Practice May Make Perfect... but it Does Not Make Policies!

The WWKS Crew Walked 3 Miles on the Public Walking Trail!

Hello Beloit! The WorkWell KS crew is excited to be back in town.  Thanks to some additional funding from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment(KDHE), WorkWell KS is able to return to some of our Year 1 communities.  Our first return trip was to Beloit, KS.  The community's WorkWell KS Champions, Lori May and Janae Peters, both with the NCK Wellness Center, did a wonderful job of bringing both veteran and new worksites to the table to talk about creating strategic business plans that support healthy worksites.  The group was dynamic, engaged and full of energy.  They brought fantastic ideas to group conversations and it appears many businesses in the community have adopted some amazing practices that support the development of a healthy culture at their worksites.  Some businesses currently do not hire tobacco users, others are sure to provide healthy foods at work functions.  Many however had not yet developed policies to support and sustain these practices.  The work they are doing is WONDERFUL, but potentially in vain if a policy is not developed to sustain it. Policies address the "stickiness" factor we discuss in the WorkWell KS Workshop.  Policies secure a permanent place in the worksite for current and/or future practices.  Beloit is full of leaders and businesses committed to the health of  their employees and the community as a whole. We look forward to seeing the work you continue to do. The opportunities are endless!