Redwood Times

Does your worksite provide opportunities for good health?

The Coalition for a Healthy Workplace is accepting nominations to recognize worksites that encourage and provide access to healthy choices during the work day.

Nominations must be submitted by Wednesday, April 30.

Nominated employers will be recognized on Wednesday, May 21, at a noon time event at the Humboldt Area Foundation. The May 21 event is in celebration of National Employee Health and Fitness Day - a national health observance administered annually by the National Association for Health & Fitness. The event will bring together business leaders interested in employee wellness programs and recognize worksite programs that are established in our community.

For more information, or to obtain a one-page nomination form, go to http://www.northcoastnutrition.org/, contact Dorina Espinoza at 707-441-5549, or email despinoza@co.humboldt.ca.us.

Worksites can be nominated for offering opportunities to engage in nutritional, physical, or emotional well being. Some wellness practices might include:

* discounted gym memberships.

* health

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screening such as cholesterol testing or smoking cessation classes,

* encouraging stretching after sitting for long periods or before heavy lifting,

* providing healthy food choices at meetings or in the vending machines,

* participation in wellness programs, walking meetings, or sports teams.

The Coalition for a Healthy Workplace members include: Network for a Healthy California-Northcoast Region, Humboldt County DHHS-Public Health Branch, American Cancer Society, Gottschalks, City of Arcata, North Coast Co-op, The Sun Valley Group, SN Servicing, and California Department of Transportation.