Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the Minneapolis Micro-Grants! |
This fall, each of the five organizations that received mspWellness Micro-Grants completed their wellness projects. The projects ranged from new break rooms in workplaces to encourage stress management, decompression, and healthy eating, to culturally-specific healing sessions led by indigenous healers.
The Minneapolis Regional Chamber and the Minneapolis Health Department congratulates these organizations for all that they have done to enhance employee wellness through sustainable change.
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2022 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. |
Dermatology Consultants is a physician-owned dermatology practice founded in 1949 with a mission to provide our patients with exceptional skin care in a safe and welcoming environment. They started a workplace wellness program named “Thrive” in 2018. Knowing that employees thrive off having relationships with their coworkers and community members, leaders at Dermatology Consultants focused in 2022 on improving social connection in their organization.
This year, Dermatology Consultants opened lunchrooms back up for employees to eat together on breaks, coordinated potlucks, fresh fruit Fridays, dressed up and decorated for Halloween, created gratitude boards, and hosted employees and their families at a St. Paul Saints baseball game.
More, they began offering wellbeing programs that focused on community involvement with “Step To It,” a team based step challenge, and “Colleagues Connect”, which helped employees engage in more meaningful social connections with colleagues to strengthen and build quality work relationships.
Bill Kenney, CEO of Dermatology Consultants, said “The Thrive program has become a part of the culture of the organization. This is a way that our staff have connected with one another in support of health and wellness for all who work here at Dermatology Consultants.”
To learn more about Dermatology Consultant’s workplace wellness program, click here.
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Introducing the new mspWellness Employer Resource Hub! |
mspWellness has officially launched its new Employer Resource Hub! The Resource Hub is a place for employers to find resources, connections, and opportunities focused on enhancing the health and well-being of employees and communities. Inside the hub you'll find curated lists of health and wellness organizations, educational resources on a wide variety of health and wellness topics, and several pre-recorded webinars.
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Join us for virtual Information Sessions about Minneapolis Micro-Grants on January 9th and 25th! |
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The Minneapolis Community Partner Awards is a mspWellness program that provides small businesses in Minneapolis with funding and technical assistance for wellness-focused activities and initiatives that improve employee physical and mental health.
These awards are available through a partnership between the Minneapolis Health Department and the Minneapolis Regional Chamber, and leverage funding from the Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership grant (SHIP).
Join us virtually on January 9th and January 25th, 2023 to learn more about the Micro-Grant opportunity and how your organization can leverage funding and professional expertise to improve employee wellbeing.
Register today!
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Join Move Minneapolis for the 2022 Transportation Summit: What is Mobility Justice? |
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Wednesday, November 30th
8:00am - 11:00am CST
900 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403
As we emerge from a global pandemic, racial reckoning, and historic labor shortages, more workers are holding their employers accountable to recognizing and fostering more equitable and just workplaces that also ensure the freedom of movement.
Join other business and civic leaders to explore how a mobility justice framework can equip and prepare employers to build, attract, and retain a future-ready & resilient workforce. Hear from keynote speaker, Yolanda Davis-Overstreet, a nationally-recognized community leader and champion for mobility justice. Other speakers include Hennepin County Commissioner, Irene Fernando, and Minneapolis College President, Sharon Pierce. Breakfast is included, free registration is required.
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Hennepin County Health@Work invites local wellness coordinators to The Frosty Four campaign coordinator training. This FREE training provides you with everything you need to launch The Frosty Four, a four-week winter wellbeing and weight maintenance campaign, in your organization. Participants will also hear tips from wellness coordinators who ran the challenge last winter.
When: Wednesday, December 7, 9-10:30 a.m.
Where: Microsoft Teams (meeting link will be sent ahead of time)
How: Click here to sign up today!
Registration will close Monday, December 5 at 5 p.m.
This campaign is for your employees who want extra support, encouragement, and information on ways to eat healthier, stay active, and practice healthy habits that improve wellbeing. The Frosty Four is not a weight loss campaign — it’s a non-diet approach that focuses on the pillars of wellbeing and having fun along the way!
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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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