see upcoming clinic dates and locations. |
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mspWellness Champion Highlight |
Each month, we’re highlighting one of the 2022 mspWellness Champions. Champions are organizations that create, implement, and promote wellness programs as part of their organizational culture, and meet the criteria defined by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber and the Hennepin County and City of Minneapolis Departments of Health. The Champion designation program was created to recognize and celebrate organizations who work to positively affect the health and well-being of their employees and communities. To learn more about the Champion designation program, visit mspwellness.com/champions. |
Rockler Companies, Inc, in Medina, Minnesota, has taken a direct, motivational approach to employee wellness this year. In order to increase engagement with the company’s employee wellness programming, Rockler is offering significant financial incentives to employees for participation.
Now, employees that participate in just one employee wellness activity per quarter will receive between $700 and $1,000 matching funds to their Health Savings Account. This includes company-sponsored wellness activities and a variety of other options related to specific health and wellness areas. Additionally, Rockler continues to provide an employee-led wellness program with at least one representative from each company department. Wellness representatives in each department disperse helpful information to their respective teams and help champion employee wellness directly and consistently. The company has had great success with this structure and is committed to continuing to support this important work.
mspWellness is thrilled to celebrate and share employee wellness stories like that of Rockler Companies. We’re even more thrilled to share that a new Champion designation application for 2023 will open this spring, with a new round of mspWellness Champions to be announced this summer! Stay tuned for more information on the Champion designation program and how to apply, coming in next month’s newsletter.
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Career wellbeing networking event: What helps people Thrive@Work? |
Join Hennepin County Health@Work for this free event to learn, connect, and be inspired to take action!
Who: Workplace wellness coordinators and those who support this vital work
What: Hear from Mae Brooks, BA, MA, SPHR, a human resources leader with 20 plus years in human resources operations and racial equity work, on what helps people feel engaged at work.
Receive Health@Work’s new Thrive@Work toolkit that offers concrete strategies, examples of what other local workplaces have done, and affordable resources to help you promote career wellbeing.
Connect and share ideas with other local wellness professionals.
When: Wednesday, March 15, 9-10:30 a.m.
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
Click here to register by Monday, March 13. |
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Living Well by HealthPartners |
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HealthPartners Community Living Well solution takes a tiered approach to well-being:
- Individual participants gain insights into their health status and lifestyle risk factors and are supported to make positive change through access to research-based activities and resources to meet them at their level of need.
- Employers receive strategic planning consultation, robust reporting, and program customizations to drive engagement in their population – leading to a workforce that feels cared for and supported in their well-being all while lowering health risk and increasing productivity.
- Working in collaboration among employer groups and HealthPartners broader community health and well-being themes are determined and addressed throughout the year.
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mspWellness is a program of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber designed to provide businesses with resources to create and sustain healthy work environments through wellness programs.
The Minneapolis Health Department and the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health
Department are partners of the chamber in this effort with support from the Minnesota Department
of Health’s Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) and Community Wellness Grant, which provides funding as a catalyst for creating healthier communities.
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