Commerce Wellness - It's Time!
New Employee Assistance Program now available to Commerce Employees
A message from Chet Mottershead, our Director of Human Resources:
Effective February 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce has partnered with a new Employee Assistant Program (EAP) provider, the McLaughlin Young Group – an independent provider of EAP services.
The McLaughlin Young Group offers help for personal and/or professional concerns by providing free, confidential, short-term counseling, and personal consultation. The EAP has a network of counselors that are located near your home and/or work location. They can help you improve or resolve personal difficulties whether big or small, personal, or work related.
There are lots of Wellness activities and programs that are available through this program as well. Confidentiality is one of the most important features of the EAP. No one will know that you have used this resource unless you offer that information or unless someone’s safety is threatened.
The EAP staff at the McLaughlin Young Group is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is ready to assist you. To seek assistance through EAP, simply call the McLaughlin Young Group at (888) 298-3907;
or visit the group at: www.mygroup.com.
Come join us for the NC Department of Commerce Friday Mile!
A message from Chet Mottershead, our Director of Human Resources:
The NC Department of Commerce has begun a weekly walking program called, "The Friday Mile". Every Friday morning at 8:30, we encourage all employees to meet in the front of your building, and together, walk a mile. It only takes 15 minutes.
For those of you in downtown Raleigh, click on the image to the left, for a larger, PDF version of this walking map.
Remember, this isn't just for employees in the downtown Raleigh complex. Let's all do it! Commerce employees out at North Hills and Chapanoke, this means all of you! regional folks in Asheville, Greenville, and Fayetteville...Lets move this friday morning at 8:30!
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Program
Would you like to do something about the usual weight gain that the holidays can bring? Learn the tools and information you need to live a healthy lifestyle! Commerce Wellness Committee is bringing you another Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less (ESMMWL) program, available once again at our worksite. Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less is a 15-week weight management program that has already shown success in lowering and maintaining weight, reducing blood pressure, increasing physical activity, and improving nutrition amongst our fellow Commerce employees. Lunch-time sessions are held weekly from 11:15 AM -12:15 PM in the Dobbs Building on Wednesdays, beginning January 11, 2012, and concluding April 18, 2012.
Program details are as follows:
· We MUST have at least 15 participants to schedule a class, and the maximum enrollment per class is 30, so please respond as soon as possible!
· An instructor will come to our worksite and bring all curriculum materials and equipment needed.
· The cost is $30/participant, payable by check or money order. The class fee includes the cost of a personal journal and magazine that participants keep. Participants who attend at least 10 out of the 15 sessions will receive a $25 refund at the end of the program. That’s an 84% savings!
The $30 registration fee must be paid in full during the first class with a check or Money Order payable to “NC Public Health Foundation.” Cash will not be accepted.
Contact Karen Proffitt,
Commerce Wellness Committee Program Coordinator
Public Staff – Natural Gas Division
Phone: (919) 733-1516
It's never too late to begin.
Take charge of your health today by participating in the programs and events provided through the Commerce Wellness “It’s Time” Program. A healthy employee is a productive employee. If you have ideas for new programs or events you would like to submit to the Commerce Wellness Committee for consideration during one of the monthly meetings, or have comments regarding existing programs and events, please contact Martha Slate, Chairman, at mslate@nccommerce.com or 919-733-7416. The Commerce Wellness Committee would appreciate your input. Let's all work together to become healthier individuals!