It expanded its clientele to almost 400, extended Wellness Center services to spouses and dependents, started to implement targeted educational presentations under its Health Management Series, and continued to work on a social marketing campaign on dangerous drinking. Other items also are sold and profits are used for scholarships to send employees children to camp and have subsidized other programs for employees who may not be able to afford the fee. In 1999, Jackson County employees lost a record 246 pounds with the Weight Watcher At Work Program sponsored by the Wellness Team. It also introduced a Poker Walk held on National Employee Health and Fitness Day and has an annual eight-week County Wellness Challenge. Incentives for participation include t-shirts, cash prizes, gift certificates, public recognition, backpacks and sweatshirts.
Officers receive a cash incentive to stay physically fit based on their individual test score.
Employees also took part in the American Red Cross Blood Drive, Winter Exercise for Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Buckle Up Day, Eldercare, and the Great American Smokeout. The Health Connection newsletter is distributed monthly to all employees and Good Health Journals were distributed to county retirees. Trust Co. Wellness Committee offered a Weight Watchers Program that the bank helped subsidize, and several employees reaped the rewards from the H2O Club, which included not only a membership glass, but the healthy life that comes from drinking more water each day. Employees also participated in 6 Weeks to Wellness and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Employees who joined the walking program received a free membership to the pool and fitness center.