WELLNESS: Work Well & Thrive!

Watch the Wellness Session PowerPoint from the 2017 Staff Inservice

What we're doing @ NWRESD...

Quilting = Community

09/25/2017: A group of staff have been meeting to share their love of quilting with students on the other side of the world! They created a 'Moai' (in Japanese, Moai means "meeting for a common purpose) to spend time enjoying a shared hobby and to be socially engaged.  ​In five months’ time, the group has completed 24 quilts.  These will soon be on their way to Mekele, Ethiopia, to “Lola House”, an orphanage for 22 children whose lives have been impacted by HIV themselves or who have lost both parents to AIDS.
Quilt making at NWRESD
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HECC SLP Team Volunteering for Good

09/20/217: The speech team at Hillsboro Early Childhood Center has pledged to make our community a better place by volunteering at Oregon Food Bank quarterly. On their recent visit they packaged 5,885 pounds of oats!
NWRESD volunteers at the Oregon Food Bank
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We are officially a Blue Zone Approved Worksite
08/29/2017: Thanks to the efforts of Barb Lyon, HR Specialist, the team on the Wellness
Council, and our Blue Zones Project
Oregon support peeps Lee and Alison.
Our "Work Well and Thrive" initiative emphasizes employee well-being improvement initiatives to encourage staff to make
small changes that will create a better
quality of life at work and at home!
Wellness Council members holding Blue Zones banner at staff inservice 2017
Wellness Council members holding Blue Zones banner at staff inservice Aug. 29, 2017
Raised Garden Beds @ WSC
Shared by: Amy Sickler and Melissa Buchanan

Two teams of eager volunteers signed on to plant, tend, harvest, and share a season's worth of veggies, herbs, and flowers!
Cheri Shearer and Laurel Verloo
Blue Zones @ Tualatin Early Childhood Center
Shared by: Lori Kellogg

Two staff members at Tualatin Early Childhood Center are walking 2.5 miles to work twice a week. Cheers to Cheri Shearer and Laurel Verloo for leading the way!
Blue Zone display at Levi Anderson
Blue Zones Health & Fitness Challenge @ Levi Anderson Learning Center
Shared by: Lisa Bates

We've implemented a  Blue Zones Health & Fitness Challenge with our students.  Staff are encouraged to talk about it  during class, especially Health & Nutrition classes, to encourage students to think about their overall health and well-being. 
  • We as staff could take the challenge with our students to support their efforts. They will have a daily log to chart their progress with the Blue Zones Challenge. The students will have opportunities to enter their daily logs into a drawing to earn a healthy lunch with a staff person and please send your ideas as well. 
  • The following link contains information for teachers as well as possible lessons that may be used in the Health & Nutrition classes (most notably the “Sippin’ Sweets” lesson): www.bluezones.com/services/education/blue-zones-challenge/teachers/
We're working together to make this be a great community school event! Share with your students how you practice the Blue zones in your everyday world. They need role models.
Yoga at the Washington Service Center
Shared by Margaret Brown

All staff are welcome to join us Thursday mornings for a workout that will increase strength, balance, and flexibility.  We use the DVD pictured below.  More information about this approach that combines yoga, ballet and Pilates is available at www.barre3.com. Questions? Contact Margaret Brown mbrown@nwresd.k12.or.us.
  • Every Thursday, 7:00-7:40 a.m.
  • Washington Service Center, Room 420, South Hallway
  • Just bring your mat!
Staff Wellness Opportunities @ Levi Anderson
Shared by Lisa Bates

  • Our staff take morning walks ( staff to staff share) in the morning before students arrive and on their lunch breaks.
  • A few of our staff  do 15-20 minutes of yoga 3-4 times a week at lunch break
  • We are practicing mindfulness skills in the classroom with our older students to help with transition behaviors & managing anxiety
  • We did a staff potluck “ the focus” was the Blue Zones potluck”  Great healthy lunch for our staff.
  • Our plan is to do a yoga program in the day treatment 2 class beginning in January with donated yoga mats and instruction

BECCers play rec league volleyball
Shared by Stacy Rager

Staff at Beaverton Early Childhood Center had a rec league volleyball team this year!
We were 2 wins-24 loses with 2 forfeited games and 2 yet to play. We weren't good, but we had fun and we modeled how to lose gracefully (almost) every week!!!!
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If you have an activity at your site, or a health/wellness/fitness challenge you'd like to share, simply email the Communications Dept. at mstenberg@nwresd.k12.or.us, and we'll get it posted.

Why Blue Zones?
Many of us spend the majority of our day at work so having healthy choices at our workplace is key. The Blue Zones Project offers solutions to inspire us to be happier and more productive at work and at home.  When you feel better and more connected to your colleagues, you miss less work, make greater contributions, and have lower healthcare costs. ​www.bluezones.com/services/blue-zones-project

Supports & Resources for Staff

The resources below are offered to OEBB members and dependents at NO COST (there are some age requirements).
​MyOEBB

Weight Watchers®

Weight Watchers is based on the philosophy that successful weight loss is achieved through the attainment of a series of realistic goals. The program incorporates healthy eating, physical activity, behavior modification, and for those who attend meetings, a supportive atmosphere. Anyone enrolled in an OEBB medical plan can enroll in their first 13-week session at NO COST (age restrictions may apply to children), either with AtWork Meetings, Community Meetings, or OnlinePlus. Those who maintain participation requirements could qualify for up to four 13- week sessions per plan year.

Better Choices, Better Health®
http://oebb.enroll.selfmanage.org/

Join a small group of people like you living with a chronic condition in a completely internet-based workshop designed by researchers at Stanford University to help you live healthier.

MoodHelper Depression Management www.MoodHelper.org.
Invitation Code: OEBB227

An online program to help manage depression, at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home.

Quit For Life® - Tobacco Cessation
Call 1-866-QUIT-4-LIFE (1-866-784-8454) or learn more online: QuitNow.net

Your chances of quitting tobacco use will be eight times greater using the Quit For Life program than trying to quit on your own.

Champs! - Wellness Champions from Oregon Schools
To be included in this group, email your contact information to oebb.board@state.or.us. You will receive a welcome email with instructions on how to post to the group.

OEBB hosts an email listserv where anyone interested in promoting school employee wellness can share ideas, resources and success stories, ask questions and collaborate on creative solutions to challenges.  There's no obligation to attend meetings and you can contribute to the discussion as little or as much as you like. It's a convenient way for health-minded people to exchange ideas and support each other to promote wellness in the workplace.
Healthy Team Healthy U - Team-Based Wellness
Oebb.hthu.com
Healthy Team Healthy U (HTHU) is an innovative program proven to help participants lead a healthier life by forming fun teams with coworkers or family members. Everyone learns together and helps each other succeed. You get the tools to improve your diet, be more physically active, have more energy, and enjoy better health.

OEBB members and dependents age 18 or older enrolled in an OEBB medical plan can participate at NO COST. Plus, participation counts as BOTH healthy activities for OEBB’s Healthy Futures program!

Note: You must still complete your health assessment and other Healthy Futures requirements in order to qualify for the lower deductible/copays.