Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Lansing employees were encouraged to participate in the Capitol walk. In addition, walking during the lunch hour as a healthy activity was promoted to employees. [7,000 employees]
Cadillac Area Public Schools
CAPS offered a 2 mile poker walk in addition to a healthy cookout following the walk. Employees and families were encouraged to participate and prizes were awarded to winners. [400 employees]
CareSource
CareSource employees participated in a special walk during their lunch hour, or whenever they had a break. A route was suggested and each employee was given a pedometer to encourage healthy habits. [20 employees]
Catholic Federal Credit Union
All week: Employees played Fitness Bingo and completed healthy “squares” and turned in their card for a prize.
May 18: A representative from a local runners store presented proper fitness/nutrition tips. [85 employees]
Central Wellness Network
Throughout the month of May, five days of health screenings were offered and administered by District 10 Health Department. Screenings measure weight, total cholesterol, HDL, blood sugar, blood pressure and waist circumference. Employees were rewarded $100 for meeting eligibility criteria. [70 employees]
Eisbrenner Public Relations
Employees were broken up into teams of three or four to compete in various fitness challenges during the lunch hour. The final challenge involved a scavenger hunt that required employees to answer a health/fitness question to receive their next clue. Employees also made smoothies for breakfast and brought healthy lunches. [13 employees]
Grand Valley Health Plan
Employees (Family Health Center medical staff, pharmacists, radiology technicians, IT personnel, registered dietitians, behavioral health counselors, corporate staff and more) met in one location and walked a two-mile loop during their lunch hour while carrying signs to create awareness of the importance of employee health and fitness. After the walk, everyone received a healthy lunch. [50 employees]
Henry Ford Health System
HFHS is celebrating EHFM the entire month of May. On May 4th, HFHS hosted RECESS, a fun lunch time event with activity stations for hoola hoop, jump rope, hop scotch and line dancing at corporate offices inviting all employees in midtown area. On May 14th, HFHS employees participated in the American Heart Association Heart Walk, a 3-mile walk in downtown Detroit. HFHS nursing staff were onsite to provide health screening. Finally, on May 18th, HFHS Wellness Ambassadors distributed health messages, information on wellness programs, information on the upcoming wellness challenge and fruit to employees. [3,000 employees]
Lafarge North America
Employees kicked-off their “100 Miles/100 Days” program, the goal is to walk or exercise an equivalent of 100 miles in 100 days. A mileage log was provided to monitor how many miles they go. [50-80 employees]
Lafarge also offered fruit trays to all 13 departmental lunchrooms in the facility on May 18th. The trays included apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes. These were for employees to enjoy during break. [207 employees]
Lambert, Edwards & Associates
Lambert, Edwards & Associates provided each employee with a pedometer and encouraged them to get out and walk on May 18th. On May 19th, employees reported the final number of “steps” they took to team captains. A 1st and 2nd place prize was awarded for the top two “walkers” of the company. [32 employees]
Mercy Hospital Cadillac
Employees had the chance to enter their first annual Wheelchair Race with teams of three. The participants were judged on most creative costumes and team names, the fastest team, and a spirit award. In addition, employees celebrated EHFM with a hula hoop contest. Participants received a free snack and were entered into a raffle. Finally, the Mercy Hospital Cadillac Wellness team taught employees how they can add five fruits and veggies to their day and provided a variety of fruits and veggies for taste-testing. [150 employees]
Michigan Public Health Institute
Employees took part in a campus walk with a raffle prize drawing for participants. [50 employees]
Northern Michigan Regional Health System
Employees participated in a 45-minute wellness walk during the noon lunch hour and were offered FREE healthy snacks delivered mid-afternoon on a snack cart. The cart had fresh fruit, pretzels, carrot sticks and bottled water stopping in each department of the Health system. [1,500 employees]
Priority Health
Employees celebrated EHFM by participating in an outside Zumba class during their lunch hour. [50-100 employees]
Upper Peninsula Health Plan
Employees sprung into exercise and encouraged physical activity by keeping track of daily exercise hours. Participants were rewarded with chances to win prizes. Employees also participated in a healthy-weight challenge where employees kept track of their weight (with weekly weigh-ins) and shared their successes. In addition, a wellness journal was given to employees featuring health tips, community wellness activities, and healthy recipes. [35+ employees]
Utica Community School
Employees and students were encouraged to wear fitness attire and athletic shoes to school on May 18th for a 15 minute walk or jog throughout the day. [1,650 employees and students]
Weight Watchers Group
On May 26th, the Weight Watchers Group started off their morning with a healthy breakfast prior to a variety of fitness classes including: stretch your body, strength training ideas for home, cranial sacral therapy and a massage. Following the classes was be a healthy lunch. At 1:15 employees took a group walk around the subdivision. [35 employees]
William Beaumont Hospitals
A list of eight physical activities were posted and promoted to all staff. If 5/8 activities are completed on May 18th, employees sent verification and received MyRewards points and/or were entered into a drawing for additional prizes. [5,000 employees]
