Resource videos for employers!

Be sure to check out the latest resource videos we had created for employers. The video series provides brief clips of information for employers as they move forward developing a wellness committee and design SMART goals for their organization. This video link is a Creating a Wellness Committee:

Small Steps to Health and Wealth!

It has been a very busy spring and summer for our worksite wellness program. We completed the Working Well in NJ Worksite Wellness Toolkit (funded by the NJ Department of Health), and additional employers have joined our network and requested technical assistance in an effort to create a culture of wellness in their organization. I am pleased to say that worksite wellness is very much on the minds of NJ employers!

In addition, Small Steps to Health and Wealth has been added to our online program for employees. Now we are able to offer a full year, 52-weeks of wellness messages filled with articles, evidence-based links, and the Healthy on the Job: Worksite Wellness Newsletter.

Check us out at Get Moving Get Healthy NJ Workforce

Healthy Herbs Info

In time for spring and summer programs, UNL Extension and Rutgers Cooperative Extension have prepared a (free) PowerPoint on planting and preparing foods with fresh herbs. Includes food / herb combos, garnish ideas and more!

Over 100 beautiful slides.

DOWNLOAD at http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/fresh-herbs-powerpoint

Want a quick peek at all the slides, check this pdf of the entire PowerPoint, check here: http://bit.ly/ZUZxgr

The slides were created by Alice Henneman and Sarah Browning from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Joanne Kinsey, Rutgers University. Check it out!

Don't do this!

It is easy to fall into the trap of serving the same foods and snacks at meetings. Serving high calorie pastries and muffins are not helping your organization's bottom line. These foods contain high amounts of sugar and fat, which will decrease your productivity and ultimately lead to higher health care costs. Here is a good example of what not to serve at your company meetings!

Today's healthy meeting

Today we had a meeting to discuss worksite wellness with the leadership of the municipality of North Brunswick. I was delighted to see a beautiful array of fresh fruit available for the meeting participants. Check out this healthy meeting photo!!!

Day Devoted to Workplace Wellness

Check out this conference on May 15. We will feature some of the success stories of our current Working Well in NJ workplace wellness toolkit project:
A Day Devoted to Workplace Wellness

Fruity Friday and other stories

Employers are interested in creating a culture of wellness in their workplace. During a recent conversation with a NJ employer I learned they removed three vending machines (one soda, one sandwich, one snacks) from the workplace. In place of the machines a healthy box of snacks is available for purchase by the employees. The employer also instituted a Fruity Friday, fresh fruit available for employees, and a Veggie Monday, fresh veggies available for employees, for alternating months. Of course the employees love these fresh products! Small steps such as these can begin the path to a healthier workplace.