LIVING WELL, WORKING WELL SURVEY RESULTS 

Dear Faculty and Staff,

Thank you to all of you who took the Living Well, Working Well Survey. Below is a brief summary of the results and plans for the future.

RESULTS:  

·        74% of the respondents are interested in a wellness program at BSU and NTC 

·        72% of the respondents are thinking of changing health behaviors

·        87% indicate stress negatively impacts their health

·        94% indicate they do not get enough physical activity

·        80% indicate they need to lose weight

·        The main topics of interest are:

o       Exercise/Fitness

o       Nutrition/Weight loss

o       Relaxation

o       Social Activities

o       Financial strategies

·        Respondents had the following ideas/recommendations:

o       Have challenges ?like ?Biggest Loser?

o       Organize partners/buddies to exercise

o       Organize walking teams

o       Some people suggested that membership for the Rec. Center should be free. Unfortunately this is not possible, because the Rec. Center is funded by student fees.

PLANS: 

The results of this survey will be used to set priorities for fulfilling the Living Well, Working Well (LWWW) mission, which is ?a workplace that encourages, empowers, and supports employees as they strive to live well and work well?. We plan to have a kick-off event next fall and a monthly activity for the 2009-2010 academic year.  

Thanks for your interest. We look forward to working with you next year. If you are interested in helping with the programming, please contact us.

Nicholle Bieberdorf, Academic Associate, nicholle.bieberdorf@ntcmn.edu 

Margie Giauque, Director of Career Services, MGiauque@bemidjistate.edu 

Linda Gilsrud, Director of Human Resources, LGilsrud@bemidjistate.edu 

Debbie Grovum, Counselor, debbie.grovum@ntcmn.edu 

Mur Gilman, Professor, Physical Education, MGilman@bemidjistate.edu 

Jay Passa, Health Education Coordinator, JPassa@bemidjistate.edu 

Riki Scheela, Professor, Nursing, rscheela@bemidjistate.edu

Jim White, Assistant Professor, Physical Education, JWhite@bemidjistate.edu