Cardiovascular Health and Wellness

View How to Build a Walking Trail and other community planning models offered by the Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program. These publications are available as PDF files which can be downloaded and copied as needed.

Wellness Programs

The Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program offers a variety of programs and materials which can be used in a worksite or community setting to engage employees or community members in fun and supportive activities that lead to healthier lifestyles.

The wellness programs listed below promote physical activity and nutrition, while community planning models can assist in the assessment, planning, prioritizing, implementation and evaluation of chronic disease health promotion programs.

Five A Day - Five A Week - 4 week program to encourage eating five servings of fruits and vegetables each day and being physically active at least five days a week.

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Lighten Up Texas - an eight week team competition program to encourage safe weight loss through good nutrition and physical activity.

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Maintain No Gain - an eight week program to promote maintenance of weight during the holiday season.

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Skyscraper Climb - a self paced program that encourages the use of stairs as a form of physical activity.

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Weather or Not - concept linking health departments or organizations committed to promoting physical activity with local media - television, newspapers, or radio - to incorporate a weather-appropriate physical activity suggestion into each daily forecast.

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Community Planning Models

How To Build A Walking Trail - guideline on developing a walking trail in a community setting.

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Community Wellness Index - Self assessment and planning guide that will help identify the strengths and weaknesses of your community’s wellness and health promotion policies and programs, and help you develop an action plan to implement a community wellness program or improve an existing program.

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Worksite Wellness Index - Self assessment and planning guide that will help identify the strengths and weaknesses of your worksite’s wellness and health promotion policies and programs, and help you develop an action plan to implement a worksite wellness program or improve an existing program.

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State Agency Employee Wellness Assistance and Wellness Plan Writing Guide - Booklet that provides the enabling legislation, a model employee assistance and wellness plan, and samples of essential materials necessary for state agencies to develop an effective wellness program.

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Last Updated March 28, 2007