The Board of County Commissioners is committed to providing County employees with opportunities to enhance their overall health and wellness. The Lake Wellness Solutions Employee Wellness Program provides employees with information and resources to assist them in making healthy lifestyle choices. Worksite wellness programs not only benefit the employees through improved quality of life, but also the organization through increased productivity, reduced employee absenteeism, decreased potential for workplace accidents, and improved organizational image. The Employee Wellness Program is available to all BCC employees and other agencies participating in the benefits program. 

Employee Wellness Toolbox
Click on the following links to learn more about different wellness tools available to LCBCC employees through the Lake Wellness Solution Employee Wellness Program.

• Lake Wellness Solutions Blog
• Free periodic screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, etc.)

  The following free screenings will be offered at the Wellness & Safety Expo on March 1, 2007 at the Lake County Agricultural Center, 1951 Woodlea Rd, Tavares. 7:30 - 12:30 p.m.

  • Pulse Oximetry
  • FASTING Blood Sugar (instant results)
  • FASTING Cholesterol (results mailed)
  • Spinal Screening
  • Blood Pressure
  • Body Fat Analysis
  • Grip Strength Test
  • Body Mass Index
  • Colorectal Screening Kits (to take home)
  • Bone Density
  
  
• Wellness workshops (topics include nutrition, exercise, stress management, and other health-related issues)

  Employees will receive an email announcing a new workshop. Registration is required for all wellness workshops. Workshops are posted on the online training calendar.

  Previous workshops include:

  • My Pyramid Steps to a Healthier You
  • Eat Well, Live Well
  • Women's Heart Truth
  • Starting a Healthy Habit (Exercise)
  • Stress Management
  • Skin Cancer Workshop
  • Prostate Cancer Workshop
  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Diabetes Prevention Workshop
  • Lighten Up Your Holidays
  • Essential Skills Workshop
  • Stress Management Techniques
  • Let's Play "Foodball"
  • Love Your Heart
  • Desk Exercises Demonstration
  • Vary Your Veggies
  • Focus on Fruits
  
  
• Programs and activities designed to promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle

  Previous Programs and activities include:

  • Healthy Recipe Drive
  • National Nutrition Month Tip of the Week
  • Employee Health and Fitness Day
  • Fitness Walk
  • Health Risk Appraisal
  • Maintain No Gain
  
  
• Weekly wellness emails
• Employees' Favorite Healthy Recipes
• Payroll deductions for the cost of monthly dues at YMCA and LRMC Wellness Centers. View the list of wellness centers that offer discounts to County employees, but for which payroll deduction is not available.
• Guidelines for Healthy Meetings
• Wellness-related websites