Coordinator Resources

Schedule a Worksite Flu Shot Clinic

Check out the resources on Are You Ready for the Flu Season? H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccines are currently in scarce supply; there may be more available in mid to late November. Stay in contact with your local hospital or District Health Office for information on available vaccine. In the Treasure Valley visit Saint Alphonsus or Saint Lukes. For other Idaho cities, go to Health Links to link to your local hospital.
Read the Department of Administration's Guidelines on worksite flu shot clinics. Create a customized poster to promote your worksite clinic.

The Health Districts that have in the past provided clinics for the general public and/or worksites are below:

Eastern Idaho Public Health District (Idaho Falls Area), click on Seasonal Flu, or phone Amy at 208-533-3217 to schedule a worksite clinic
Southwest District Health (Caldwell Area) phone 208-455-5345 to schedule an appointment; no worksite clinics
Southeastern District Health (Pocatello Area), scroll to public service announcements or phone Kelley at 208-239-5219
Panhandle Health District 1 (CDA Area) general public; no worksite clinics

Poster Resources

Check out all the new posters you can download and print! Use them to promote Health Matters, Handwashing, and Flu Prevention.

Create an Energizer!

Create a noon time staff energizer. Modify an activity from North Carolina's Physical Education program. Beginning on page 15 of the Energizers workbook for middle school students, there are health related activities you may be able to modify for your staff. The focus is on movement and fun.

Dance for Wellness

Take 15 to 30 minutes over the noon hour and Dance for Wellness! Promote your event with your staff and teach them a few simple moves. Results: movement, laughter, increased energy.

Walking Rally

Put together a walking rally! It's a fun and simple way to get people up and out over the noon hour – and it builds camaraderie! It’s not about being athletic; it’s about getting up and walking. Want to get started?

Create an Affordable Home Gym

Don't want to spend money on a gym membership? Put on your gym shoes and for less than $100 you can create your own 'home gym'. Equipment: elastic bands, dumbbells, exercise DVD, stability ball, exercise mat, pedometer.

Create a Worksite Wellness Room...or Corner...or Closet!

Good wellness habits are often the result of opportunity. Have a scale, tape measure, and a blood pressure monitor onsite in your workplace. Put them in a somewhat private area so employees can use them when they want. Add a stack of tracking sheets and encourage employees to get on board! If you have funds, create a pedometer lending library. Check equipment out for 2-4 weeks - long enough to get employees hooked on the benefits of moving!

National Health Observances

Searching for specific monthly health observance information? Health observances are special days, weeks, or months used to raise awareness of important health topics. Check out the National Health Observance Calendar. Resources include dates, sponsoring organizations, and contact information.

Wellness Program Participant Agreement

If your agency has ongoing wellness activities, exercise classes, or is sponsoring a one-time wellness event, consider having employees sign a participant agreement. The sample participant agreement* can be used to cover a variety of wellness activities/events over an extended period of time.

* This sample was provided by Idaho’s Office of the Attorney General; customize it to meet your needs by working with your agency's Deputy Attorney General, or with the Office of the Attorney General, Contracts & Administrative Law Division: 208-334-2400.

Agency Coordinator’s Role

If one of your many duties is wellness coordination or serving as the wellness contact for your agency, the Health Matters website is a resource for you. As you start a program be sure it fits with your agency’s culture, resources, budget, and goals. An agency wellness program can be as simple as sending occasional emails to employees connecting them with existing resources, or it can be as structured as running a workplace fitness challenge. As a champion for wellness, your role is to keep employee health and wellness visible. Read more about the scope and mission of wellness.

Workplace Wellness Speakers

Before you make that call to invite a wellness speaker into your agency, consider the information in this checklist:

Is the topic relevant to your employees?
Is the speaker known to you; do you know that the person’s information is credible?
Obtaining speakers through larger national (e.g., Red Cross, American Cancer Society) or local/regional (Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition, local hospitals) venues can lend credibility and can be more cost efficient.
Ask the speaker to discuss a specific topic; ask the speaker not to emphasize their business in ways that appear to or promote personal gain. Remind the speaker of this agreement again prior to the class.
Let your speaker know something about the audience he/she will be addressing, e.g., age, gender, education level, type of work done by the agency, and participant expectations.
When introducing the speaker to the group, include the remark: “This speaker’s views are his/her own and do not represent the views of this agency or of the State of Idaho”.
Speaker Agreement Tips
Possible Speaker Topics