Wellness Culture Zones

At Work Among Friends

At Home In the

Community

1. I like hanging out with my friends, but when we get

together we do some pretty unhealthy things.

2. The people I live with are not really health-oriented.

3. The tensions in our family often get me off track

from pursuing personal wellness.

4. It is pretty hard to find healthy places to eat and

socialize in our community.

Rate the following statements 5 for strongly agree to 1 for strongly disagree

1. My friends support my efforts to maintain a healthy

lifestyle.

2. At our house, it is normal to eat healthy foods, be

fit, relax, be social, learn and grow.

3. Our family traditions support wellness.

4. Our community offers an abundance of healthy

activities.

Rate the following statements 5 for strongly agree to 1 for strongly disagree

A Practice Perspective on

Culture Change

Productivity increased

200%

Worker income tripled

Turnover dropped by

25%

Racism was

reduced

• Reach the hard to

reach

• Maintain healthy

behavior

• Increase lifestyle

change success

A Wellness Culture

Makes Health Programs Work

Cultivating Healthy

Behavior

Behavior Choices

Norms

Touch Points

Climate Peer

Support

Shared Values

Wellness Culture Tools

Establishing Trust

Setting Goals

Identifying Role Models

Eliminating Barriers to Change

Locating Supportive Environments

Working Through Relapse

Celebrating Success

Peer Support through

Wellness Mentoring

Wellness Mentor Training

• Peers engage in lifestyle change while learning 7

core peer support skills.

• Participants submit reports about their conversations.

• You offer encouragement and feedback.

Worksite Culture through Systematic Change • What steps are required in order to

plan and design?

PHASE I

Preparation PHASE II

Involvement PHASE III

Integration PHASE IV

Sustainability

Analysis

Set Objectives

Develop Leaders

Introduce the

Vision of the

New Culture to

All Levels

Align Cultural

Touch Points Evaluate

Progress

Celebrate Success

Renew and

Extend

Share the wellness

vision

Serve as role models

Align cultural touch points

Monitor progress

and celebrate success

Worksite Culture through

Wellness Leadership

Worksite Culture through Climate

Sense of Community

Supporting Household

Wellness Champions

Creating a Shared

Wellness Vision

Mobilizing Peer

Support

Aligning Cultural Touch Points

Using Wellness

to Strengthen

Climate

Conversations about

Household Wellness Culture

Choosing

Your Path to

Household

Wellness

Family Cultures Influence Wellness

Families are Diverse

All Families Do Not Live Under One Roof

Families Can Have Wellness Stories

Families Can Have Wellness Norms

Families Have Touch Points

Family Relationships Can Be Nurtured by Wellness

Wellness Resources

Eat Well

Relax

Be Fit

Learn and

Grow

Be Social

Bring Your Kids

Volunteer

Get Help with

Change

Community

Community Resource Directory

Connect people to local places for indoor

exercise, health-oriented restaurants,

farmer’s markets, yoga instructors, and

100+ other wellness resources.

Our Own Wellness Zones

At Work Among Friends

At Home In the

Community