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.
Several incentives are available for participants, too.
Incentive points are earned through activities like health risk appraisals, smoking cessation, weight control, conflict management, nutrition, massage therapy, substance abuse seminars, blood drives, participation in the golf outing, aerobics, and daily chores. The County also supports regular aerobic classes throughout the week, quarterly smoking cessation classes, a bicycle safety event, African-American Health Fair, and the American Heart Association Heart Wellness Program.