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Sign Up for Weight Watchers Meetings at Work
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| Wellness Champion of the Month |  | |
Help us celebrate the everyday people in your department that demonstrate a commitment to leading healthy and active lifestyles. Nominate yourself or someone you know. Submissions are on-going.
These stories may come in all shapes and sizes from someone who has recently adopted lifestyle changes to those with a long-standing history of healthy and active pursuits.
We will highlight a Wellness Champions in the newsletter each month and Wellness Champions receive a $25.00 gift card!
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send ATTN: Wellness Program in Human Resources
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| Check Out The County of Marin Employee Wellness Video! | |
See what we've been up to in 2011!
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| Our Employee Wellness Program has a Website - |
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Mark Your Calendar
Join your colleagues for these upcoming community events.
These upcoming events support a great cause and are an opportunity to celebrate the wellness initiatives in our community!
Click on the event for registration and event details.
SF Brain Tumor Walk - May 5
Bike to Work Day - May 10
Marin Human Race - May 12
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Welcome to the 1st edition of the Employee Wellness Newsletter! We've included information about upcoming wellness program events, resources and articles we hope you find useful.
Questions? Please contact us at wellnessprogram@marincounty.org |
| Weight Watchers at the County of Marin | 
Lose weight in 2012! Weight Watchers meetings are here - every Thursday at Noon at the Civic Center in room 401. We need a minimum attendance of 12 people at each meeting to continue the meetings past May so please help spread the word. Anyone can sign up through our portal and be a part of the meetings.
We have a convenient Weight Watchers online sign-up available through our own County of Marin portal.
Sign up for Weight Watchers here: Company ID: 12531 Company Passcode: WW12531
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| Thrive Across America 2012 |  Thrive Across America 2012
will begin May 17th
Connect with friends at work to help motivate and support you. Teams consist of 4-10 members who work together to keep active. At the end of the eight week program, County of Marin will present the winning teams (and one lucky randomly chosen team) with great rewards! 1st Place Team Members win $75.00 gift cards, 2nd Place Team Members win $50.00 gift cards and 3rd place Team Members receive $25.00 gift cards! We will also award 10 lucky (randomly drawn) persons who sign-up the first day with $25.00 gift cards! More information to come soon!
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| Stress Less Lunch n' Learn | |
Got Stress? Learn how to identify and manage the tension you feel everyday and make changes that keep your body and mind relaxed and your symptoms in check. Mark it on your calendar today. This class is free and no pre-registration necessary.
What: Stress Less Lunch n' Learn
When: Tuesday, April 24th
Time: 12:00-12:45
Where: Room 410B, Civic Center
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| The Power of Words - The Frog Story | |
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
There is power in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. On the contrary, a destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to destroy their desire to try. Be careful of what you say - especially to yourself. Speak with integrity and encouragement to those who cross your path.
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| Smoke Free HHS Campuses Effective February 2012 |
In keeping with the spirit of the HHS mission, to promote and protect the health, well being, self-sufficiency and safety of all in Marin County, the Board of Supervisors approved the implementation of a smoke-free campus policy, effective February 2012 for employees, visitors, and clients of County-owned HHS facilities. Products that cannot be smoked anywhere on the grounds of these sites include, but are not be limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, e-cigarettes; herbal cigarettes; marijuana and any other substance that is smoked. The full policy is available here: www.marincounty.org/hhs
Need Support Kicking the Habit? We encourage all County employees who still struggle with the smoking habit and would like assistance or information on quitting to utilize one of the following resources:
- County HR employee assistance smoking cessation programs. The EAP offers FREE resources and support and all services are CONFIDENTIAL. Call the EAP at (800) 227-1060
- Bay Area Community Resources off-site program
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Employee Wellness Program Mission Statement
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The County of Marin values our workforce and believes taking health and wellness initiatives in our organization have a positive impact on everybody.
Our Mission: To provide opportunities that engage, educate and empower our workforce in leading healthy and active lifestyles that support overall well-being.
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