WELLNESS NEWS
It All Adds Up, Virginia! State Employees are 16,000 Pounds Lighter
If you participated in the CommonHealth Weight Management Program last spring, you helped state employees shed 16,257 pounds. Here are some statistics from the campaign:
Goal |
Actual Result |
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Distribute 10,000 campaign kits to CommonHealth participants |
13,500 kits were distributed |
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Offer an 8-week challenge that requires individuals to make at least one dietary and one physical activity change to influence weight loss |
2,672 participants completed the challenge |
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To challenge 10,000 state employees to lose an average of 3 pounds each during the campaign period |
Weight loss averaged 4.92 pounds per person |
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Living With Diabetes
In the Winter 2004 issue of CommonHealth Compass, former State Senator Malfourd “Bo” Trumbo talks about the challenges of managing diabetes as the CommonHealth wellness program begins its focus on diabetes education. To view the Trumbo article, and other wellness-related topics, visit the Compass at
www.chp-online.com/commonhealth/compass.html
Look for a new CommonHealth Challenge on Diabetes ... coming in the spring of 2004! |
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