Additional Benefits

Healthy Initiative Benefit

Healthy Initiative

The purpose of the MITW Occupational Wellness Program is to promote and educate the employees of the Tribe, College and Casino about healthy living, disease awareness and injury prevention.

The Occupational Wellness Program focuses on educating, motivating, and supporting the employees as they maintain or change to a healthy lifestyle. The program provides the necessary interventions for decreasing risk factors that can lead to disease. The program promotes a variety of wellness options such as community programs, onsite programs, virtual programs and telephone based services.

All employees are welcome to participate in on-site activities and programs. Programs include:
• Smoking Cessation
• Weight Management
• Stress Management
• Self Care
• Nutrition
• Health Education
• Fitness

Insured Employees

For insured employees, a monetary incentive is provided to employees who participate in activities and events. The additional services offered to insured employees are geared at helping reduce health care spending by encouraging employees to maintain good health.

2008 Incentive
• Health Risk Assessment…..$25
• Wellness Checklist………..$25