City of Long Beach Wellness Program

Meet the Wellness Committee

January 28, 2011

Wellness Committee Members (left to right): Loreta Ostgaard, Marta Warner, Gene Miles, Karen Gray, Paul Luethe, Ralph Warner. Not pictured: Don Zuern

Wellness Health Screening
05/25/2011          04/24/2013
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2011 Wellness Education

Local Service Providers & Services:

• The City of Long Beach Fitness Center is located at 701 Washington Avenue North and is for Long Beach Wellness Participants only.
  • Rules & Regulations of the Fitness Center
• Brenda Haskett – Licensed Massage Therapist (Covered by City Insurance)
• Michael Kutras – Certified Hypnotherapist (Free to City Employees)

Nutrition:

• 10 Foods to Lower Blood Sugar
• 40 Best Age-Erasing Superfoods
• 6 Foods That Weaken Bones
• About.com Nutrition
  • I am wondering which foods best fit into the “whole grains” category?
  • Top 10 Foods That Are Good For Both Low-Fat and Low-Carb Diets
• The Arthritis Diet: Foods to Avoid
• Better Recipes
  • Chicken Meatloaf
• Consumer Reports
  • CR health Articles – November 2004
    • Disease-fighting vegetable medley
    • names&claims – Super Sprouts
    • Did you Know? – Apple power for your lungs
• Defeat Diabetes Foundation, Inc.
  • Diabetes Friendly Recipes
• Eat Bananas
• Eat Better America
  • 5 Ways to Cut Back on Saturated Fat
  • Smoothies Gone Wild
• Eating plan for 1600 calories
• Eating to Avoid Diabetes
• Fish Tacos
• Four myths about eggs
• National Enquirer
  • Your Health Articles – 11/15/2010
    • Health Benefits fo Watermelon
    • Hepatitis C breakthrough
    • FDA warns against OTC chelation therapy
    • Freeze fat away
    • Lower brain cancer risk
  • Your Health Articles – 10/18/2010
    • Home remedies that Really Work
    • Drug-free insomnia Fix
    • Teen texting Shocker
    • Blueberries Fight diabetes
  • Your Health Articles – 10/11/2010
    • B vitamins Slow Alzheimer’s
    • Exercise warm-up Shocker
    • Hot news on hot flashes
    • Vitamin D gets an ‘A’ for fighting asthma
    • Alternative Birth Setting
  • Your Health Articles – 07/26/2010
    • Bone-building drugs – Help Curb Breast Cancer
    • Cherry Juice – berry good for gout
    • Diabetes drug debate
    • Risky foot “Face-Lifts”
    • Stains and Prostate Cancer
  • Your Health Articles – 07/19/2010
    • Aphrodisiac bombshell
    • Colonoscopy prep easier to swallow
    • Exercise is good medicine
    • Fibromyalgia: Two drugs better than one
    • Say Good-bye to Dieting for Good!
• New England Health Advisory
  • The Truth About Salmon
  • Can Coconut Keep You Healthy?
  • Give Your Body the Nutrients it Needs
  • Reduce Your Risk of Contracting Foodborne Illness
  • How Nutrient-Dense is Your Dinner?
  • Rocket Fuel for Your Brain
  • The One Nutrient I Plan to Take Everyday
  • Food Dye: Scary, not just at Halloween
  • Corn Syrup’s New Disguise & 5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Young
  • The Truth About Food Allergies
  • Read this Before You Sit Down to Thanksgiving Dinner
  • How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
  • What You Need to Know about the Food Safety Bill
  • Retain the Power of Youth
• Ralphie Fat Reduction Plan
• Reader’s Digest Articles
  • The Breakthrough Test for Diabetes Management
  • Say Good-bye to Dieting for Good!
  • How Well Do You Know Your Pharmacist?
  • Dance away Diabetes!
  • Tomato Black Bean Salsa
• Reader’s Digest – How to Choose Good Carbs When Food Shopping
• Shredded Chicken Tacos

Resources & References:

• September 2010 National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
  • Publications and Ordering
  • 2010 Join the Voices For Recovery: Now More than Ever! Recovery Month Toolkit
• AARP The Mazazine – Lifestyle, Food, Travel, Entertainment, Money, Health, Family
  • Grow Herbs, Feel Better
  • The Minnesota Miracle
• Active Lives – Men… what drives them?
• AllYou – Enjoy Life for Less
  • Fight inflammation with food
  • Make smart choices to prevent inflammation
  • Make tasty meals everyone will enjoy
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Wellness Works
  • CityVoice Newsletter Subscription
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Benefit Trust
  • My Wellness Works
  • Nurse Advice Line
  • Tobacco Cessation Support
  • WebMD Health Coach
  • WellCity Awards – City of Lacey
  • Wellness Works Brochure
• Boost Brain Growth as You Age
• Cell Phone Damage, It’s Cellular!
• Costco
  • Healthy Bodies Articles
    • You can prevent colon cancer
    • Dry Eye Awareness Month
• Defeat Diabetes Foundation, Inc.
  • Diabetes Screening Test
• Delta Dental – Washington Dental Service
  • The Link Between Oral Health and Overall Health
• From bad to worse – Tanning Beds and Sunlamps”
• GuidanceResources Online
  • GuidanceResources Employee Screens
  • Coping with Everyday Stress
  • Stress and Money Matters
• Handbook 2010
• Memo to boss: 11-hour days are bad for the heart
• National Enquirer
  • Your Health Articles – 11/15/2010
    • Health Benefits fo Watermelon
    • Hepatitis C breakthrough
    • FDA warns against OTC chelation therapy
    • Freeze fat away
    • Lower brain cancer risk
  • Your Health Articles – 10/18/2010
    • Home remedies that Really Work
    • Drug-free insomnia Fix
    • Teen texting Shocker
    • Blueberries Fight diabetes
  • Your Health Articles – 10/11/2010
    • B vitamins Slow Alzheimer’s
    • Exercise warm-up Shocker
    • Hot news on hot flashes
    • Vitamin D gets an ‘A’ for fighting asthma
    • Alternative Birth Setting
  • Your Health Articles – 07/26/2010
    • Bone-building drugs – Help Curb Breast Cancer
    • Cherry Juice – berry good for gout
    • Diabetes drug debate
    • Risky foot “Face-Lifts”
    • Stains and Prostate Cancer
  • Your Health Articles – 07/19/2010
    • Aphrodisiac bombshell
    • Colonoscopy prep easier to swallow
    • Exercise is good medicine
    • Fibromyalgia: Two drugs better than one
    • Say Good-bye to Dieting for Good!
• New England Health Advisory
  • How Strong Are You?
  • Eight Steps for Building Strong Bones
  • Stop Your Pain Today
  • The Top Colon Cancer Screening Tests
  • Exercising But Not Losing Weight?
  • The Key Principles for Building Heart Health
  • Better Health with Emotional Freedom Techniques
  • Living with Osteoarthritis
  • How to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
  • Lupus: The Great Pretender
  • How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality
  • 13 Ways to Beat the Flu
  • Include Cancer Screening in Your Healthy Lifestyle
  • The Truth Behind Resveratrol
  • Before Your Time Bomb Goes Off …
  • Slips, Trips and Ways to Stay on Your Feet
• New Habits and Changing Old Ones
• Reader’s Digest Articles
  • The Breakthrough Test for Diabetes Management
  • Say Good-bye to Dieting for Good!
  • How Well Do You Know Your Pharmacist?
  • Dance away Diabetes!
  • Tomato Black Bean Salsa
• SelfGrowth.com – The Online Self Improvement Community
• Shape: Diet, Fitness, Recipes, Healthy Eating Expertise
  • The Fat Blaster in Your Fridge
• The Daily Green – 21 of the Best Natural Sunscreens
• The Old Switcheroo – Small Changes. Big Benefits.
• Triangle of Life by Doug Copp
• VSP – Vision care for life
  • See your world in a different way.
  • VSP’s Eye Health Management Program
  • When you think of wellness, what comes to mind?
• Yoga.com
  • The Yoga of Relationship: See Yourself in Others Yoga Sutra 1.33
• Yoga Mats Resource

Wellness Committee:

• Workplace Wellness Planner: Table of Contents
  • Chapter One – Building a Workplace Wellness Program
  • Chapter Two – Developing Policies & Procedures
  • Chapter Three – Gaining Management Support
  • Chapter Four – Creating a Wellness Committee
  • Chapter Five – Weaving Your Wellness Network
  • Chapter Six – Assessing Program Needs
  • Chapter Seven – Building an Infrastructure of Health
  • Chapter Eight – Forming an Operating Plan
  • Chapter Nine – Planning Activities & Interventions
  • Chapter Ten – Evaluating Progress & Outcomes
• Wellness Committee Meeting Notes for December 10, 2009