History of UAA Employee Wellness program

by Michelle Saport  |   

UAA Employee Wellness Program timeline

Fall 2015

  • UAA Staff Council approached HPER with a request for on-site wellness activities.
  • Needs assessment conducted.
  • Wellness breaks were designed and implemented by students in PEP 456 - Contemporary Health Issues.

Locations reached: 9 Participants: 84

Spring 2016

  • An evaluation survey was sent to participants. The results showed the pilot was a success with requests for another semester.
  • A Wellness Program Coordinator intern was introduced who worked with students from PEP 453 Health Promotion to lead wellness breaks.

Locations reached: 7 Participants: 66

Summer 2016

  • A new student intern kept the program going during the summer with the help of two wellness leaders, a volunteer and a part-time paid student employee.

Locations reached: 6 Participants: 43

Fall 2016

  • A third student intern introduced new marketing channels to reach more employees.

Locations reached: 10 Participants: 122

Spring 2017

  • The intern from Fall 2016 was hired by HPER as a temporary part-time Wellness Coordinator.
  • We introduced Outdoor Wellness Breaks led by students in PEP 264 - Recreation Program Planning and Evaluation, along with regular wellness breaks.

Locations reached: 10 Participants: 133

Summer 2017

  • The Wellness Program remained present by distributing Wellness Exercise Books and by leading wellness breaks for two groups.
  • An Exercise Book reached Mat-Su campus.

Locations reached: 7 Participants: 20 (from the two groups)

Fall 2017

  • A request from the Army Corps of Engineers on JBER expanded the wellness programs services outside of UAA.
  • We also introduced three Nutrition Workshops led by students from the Dietetics and Nutrition program, expanding our wellness program offerings.

Locations reached: 6 Participants: 63

Spring 2018

  • A full-time Employee Wellness Practicum Coordinator was hired by HPER to grow the UAA Employee Wellness Program.
Fall 2015-Fall 2017 Total
Locations 19
Participants 346
According to a Toad report, as of December 2017, the UAA main campus had 1,368 fully benefited employees. UAA Employee Wellness has reached 25 percent of those employees. Our goal is to reach 100 percent. If you have yet to attend a wellness break, please drop in on an upcoming session (and invite a colleague).

Learn more at the UAA Employee Wellness program website. If you'd like to schedule a wellness break in your building or office, please contact Kyra McKay at uaa.wellness@alaska.edu.

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