Working On Wellness Program Gets Grant

Floyd County and its Working on Wellness program (WOW) have been selected by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) to receive one of 39 Employee Wellness Program Incentive Grants awarded statewide to promote worksite programs designed to enhance the health of county employees and family members. The grant is a total of $5,000.

“We are very pleased that the WOW program was again chosen to receive this grant,” said Kevin Poe, County Manager. “This will enable us to continue to offer new health programs to our employees and their families. Based on several statistics, we know that our employees are taking their health seriously and thanks to this grant, we can continue to offer more programs that improve the quality of life for participants.”

Awards are made to members of the ACCG-Group Health Benefits Program, underwritten by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, based on a County’s commitment to employee health and demonstrated collaboration with other community groups and organizations engaged in health promotion.

“Our Wellness program has been in service now for 5 years and we have had tremendous results,” said Larry Johnson, Floyd County Human Resources Director. “Currently, we have over 30 programs for employees to participate in, WOW Wednesday, our own Walking Well program, an annual Health Fair -all of which employees can participate on company time. Most importantly, we have continued to employ a part time on-site nurse to visit departments weekly to, among other things, conduct blood pressure checks and glucose readings – that has made a huge difference in several of our employees’ lives.”

Recent programs added to the Wellness Committee are a new wellness incentive points program where employees who participate in the wellness events are eligible to win a grand prize. Our onsite wellness coordinator has recently begun wellness coaching, which is already producing results.

Wellness programs have a demonstrated track record of improving employee health and quality of life while reducing medical claims and improving workplace morale.

For more information on Floyd County’s Wellness program, please visit www.floydcountyga.org.