WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.183 --> 00:00:03.502 My name is Lee Byers and I am the Wellness Coordinator 2 00:00:03.502 --> 00:00:05.201 for Helen Keller Hospital. 3 00:00:05.201 --> 00:00:08.800 So basically my job entails ensuring 4 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:11.429 line:15% that all of the Helen Keller Hospital employees 5 00:00:11.429 --> 00:00:16.429 line:15% as well as our corporate partners and their employees 6 00:00:16.615 --> 00:00:20.165 line:15% and community members have access to a variety 7 00:00:20.165 --> 00:00:23.257 of different health and wellness programs that would include 8 00:00:23.257 --> 00:00:26.964 anything from nutrition and exercise education, 9 00:00:26.964 --> 00:00:30.623 stress management, smoking cessation, 10 00:00:30.623 --> 00:00:32.946 and weight management classes. 11 00:00:32.946 --> 00:00:36.780 line:15% I could do anything from individualized one on one 12 00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:40.613 line:15% health coaching sessions, and it could include 13 00:00:42.042 --> 00:00:45.350 line:15% visiting one of our corporate partners 14 00:00:45.350 --> 00:00:47.627 line:15% at their business place and putting on 15 00:00:47.627 --> 00:00:50.079 a health fair for their employees. 16 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:52.140 So every day is different. 17 00:00:52.140 --> 00:00:55.473 Our corporate partners may have interest 18 00:00:56.869 --> 00:00:58.811 in providing their employees with a variety 19 00:00:58.811 --> 00:01:00.317 of different health and wellness programs. 20 00:01:00.317 --> 00:01:02.183 Health fairs are very popular, 21 00:01:02.183 --> 00:01:04.435 so they may give me a call and say, 22 00:01:04.435 --> 00:01:06.416 line:15% hey, we want to put on a health fair 23 00:01:06.416 --> 00:01:10.145 line:15% and include health screenings for the employees. 24 00:01:10.145 --> 00:01:12.615 line:15% A lot of companies will do this annually 25 00:01:12.615 --> 00:01:16.567 line:15% to help make sure their employees are healthy. 26 00:01:16.567 --> 00:01:19.484 So aside from planning health fairs 27 00:01:21.536 --> 00:01:23.134 for our corporate partners 28 00:01:23.134 --> 00:01:26.515 and various events and programs for them, 29 00:01:26.515 --> 00:01:29.740 I'm responsible for our own hospital employees 30 00:01:29.740 --> 00:01:31.137 health and wellness program. 31 00:01:31.137 --> 00:01:34.148 So when I'm in the office and not working on that, 32 00:01:34.148 --> 00:01:36.308 really trying to focus on making sure 33 00:01:36.308 --> 00:01:39.770 that our employees have a lot of access 34 00:01:39.770 --> 00:01:41.520 to exercise programs, 35 00:01:44.011 --> 00:01:47.678 line:15% reputable sources for nutrition information. 36 00:01:48.967 --> 00:01:53.412 line:15% One on one health coaching if employees are having trouble 37 00:01:53.412 --> 00:01:55.543 line:15% with managing their weight, 38 00:01:55.543 --> 00:01:58.755 or let's say they're having really serious issues 39 00:01:58.755 --> 00:02:02.350 with stress and they're not able to make 40 00:02:02.350 --> 00:02:04.588 those healthy changes because something's kind of been 41 00:02:04.588 --> 00:02:06.598 a barrier for them and holding them back. 42 00:02:06.598 --> 00:02:10.267 Then I'm able to try to help determine 43 00:02:10.267 --> 00:02:13.655 what those barriers are and provide some resources 44 00:02:13.655 --> 00:02:15.988 to help them work those out.