Wellness Classes & Activities

Pinellas County offers classes to learn more about your health and improve wellness. See upcoming classes, events, activities, and screenings below.

Types of Activities

(by type, then date order)

Community Events

Employee Night Out: Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Game
(July 25 and August 29)

Tampa Bay Rays logo

Enjoy a night out at Tropicana Field with family, friends, or co-workers at a discounted rate between $26.10 and $34.30 per person with advance purchase.

  • Saturday, July 25 at 6:10 p.m. vs. Cleveland Guardians
  • Saturday, August 29 at 4:10 p.m. vs. San Diego Padres

Tickets are for sections 144, 146, 148. For information including how to buy tickets, see Employee Night Out with the Tampa Bay Rays (login to SharePoint required).  

Social Well-Being


Onsite Screenings & Clinics

Onsite Biometric Screening
(Now to August 18)

Blood vial in a blue octagon shape

Employees have the option to complete an onsite biometric screening. Quest providers will draw blood and take body measurements (blood pressure, height, weight, and waist circumference). This is the same screening you get at a Direct-to-Quest Diagnostics® Patient Service Center.

Physical and Financial Well-Being

OnSpot Dermatology
(ongoing)

OnSpot Dermatology logo circle

Schedule your appointment now for an onsite dermatology screening. OnSpot Dermatology offers a full skin cancer screening and other dermatological services to stay on top of your skin health. Early detection of skin cancer is the key to the most minimal and cost-effective treatment with the highest chance of a cure.

Earn $50/12,500 points in wellness rewards for receiving your annual skin screening.

Physical and Financial Well-Being

Mobile Mammogram
(Now to September 16)

Pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness

Schedule your appointment now for the mammogram bus coming to a worksite near you! Early detection saves lives; get scanned now.  The AdventHealth mammogram bus is open to all Pinellas County Government employees with insurance, regardless of whether they are on the County’s plan or not, as well as covered spouses/domestic partners.  

Earn $50/12,500 points in wellness rewards for getting a mammogram.

Physical and Financial Well-Being


Webinars

Understanding Your Benefits Under the FRS Pension Plan
(August 7, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

People holding money bags in front of building labeled Pension Fund

Registration closes August 6.

Register now (log in to Sharepoint required) for a 1.5-hour webinar to understand the FRS Pension Plan.  

  • Learn plan details and requirements, procedures to follow when applying for retirement benefits and information about federal withholding taxes, direct deposit of monthly benefits, the health insurance subsidy and reemployment after you retire. 
  • This workshop is for all employees to help learn plan details, requirements, and procedures to follow when applying for retirement.  
  • Presenter: Florida Retirement System (FRS) Representative   
  • View myFRS.com to access on-demand videos and other resources. 

Financial Well-Being 

Understanding the FRS Investment Plan
(August 7, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.)

woman putting money into an oversized piggy bank

Registration closes August 6.

Register now (log in to Sharepoint required) for a 1.5-hour webinar to learn about the FRS Investment Plan.  

  • Discover plan features, payment options, investment fund choices, and the tools available to help you with your investment selections.   
  • Presenter: Florida Retirement System (FRS) Representative    
  • View myFRS.com to access on-demand videos and other resources.   

Financial Well-Being 

Building Awareness and Practical Strategies for Supporting Neurodivergent Family and Friends
(August 11, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.)

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Register now for a 45-minute webinar to learn valuable insights and practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent family and friends. The session explores unique perspectives and needs of individuals with these conditions, with a specific focus on children.

  • Gain understanding of common challenges associated with Autism and ADHD
  • Learn effective communication strategies 
  • Discover practical tips for creating a supportive environment 
  • Explore different approaches to building meaningful relationships
  • Presenter: Lorelei Keif, Onsite EAP Counselor  

Physical, Social, and Emotional Well-Being 

Introduction to Acupuncture
(August 12, 12:10 – 1:00 p.m.)

Acupuncture icons including thin needles, foot, hand, lotus blossom and aromotherapy bottles

Virtual and in-person options

Register now for a 50-minute virtual workshop (live stream of the event) to learn about acupuncture and its many benefits. This thousands-year-old practice provides alternative solutions to many health problems including pain, hormonal health, stress, fertility, digestive health, and much more. Alternatively, you may attend the in-person class in Clearwater.

You will learn:

  • How these hair-thin filaments differ from medical hypodermic needles
  • What acupuncture is and isn’t
  • What published research shows, and how this evidence-based approach fits alongside primary care

Presentation:

  • Includes a live demonstration
  • Presenter: Dr. Kim Windschauer, Certified Neuropuncturist®, DOM, AP, LAc

Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Circle of Emotions Virtual Art Workshop
(August 14, 12:00 – 12:50 p.m.)

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Register now for a 50-minute virtual class to explore emotional states and needs through simple and relaxing coloring. Beginner friendly. Please bring white unlined paper or a journal, and any coloring materials such as crayons, markers, or colored pencils. 

  • Presenter: Tamara Rokicki, Soul Craft Collective

Emotional Well-Being 

Cook Along Kitchen: After School Snacks
(August 20, 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.)

Cook Along Kitchen logo with a chef hat and utensils

Register now for a 45-minute webinar/cooking demonstration to create fun, appetizing, and nourishing kid-friendly snacks for after school refueling.

  • Make no-bake monster cookie granola bites, apple nachos with all the fixins’, and fun and flavorful fruit skewers with a creamy dipping sauce.
  • Bonus – you can get your kids in the kitchen with you to create these recipes for even more fun!
  • Presenter: Shannon Parks, CPH, RDN, MPH, Onsite Health Coach  
  • Note: Shannon emails the recipe and webinar recording to participants. If you cannot attend and would like a copy of the recipe(s), please email Shannon.  

Physical and Social Well–Being 

Investment Fundamentals
(August 25, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.)

Business people with large plant containing dollar signs

Register now for a 60-minute virtual class to learn investment information and considerations that can build the foundation for your current and future investments. Investing your money wisely can increase your net worth and help you live out your dream retirement lifestyle or pay college tuition for your children.

  • Designed for all ages
  • Presenter: A Securian Financial Advisor

Financial Well-Being 

Digging Out of Debt
(August 26, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.)

Man in a suit with a shovel digging next to a tree covered with money symbols

Register now for a 1-hour webinar to evaluate your debt and spending habits. You will create a solid plan to manage debt and save for your future. 

  • Explore balance sheets
  • Develop a spending plan and create a budget
  • Presenter: Ethan Nesheim, Wealthspire Financial Advisor

Financial Well-Being 

Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout
(September 1, 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.)

Man holding his head with a temperature gauge and bullhorn next to him

Register now for a 45-minute webinar to learn what sustained work and life pressure does to the nervous system, why willpower-based strategies stop working, and what actually helps the body shift out of chronic stress mode.

  • Identify the physiological signs of nervous system overload and burnout
  • Understand how acupuncture support parasympathetic recovery and sleep
  • Learn short daily resets you can use any time with the opportunity to practice several that take 60 seconds or less.
  • Presenter: Dr. Kim Windschauer, Certified Neuropuncturist®, DOM, AP, LAc

Physical and Emotional Well-Being 


Onsite Classes

Introduction to Acupuncture
(August 12, 12:10 – 1:00 p.m.)

Acupuncture icons including thin needles, foot, hand, lotus blossom and aromotherapy bottles

In-person and virtual options

Register now for a 50-minute workshop at 310 Court Street, Clearwater to learn about acupuncture and its many benefits. This thousands-year-old practice provides alternative solutions to many health problems including pain, hormonal health, stress, fertility, digestive health, and much more. Alternatively, you may attend the virtual webinar which is a live stream of the event.

You will learn:

  • How these hair-thin filaments differ from medical hypodermic needles
  • What acupuncture is and isn’t
  • What published research shows, and how this evidence-based approach fits alongside primary care

Presentation:

  • Includes a live demonstration
  • Presenter: Dr. Kim Windschauer, Certified Neuropuncturist®, DOM, AP, LAc

Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Getting Ready for Retirement
(September 10, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)

Woman with large money bag, cash and coins

Registration closes September 9.

Register now (login to SharePoint required) for a 4.5 hour in-person retirement event at the Magnolia Room in Largo.    

  • Achieving retirement goals requires both knowledge and planning. Attend this onsite workshop to discover more about the retirement benefits available to you through the Florida Retirement System (FRS) and Pinellas County.    
  • Gain helpful tips on how to successfully transition from your career into retirement.    
  • Most recommended for those within 10 years of retirement. 
  • Presenter: Florida Retirement System (FRS) Representative   

Financial Well-Being 

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