Final Wellness Proposal
Proposal: To expand the Wellness section of the 2011 Michigan Clubhouse Survey to include
the following:
Introduction: Clubhouses are encouraged to implement all wellness initiatives with the
following advice in mind:
“It is essential the Clubhouses pay attention to the physical health of members, and work to
make the Clubhouse a healthy environment. …. But like everything else in the Clubhouse,
wellness activities have to be integrated into the Clubhouse without interfering with the workordered
day and without interfering with collegial Clubhouse relationships.”
-From the ICCD Faculty Resource Manual
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Please add a comment section under each initiative below:
Describe what this initiative looks like at your Clubhouse: (open-ended)
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Indicate which of the following wellness initiatives your Clubhouse has adopted (check all that
apply):
1. Domain: Overall Clubhouse Focus
A. Wellness committee: A standing committee that helps keep the focus of the club on
wellness. This may include community members/ advisory board members.
B. Wellness presentations: An informational session from a wellness panel made up of staff,
members, and or community members. Topics are based on member interests and needs
C. Wellness-minded fundraisers
D. Wellness-minded Social Activity planning
E. Creating partnerships with community wellness partners. This includes wellness grants,
partnerships with educational institutions, etc.
F. Creating a system of community support around personal wellness goals Ideas
include: Posting wellness goals in the Clubhouse, sharing goal progress at unit meetings,
using internet resources to set wellness goals and track progress:(Michigan Steps Up
http://www.michigan.gov/surgeongeneral or myfitnesspal.com)
G. Integrated Health- Ensure members are connected to Primary Care Physicians and
other preventative care services. This can be done through surveys, sharing resources,
etc.
2. Domain: Nutrition & Weight Loss
A. Wellness-minded menu planning
B. Wellness-minded food preparation: food prep methods, serving sizes, etc.
C. Wellness-minded snack shop offerings
D. Nutrition Education Meetings: ie. healthy eating /cooking /label info/portion sizes, etc.
E. Publishing nutrition content of meals served
F. Resources for obtaining healthy foods: Planting a Clubhouse vegetable garden, farmers
market outings, organic food delivery for urban settings, etc.
G. Group weight loss efforts
H. Financial aid for weight loss programs in the community i.e. Weight Watchers
3. Domain: Exercise
A. Passes to local YMCA/ Gym/ Swimming Pool
B. Walks at lunch time
C. Exercise opportunities including Wii Fit, Yoga, etc. (after the WOD)
D. Clubhouse bicycle loan system
E. Highlight WOD tasks that burn calories
4. Domain: Smoking Cessation
A. Stop smoking support groups
B. Stop Smoking resource sharing such as American Cancer Society- Fresh Start, MDCH
Smoker’s Quit Kit
C. Tracking number of cigarettes smoked by members and costs/savings associated with
smoking/not smoking.
D. Use a Clubhouse survey: to identify who would like to quit, who has quit and how they
were able to quit.
E. Financial aid for the nicotine replacement therapy
5. Other
- Please List… (you may need multiple slots for this on Survey Monkey)
6. How does the Clubhouse evaluate the effectiveness of these initiatives in improving
members’ wellness? (open-ended)
1) Robby Vorspan’s attached comments on wellness activities in the work ordered day. Wellness thoughts Robby
2) The attached performance measures and reporting form that Francesca forwarded from Colleen McKay from UMASS. I highlighted areas that relate to the three outcome areas that we have decided upon. The wellness areas are the last listed in both of the documents. UMASS performance measures UMASS Reporting form
3) The following is the link to our shared google documents- Wellness Outcome Ideas https://docs.google.com/