Building a Healthier Polk 3 Year Summary | Page 28

YEAR TWO:

METHOD

Members of PWP met face-to-face with

The group sent a follow up survey to business who responded to the survey in year one to determine if

asked for further assistance. Many of the

which businesses were assisted by PWP members in the plan timeframe.

eighteen of the twenty five businesses who
businesses were considering starting a
program while others were utilizing resources

there was an increase in wellness programs. This allowed us to assess what businesses made changes and

to continue developing current programs.

RESULTS

SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

A Polk Wellness Professionals Resource book,

In year 3, 31 of 47 businesses requested

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38% Allocated workout space.

list and local wellness professional contact

group, compared to 25 of 85 businesses the

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41% Employer subsidized or discounted

businesses requesting assistance.

confirms the benefit PWP has been to the

which included a wellness toolkit, speakers

assistance from the Polk Wellness Professionals

list, was created and made available to all

first year. This increase in requests for support

Polk Wellness Professionals launched a
website where businesses could access the
Resource Book and contact the group for
more information.
www.polkwellnessprofessionals.org

to develop the goals and focus areas of
the Polk Wellness Professionals group and
resurveying businesses. Several presentations
regarding the importance of worksite wellness
programming were offered. In addition, lunch
and learn presentations were made to a local
business and its clients, college students and
museum staff, among others.

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23% Sponsorship of employee teams (sports
walks/runs.)

community and businesses within Polk County.
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37 businesses responded to the survey.

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69% Employee Assistance Programs.

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24 businesses have wellness programs.

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87% Kitchen equipment for employee food

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25 businesses have a combined total of

YEAR THREE:
Much of the year was focused on continuing

memberships to fitness centers.

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and storage (microwave, refrigerator, etc.)

504 wellness programs offered in their

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54% Health Risk Assessments.

workplaces. This includes 36 new initiatives.

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62% Tobacco or smoke-free worksite.

33 businesses requested assistance in

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62% Health and wellness education/training.

developing wellness programs.