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Grant Opportunities

Action for Healthy Kids

Grants Available to Support School Breakfast and Physical Activity

Does your school need a boost to increase participation in breakfast? Do you need funding to support adding more minutes of physical activity for your students?
 
Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to partner with CSX Transportation, Kellogg Company, and the Walmart Foundation to offer grants for the 2013-2014 school year to support such initiatives. Awards will be given to over 400 schools ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. 

 

Applications are due April 19, 2013! 
 

Tips for Applying

 
©Action for Healthy Kids• 501(C)3                                                                   600 West Van Buren Street, Suite #720, Chicago, IL 60607

 

 

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Champs! - Join the Discussion with Wellness Champions from Oregon Schools
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OEBB hosts a monthly conversation where anyone interested in promoting school employee wellness can share ideas, resources and success stories, ask questions and collaborate on creative solutions to challenges. The group currently meets via conference call (or in person for those near the Salem area) on the first Thursday of each month from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. The group also has an email listserv where questions and comments can be shared between calls.
 
There's no obligation to attend the meetings and there are no "assignments" in between. It's just a way for similar health-minded people to exchange ideas and support each other. If you would like to be included in this group, please email your contact information to oebb.board@state.or.us. We will add you to the listserv and you will receive an email with the call-in information for future meetings. We hope you'll join us!

Resources for Individuals
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     Employee Assistance Program  (EAP)
     Click here to find out if your Educational Entity elected this benefit.
 
     Quality Health Care - What it is and how to get it
 
 
 
OEBB's medical carriers also offer great health and wellness resources on their websites:
        Kaiser Permanente     ODS 
 

Resources for Worksite Wellness Programs
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Our Carriers' Worksite Wellness Resources 
  
  
       ●   Kaiser Permanente 
 
       ●   ODS     
 

Other Worksite Wellness Resources​

 

NEW! American Heart Association "Worksite Wellness Walking Program Kit" - The American Heart Association's Walking Program encourages employers to give employees an excuse to get away from their desks.

 

With this kit you can set up walking routes around the office and celebrate and reward all employees who use them to go from a sedentary lifestyle to a more active one. It's a great way to get in some fitness, take a break and become more productive all at once!

 

Immediate benefits include:

  • Employee access to program resources, including the free Walking Program and the Activity Tracker
  • Materials to help promote company wellness programs to employees
  • Newsletter templates for internal distribution to employees
  • Consultation on CPR/AED (automated external defibrillator) programs
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation - The Alliance for a Healthier Generation works to address one of the nation’s leading public health threats -- childhood obesity. By helping school employees protect their physical and mental health, they also protect the health of students and help ensure their academic success. Their website includes a wealth of resources including a "School Wellness Council Toolkit", a resource database of potential funding opportunities, and much more.

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OEA Choice Trust "Blueprint for Wellness" - This resource is intended to be a guide to help implement and sustain a school employee wellness program. The blueprint is based off of result-oriented workplace wellness programs, and modified to fit school settings.

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Oregon Public Health Institute (OPHI) Wellness@Work - Website with suggestions for establishing and maintaining effective programs, as well as case studies.

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Improve Your Wellness Communications​

 
New Perspectives in
Wellness & Benefit Communications
 
 
This 41-page pdf not only teaches you how to effectively communicate with employees once your program is up and running, it also helps you develop a program that people will want to participate in BEFORE you start communicating. A must-read for anyone starting up or struggling with a worksite wellness program.
 
Download the pdf   



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