What is Wellness Works?
Wellness Works is an outreach program coordinated by the Physical Activity and Health Promotion Lab in the Department of Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Programming is led by students working through internships, independent studies, and class-based service learning programming through an upper division Kinesiology course (HS 380 - Worksite Health Promotion). Click here to learn more about our team and our approach.
What is Walk with Ease?
The Walk with Ease program was developed by the Arthritis Foundation to help reduce symptoms of arthritis but it is broadly recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a lifestyle management program. The ISU PAHP Lab has been leading local and state programming for Walk with Ease in collaboration with the campus U-TuRN network (Click here to learn more)
The Wellness Works team has adapted the WWE program for ALL adults. The customized version for worksites focuses on 'habit formation' to help you adopt and sustain a more active lifestyle. Additional information is available by selecting 'About Walk with Ease' from the menu. |
How do I Promote Walk with Ease in My Worksite?
The Wellness Works Team has developed a flexible implementation model to enable the Walk with Ease intervention to be customized to promote group registrations. Worksite-specific flyers are created to make it easier for individuals in worksites to sign up within the same group. We tracking data by workite and provide evaluation reports for worksites that engage in the programming.