The program will target needs in the areas of physical, mental, social, spiritual and lifestyle health. It is also the aim of the program to enable DHMC employees, of various shifts, to access the incredible knowledge and resources that we have housed here - that everyone outside the Medical Center accesses and utilizes. Many use the words health and wellness interchangeably. Wellness, or health, is an all-encompassing issue. The many facets of life inter-play, determining overall well being now, a year from now, and in the future.
Physical health is only a single facet of an individual's well being.
A person can function normally with excellent physical health, but if they have challenges with their emotional or social health, it doesn't take long before it can begin to erode physical health. It is the goal of HIP to motivate staff to adopt and maintain a higher degree of wellness and to minimize the risk of life-style related diseases. We hope to accomplish this is by disseminating timely health information through the Health Improvement Calendar and the DHMC Employee Health Letter . There is also a new email-based HIP Registration, DHMC Health Improvement, for ease in program registration and to answer questions you may have. A HIP Advisory Committee that is comprised of representatives from department groups, will meet quarterly to review the past programs, program evaluations, and needs assessment data, and provide feedback on the upcoming quarter.