Wellness Champion Program

• Become familiar with wellness objectives and programs.
• Support and promote a healthy worksite environment and activities.
• Participate in periodic meetings and conference calls, including semi-annual Champion meetings and trainings.
• Distribute wellness communications to coworkers.
• Coordinate and support wellness activities and events at their worksite.
• Promote, advertise and encourage participation in sponsored wellness activities, screenings, campaigns and special events.
• Track and share results of wellness activities and successes.
• Suggest potential activities based on feedback from coworkers.

• Support your Champion by providing feedback and showing appreciation for their work.
• Participate in the wellness efforts brought to you by your Champion and the Wellness Program.

• Approve Champion participation in the program.
• Allow the Champion time at staff meetings for wellness updates and distribution of materials.
• Provide meeting rooms if available as needed for wellness activities.
• Allow the Champion to utilize space in a common staff area to post wellness materials.
• Provide a supportive environment that promotes healthy behaviors.
• Encourage staff participation and acceptance by supporting and promoting wellness activities, including interdepartmental challenge, worksite stretch or mindfulness breaks, healthy snacks, beverages and meals at department meetings and activities, etc.

Refer to the list of Wellness Champions by department.

• Contact the Wellness staff by phone at (727) 464-3367, option 1, or by email at wellness@pinellascounty.org.
• You will need approval from your supervisor to serve as a Champion.