36 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345
making connections ~ improving lives Worksite Wellness Newsletter of HCCA
Volume 3 Issue 1 Adult and Worksite Wellness |
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Board of Directors
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Mary Frances Bartlett
Rebecca West Dick, Chair
Cindy T. Flye
Rob Gordon
Chuck Hays, Treasurer
Bill McKenna
William McPeck, Vice Chair
Kathi Wall
Jim Wood, Secretary
Mark Yerrick |
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Our Towns |
- Augusta
- Chelsea
- Farmingdale
- Fayette
- Gardiner
- Hallowell
- Litchfield
- Manchester
- Monmouth
- Mount Vernon
- Pittston
- Randolph
- Readfield
- Richmond
- Vienna
- Wayne
- West Gardiner
- Windsor
- Winthrop
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 Welcome
HCCA's
January 2010
Worksite Wellness Newsletter
HCCA's monthly Worksite Wellness e-newsletter contains general wellness, community information & subjects specific to worksite wellness program development. |
| Breathe Easy! |
Smokefree Areas for Worksites and Public Spaces
Smoking is prohibited within at least 20 feet from
entryways, windows, doorways, vents, and locations that allow smoke to circulate back into an enclosed area of a public place. Free 6" x 6" signs are available (see below) by contacting Amy at 588-5019.
This sign can also be used in outdoor dining areas. This is a great opportunity to look at your tobacco policy to ensure it meets or exceeds the state requirements and earn the large green and white tobacco free or smoke free signs. To learn more contact Amy at 588-5019.
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| January Health Observances |
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Approximately 10,000 American women learn that they have cervical cancer annually, and nearly 4,000 will die from an advanced form of the disease. Every January the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) focuses on educating women about the importance of the Pap test as a screening tool for cervical cancer/human papillomavirus (HPV) and about vaccines that can further reduce the burden of this disease.
To learn more about the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC), cervical cancer, the human papillomavirus, the vaccines and how to design your company's health observance visit www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
For women in Maine there is the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program, this program pays for mammograms, breast exam, Pap tests, pelvic exams and limited diagnostic or follow up services. To receive services one needs to be a Maine woman, age 40 to 64, have no health insurance, or health insurance that does not include mammograms or Pap tests or have a high deductible and meet include guidelines. For more information call 1-800-350-5180
Resources for the uninsured and under insured Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program
The MBCHP pays for these services if you see a Participating Health Care Provider:
- Breast Exams
- Pap Tests
- Pelvic Exams (internal exams)
- Mammograms (breast x-ray)
- Limited Diagnostic or Follow-up Services
Uninsured women undergoing treatment for breast or cervical cancer may qualify for MaineCare. Please call 287-8068 or visit www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohdcfh/bcp/ for more information.
You May Get Free Services If:
- You are a Maine woman, age 40* or older, and
- You have no health insurance, or your health insurance does not cover mammograms or Pap tests or you have a high deductible, and
- You meet income guidelines at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level
- * Limited openings for women age 35-39 who have seen a doctor and need additional tests for a possible breast or cervical cancer
OR if they have not had a Pap in 5 or more years.
List of participating providers for Kennebec County
Lovejoy Health Center Albion 437-9388 Augusta Family Planning Augusta 622-7524
Family Medicine Institute Augusta 626-1561 Belgrade Family Practice Belgrade 495-3323 Gardiner Family Practice Gardiner 582-6608 Waterville Family Practice Waterville 873-1181 Winthrop Family Practice Winthrop 377-2111 Richmond Area Health Center 737-4359
To learn more about other options visit Consumers for Affordable Health Care at www.mainecahc.org/
Healthy Weight Week 18-24
The 17th annual Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy living habits that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems, rather than intensifying them, as diets do. Traditionally many Americans begin a diet the first week in January and "blow" it the second week. Healthy Weight Week, the third week, is a time to stop dieting for good and help people normalize their lives. It's a welcome antedote to the dieting and bingeing that typically begin the New Year!
Healthy Weight Week promotes healthy nondiet lifestyles for children and adults of every size. It helps them move ahead to healthy habits they can live with long term - sound, reasonable habits that allow them to live well and get on with their lives. Eat well, live actively, and feel good about yourself and others.
Other January Health Observances and Resources
February Health Observances
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Heart Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Condoms Month
National Senior Independence Month
Wise Health Consumer Month
National Wear Red Day 5th
Random Acts of Kindness Week 15-21
Love Your Pet Day 20th
Trails Advocacy Week 20-25
Late February to Early April Collegite Safe Spring Break |
| Supporting Employee New Year's Resolutions |
 Usually by the third week in January New Year's Resolutions are sidelined. Wellness teams can help support their fellow employees' resolutions in many ways, here are a few:
* Provide list of local indoor walking opportunities (see below)
* Adopt a physical activity release time policy
* Adopt a stretch break policy
* Adopt healthy foods policies for meetings, vending machines and celebrations
* Adopt a tobacco free campus policy
* Adopt a gym membership reimbursement policy
* Ensure health insurance coverage for tobacco cessation products and supports
* Post Maine Tobacco Helpline 1-800-207-1230 posters
* Ensure health insurance coverage for nutrition counseling
* Provide a list of local gyms and Y's to employees
* Distribute Hannaford nutrition education series information to employees
* Offer lunch and learns on topics such as nutrition, stress management, preventing underage drinking, communication skills, cancer prevention, preventing cardiovascular disease, etc.
* Promote Move and Improve, March into May and/or Move More
* Provide communication or a lunch and learn to explain the details of the benefits package |
| Southern Kennebec County Indoor Winter Walking Opportunities |
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Gardiner Area High School hallways
2:30 - 4:30 PM on School Days
Gardiner Regional Middle School Gym
6:00 - 7:00 AM School Days
Marcia Buker Elementary School (Richmond) hallways
3:00 - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday on School Days
Riverview Community School (South Gardiner)
Pittston School Gym (Pittston)
T.C. Hamlin Gym (Randolph)
6:00 - 7:30 AM School Days
Helen Thompson Gym (West Gardiner)
Laura E. Richards Gym (Gardiner)
6:30 - 7:30 AM School Days
Longfellow's Greenhouse (Manchester)
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Thank you for your commitment to the health and wellbeing of our community. Please contact us if we can be of assistance in supporting your southern Kennebec community's quality of life.
Sincerely,
Joanne Joy, Director
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Amy Wagner, Adult and Worksite Wellness Initiatives Program Manager
Nationally Certified Worksite Wellness Program Consultant
Healthy Communities of the Capital Area
HCCA is a local Healthy Maine Partnership (HMP). HMP is a collaborative effort among 28 local coalitions, the Maine DHHS (Maine CDC and Office of Substance Abuse) and DOE, supported primarily by the Fund for Healthy Maine with federal grants from the US CDC, SAMHSA, and DOE. |
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