the last year, 54 percent of school employees participated in voluntary programs, an increase of 50 percent over the previous year, Hardy says. A voluntary program called Back to Basics, for example, describes 12 exercises to strengthen the back, has online video demonstrations, and gives incentives, such as a chance to win a reclining chair or a one-hour massage for those who commit to doing the exercises daily for a month.
The net effect of getting more school employees to take part in short- and long-term programs is "a cultural shift toward health," Hardy concludes. "We're holding adults accountable and getting them healthy, and we're helping borderline folks to stay out of the at-risk category."
School administrators are now exploring how the staff wellness model might be translated into similar health education initiatives for students, Hardy says. Because the staff program prods teachers and administrators to pursue "health and wellness from the get-go," he points out, everyone is "already on board" to find ways to mirror the program's successes for the district's 60,000 students.
Originally published in the Winter 2004 issue of Curriculum Update.
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