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Modeling Wellness Business Plan
The Cranky Burger restaurant was recently purchased and remodeled and renamed the
Walkaway Cafe. The menu was also changed to include only healthy food items with highquality, fresh produce, and the theme of the Walkaway Cafe is promoting employee and
community health through a variety of initiatives to motivate towards a healthier lifestyle and
provide access to tools and environments that promote health and wellness. Healthfulness is a
multifaceted phenomenon, encompassing physical health, emotional well-being, and social
cohesion (Jamner & Stokols, 2001) . To promote health holistically for communities and
individuals, risk factors and strengths must be identified before strategies to promote health and
wellness can be developed. Aligned with this idea, The Walkaway Cafe has identified major
health risk factors in the community and has identified several strategies for promoting employee
and community health and fitness levels, which is detailed below.
Strategies
Employee Initiatives
Healthy physical working environment (Jamner & Stokols, 2001, p 142)
Individual Psychological health can be affected by hostility, optimism and a sense of
belonging (Jamner & Stokols, 2001, p 145).People need people! Another desire we have is to
Community Initiatives
Here at Walkaway Cafe, it is important to promote community health, as evidenced by
healthy menus and innovative spaces to allow for standing if a customer should prefer. We offer
several incentive plans to promote community health, including a selection of discounted lunch
meals for customers who have 10,000 steps on their pedometer.
One program that we take pride in is the More Green Space Project. We are dedicated to
developing more green space in our neighborhood, providing a place where families, children
and neighbors can socialize, get outdoor activity in a safe environment, and motivate each other
to better health. A percentage of every transaction is donated to this fund, and with our
community partners, we are close to purchasing the property to build the Walkaway Park and
Recreational Area. The permit process has been started and we are proud to offer our customers
not only health choices, but conscientious choices as well. This park will promote community
Promoting Wellness
Offering healthy food options promotes community wellness and employee wellness and
health by providing convenient and healthy meals and snacks. This gives the consumer the power
to choose their meal and include foods they enjoy but empowers them to make healthy choices.
Our employee health plan has a reduced cost for members who participate in healthy
lifestyle program. The healthy lifestyle program asks participants to work out 30 minutes a day,
three times a week, stop smoking or take steps to quit, and make simple dietary changes, like
reducing caloric intake or sugar intake. This motivational tool promotes the health of employees
by offering the extrinsic motivation of reducing the cost of health insurance plans through the
Walkaway Cafe.
Change Agents
Aminah Haque
As a change agent, I will focus on preventable disease in the workplace such as
encouraging colleagues to get their flu shots, promoting healthy life choices, and actively
working to sign colleagues up for physical or health assessments. Encouraging colleagues to get
their flu shots promotes general wellness, preventing the flu from individuals and preventing the
spread of flu to coworkers. A healthy employee is a happier employee and more capable of
doing their job well, which also ties into promoting healthy lifestyle choices. Through modeling
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Cullen McCaw
As a change agent, I will help myself and other make healthy eating habits and getting
exercise by going for walks after meals or riding bikes. I will promote a whole food plant based
diet for those interested and help those who are interested reverse diseases that can be prevented
by a whole foods plant based diet. I will encourage others to adopt a healthy attitude towards
food and will show them how to cook healthy meals for themselves and their families. I work at
Teavana right now and they are moving towards all their teas being natural starting in 2017, I
will educate those around me about the benefits of tea and how it can help their health with the
antioxidants found within the tea. I hope to continue to be a change agent within my work setting
and to continue to advocate for a whole foods plant based diet. I plan on walking away from soda
and to start exercising with my girlfriend with riding bikes, and also riding my bike to work each
day.
Mariela Pooley
Naturally I am a competitive person with a drive to achieve goals made enticing and fun
with the encouragement of others. As a change agent I will promote healthy competitions with
my coworkers. We can design simple and effective methods so it is enjoyable for those
participating. I have ideas such as, each month has a different theme and goal. One month can be
who can drink the most water, another can be who cooks dinner at home the most, and who can
walk or hike the most miles in one month. We can track our progress using apps on our
smartphones and determine a winner. The prizes can include a gift card to a juice bar or smoothie
place, a healthy restaurant or exercise equipment. I believe these monthly challenges will keep us
engaged and motivated on small goals in our lives. Changing everything in our lives can be more
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