VISION
Reduce the Obesity rate
(BMI>30) in Polk County
to less than the state
average (from 36.9
percent to 26.4percent).
VISION
Reduce the Obesity
rate (BMI>30) in Polk
County to less than the
state average (from 36.9
percent to 26.4percent).
Jenna Kaczmarski - Co-Chair,
Polk County Public Schools Kelly Andrews - Co-Chair,
Kelly Andrews LLC
Kathleen Wright - Co-Chair,
Polk County Public Schools Schatzie Haines - Co-Chair,
Lanier Upshaw, Inc.
The School Health
Mindi Fitch - City of Lakeland Team presenting
Audrey Kelley - Polk County
Public Schools
Deanna Kirkland - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Jenna Levine - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Colleen Mangan - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Lauren Shinholster - All
Children’s Hospital, Safe
Routes to School
Rachelle Webb - All
Children’s Hospital, Safe
Routes to School
LEFT
RIGHT
Tammy Durden - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
The Worksite Wellness Team presented to
100 Human Resource Professionals at the
Mid-Florida Society for Human Resource
the Healthy Schools
Management Strategic Management
Initiative at Wahneta
Workshop on May 12, 2017.
Elementary School.
Liz Antaya - Stahl &
Associates Insurance
Bethany Brown - Lakeland
Regional Health
Julia Davis - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Dr. Daniel Haight - Lakeland
Regional Health
Allison Kennedy - Public
Health Institute
SCHOOL HEALTH LEAD TEAM off of health and fitness data, readiness to WORKSITE WELLNESS LEAD TEAM strategies for improvement. The Team The School Health Team spent the 2016- participate, and geographic distribution. The Worksite Wellness Team has has taken a variety of approaches to 2017 year designing and implementing For the first year of the program, each partnered with Polk Wellness reach local businesses, including sending a pilot program called the Healthy school has been asked to work on a goal Professionals to support the development quarterly health emails, making phone Schools Initiative, which is aimed at related to physical activity or nutrition. and enhancement of worksite wellness calls, setting up in-person consultations improving student health and academic Each school has convened their Healthy programs in local businesses. In July with business leaders and human achievement through an initial focus on School Team, reviewed their school’s data, of 2016, the Worksite Wellness Team resources professionals, and sponsoring increased physical activity and nutrition. and selected goals to begin working on received a grant for $5,000 from the events to better reach their target The Initiative is based off of a nationally for the 2017-2018 school year, when the Health Council of Southwest Florida audience, such as the Mid-Florida SHRM recognized, evidence-based model that action phase of the pilot program begins. (HCSWF). With this grant funding, the workshop and the Lakeland Chamber of team has been promoting the use of the Commerce Friday Forum. Belinda Rieger - Heart of
Florida Regional Medical
Center
Laurel Smith - Polk State
College
emphasizes the benefits of integrating
health and education in the school 5 HEALTHY SCHOOLS CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard, which setting. Through the use of this model, • Highland City Elementary is a free, validated self-assessment tool Partnering with the Quality of Life Team, a
• Inwood Elementary for businesses to evaluate their current forum is under development for individuals,
Medulla Elementary employers, and co-workers impacted by
the staff and administration. The team • worksite well ness programs, identify gaps, and implement evidence-based mental health challenges in the workplace.
selected 5 elementary schools to pilot this • Padgett Elementary • Wahneta Elementary
the team hopes to help schools develop
sustainable Healthy School Teams within
program. Schools were selected based
Jenna Levine - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Colleen Mangan - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Leah Millette - BayCare
Health System
Karen Moore - Peace River
Center
Andrea Nikolai - University of
Florida/IFAS
Sarah Stinson - Bank of
Central Florida
Stevie Sweet - Florida
Department of Health in Polk
County
Debbie Zimmerman - Polk
County Public Schools
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40%
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The goal for us in establishing a worksite wellness program was to create a healthier,
happier workforce. The Polk Vision Worksite Wellness Team has been a huge support to us;
20%
Overweight &
Obese students in
Polk County 2017
29%
40%
we call on them regularly for a number of different resources, whether it’s speakers, or just
general resources and suggestions on how to get things accomplished. I would encourage
you to connect with them and use them as a resource as you go down the path of developing a
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Healthy Schools
wellness program.”
— Paul Noris, Chairman, CEO, & President, Bank of Central Florida
Worksite Wellness
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