EHA Wellness
2014 Spring Wellness Rep Training
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• Mt. Everest is…
– A. The tallest mountain in the world
– B. One of the tallest mountains in the
world
– C. An easy mountain to climb.
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• How many people have attempted to
climb Mt. Everest?
– A. Approximately 2,000
– B. Approximately 1,000
– C. Approximately 5,500
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• True or False: The wind can blow over
200 mph on Mt. Everest.
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• True or False: There is an area that
climbers go through that can be very
hot with temperatures close to 100F.
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• How high above sea level is Mt. Everest?
– A. 5.5 miles
– B. 7 miles
– C. 4.2 miles
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• How many calories do climbers burn
each day?
– A. 25,000 calories
– B. 5,000 calories
– C. 10,000 calories
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Climbing Mt. Everest
• Who are Sherpas? What do they do?
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Climbing Mt. Everest
1. A - Mt. Everest is the tallest
mountain in the world
2. C - 5,500 people have attempted to
climb Mt. Everest. ~249 have died
3. True – the Jet Stream sits on top of
the mountain.
4. True – it’s hot and cold (-80F)
5. A - It’s 5.5 miles up there.
6. C - 10,000 – climbers lose 10-20 lbs!
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Climbing Mt. Everest
7. Sherpas help climbers by carrying
tents and cooking food…it’s their job!
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What is Wellness?
Wellness is being aware of your present health status
and actively working toward maintaining or
improving it.
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Think Positive
• Choose 3 cards that describe positive things
going on at your school/group.
• Choose 1-2 cards that describe something
positive about your group members.
• Choose 3 cards that reflect positive things
about yourself.
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Relationships…
• Think for a minute about memorable
moments and events in your life…
• What happens when you see a friend
smile?
• Or when you have a bad meeting late in
the day?
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Social Networks?
• Not only do the people directly
around us influence our
wellbeing…so does our friends’
independent network of
relationships!
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Not these Social Networks
…REAL ones!
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Social Networks
• Your odds of being happy increase by
15% if a direct connection in your social
network is happy.
AND…
• If a friend of a friend is happy, the odds
of your friend being happy increase
15% and the odds of you being happy
increase 10%.
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Social Networks & Health
• You are 61% more likely to smoke if you
have a direct connection with a smoker.
• If your friend’s friend is a smoker, you’re still
29% more likely to smoke.
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Social Networks & Health
• If a friend becomes obese, it increases
your chances of becoming obese by
57%.
• If your brother or sister becomes obese,
your chances increase by 40%.
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Over time, our diets and exercise habits
mimic those of our friends. If your best
friend is very active, it nearly triples your
chances of having high levels of physical
activity.
A best friend who eats healthy? You are
FIVE times as likely to have a healthy diet as
well.
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Good Friends = Good Health
The people we surround ourselves with
might have more influence on our
health than our family history does.
With few social ties = 2x the risk of
dying from heart disease and are 2x
more likely to catch colds.
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When we get at least 6 hours of
social time every day, it
increases our wellbeing and
minimizes stress and worry.
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It is critical to strengthen the
entire network around us – we
have stock in others’ wellbeing!
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Purchase Stock in Yourself!
Nearly 90% of our thoughts are
negative…you can turn those
around and invest in yourself.
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EHA Wellness
• What’s new?
– 231 Groups
• 231 dedicated wellness reps!
– 39,000 educators
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EHA Wellness Program
• Online Programs 2013 - 2014
– April…Mt. Everest Fitness Challenge
– June…Safety First
– August…Eat Right for Life
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EHA Wellness Program
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EHA Wellness
• Personal Health Assessment
– Fall or Spring
– Participate one time per school year
– $25 incentive each time
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EHA Wellness
• September 25, 2014
– EHA Wellness Rep Meeting
– Safety & Wellness Conference
– Governor’s Award Presentations
• Fall Trainings
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Questions?
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