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DEPARTMENT: WELLNESS COMMITTEE <br /> Mission: <br /> The mission of the City of Pequot Lakes Wellness Program is to create, promote, and <br /> maintain healthy lifestyles that will encourage healthy habits that can be incorporated <br /> into our daily lives. <br /> Goals: <br /> • To promote the importance of healthy lifestyles. <br /> • To raise employee awareness of health issues and make healthy lifestyle changes. <br /> • To implement a wellness program that will assist the City of Pequot Lakes by <br /> controlling and minimizing health premium costs. <br /> Current Projects: <br /> • Organize health fairs for employees twice a year. <br /> • Purchasing pedometers for interested employees. <br /> • Compilation of a healthy cookbook with recipes submitted by employees. <br /> • Establishing a wellness brand/logo. <br /> • Encouraging increased wellness program participation. <br /> • Monthly e-mail tips. <br /> • Survey employees using fitness room on equipment needs. <br /> Mid-Range Plans (five years): <br /> • Complete ergonomic assessments of workstation areas. <br /> • Begin incorporating standing desks,treadmill desks, bicycle foot pedals under desks, <br /> and ergonomic chairs in employees workstations. <br /> • Review the City's wellness program participation statistics and determine if plan <br /> revisions are needed. <br /> • Analyze if it is more cost effective to put fitness room equipment on a rotation schedule <br /> on the capital improvement plan or purchase fitness club memberships for employees. <br /> • Encourage and promote participation in healthy community activities. <br /> Long-Range Plans (Ten years) and Dreams: <br /> • No long range plans and dreams have been determined at this time. We feel that as <br /> employee participation in the wellness program increases, long-range planning may <br /> then be needed. <br />