In the fight against disease, the nation’s leading centers for disease prevention and control recommend a healthy lifestyle both at home and in the workplace. Read more about the Stanly Regional approach to fitness, education and a better way of life.
Healthy Directions Weight Management Program | Working to be Well | Passport to Fitness | Girls on the Run
Being overweight means more than a larger clothing size. Extra weight can cause serious health conditions. Consider this:
Healthy Directions is a program to help in your battle against fat and its negative impact upon your health. This six-week program includes:
Take your weight in the right direction. Registration for Healthy Directions is limited, so call (704) 984-4659 today to register or to learn more about the dates for upcoming classes.
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Stanly Regional Medical Center's wellness program, Working To Be Well, is designed to promote mental, spiritual and physical health among employees through education, prevention, early detection and better access to comprehensive health resources.
Whether it’s helping an employer with safety issues aimed at minimizing work-related injuries or providing on-site health programs to help minimize medical claims, Working To Be Well can meet the health and safety needs of the modern workplace.
Services include:
Lifestyle Appraisals are designed to help employees identify certain behaviors that place them at risk for injury or illness due to lifestyle choices (smoking, obesity, inactivity, diabetes, etc.) and heredity. Our wellness program will help motivate your employees by giving them new tools for successful behavioral changes!
For more information about the Working to be Well Health Management Program, please call (704) 984-4556.
Passport to Fitness, a program funded by Stanly Regional Medical Center’s Foundation, is a health promotion program aimed at increasing activity levels and nutrition knowledge to all 4th graders in Stanly County (15 schools, 700 children).
Body Mass Index (BMI) percentiles are measured at the beginning of the year and at year’s end. The latest statistics show that of Stanly County 4th graders:
22 percent are overweight 16 percent are at risk of becoming overweight
Currently the national statistic for this age group is 15 percent, and the North Carolina rate is over 13 percent.
Each month a special lesson plan is delivered to every 4th grade class on either nutrition or physical activity. Children are also encouraged to track their physical activity throughout the year.
The school term 2005-2006 has brought new partnerships and hope for further addressing the problem of childhood obesity. Stanly Regional has partnered with Stanly County Schools, UNC Charlotte and The Center for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine to bring a complete fitness and nutrition program to two Stanly County pilot schools.
Each school principal has pledged to ensure that students have increased physical activity (45 minutes to an hour) daily, along with the availability of safe and nutritious food selections in the cafeteria.
If you have any questions about the Passport to Fitness program, please contact Bonnie Winecoff at (704) 984-4108.
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