ROUTE 66 FINALE and CIGNA Wellness Engagement - Due March 31, 2013

From: Walter, Gwen - HPL
To: HPL - All Employees
Subject: ROUTE 66 FINALE and CIGNA Wellness Engagement - Due March 31, 2013

Hello All,

I am pleased to announce that the “Get Fit on Route 66 – HPL vs. Parks”, Wellness Engagement was a successful program. The Parks Department won the official competition. However, Team HPL’s  249 participants achieved priceless success as well.

Our signature theme for this initiate, Walk.Write.Win, came to fruition.

WALK – We increased our daily exercise rates with each challenge to increase our daily steps.

WRITE – We kept logs of our daily step counts; with and without pedometers J.

WIN –  We are beneficiaries of the increased physically activity of this program.

Our top walker is Hope Waobikeze with a total of 1,870,555 step counts! Hope will be awarded an iPod Shuffle from the City of Houston Wellness Group for this achievement. Our Team HPL top ten walkers are…

 1.  Hope Waobikeze

 2.  Angelia Rose

 3.  Christine Gibson

 4. Meryl Bote

 5. Gregg Clement

 6.  Robin Cabrera

 7.  Amanda Fields

 8. Isis Mathoslah

 9.  Franchella Ross

 10. Emmanuel Merenini

These HPL staffers will receive a certificate of award for being our top group of walkers. In the very near future the  current COH Route 66 Newsletter that summarizes this event will be posted on the HPL Intranet Wellness Page. I am also pleased to announce that HPL has a 100% completion rate for the Wellness Engagement requirement due March 31, 2013. Yay, TEAM HPL!  This means that every HPL staffer who subscribes to one of the City’s Cigna Health Plans has already participated in a qualifying wellness activity. Thank You HPL! Our Department along with the Houston Airport System are currently the only COH Departments who have achieved 100% in this initiative. Now we all can just cruise and wait for the next wellness engagement requirement that will be announced in April 2013. I would like to remind everyone of two wellness programs sponsored by the City of Houston Wellness group that you are welcomed to participate in. It is not too late to join.

<![if !supportLists]>1.      <![endif]>YMCA Exercise Classes  These classes are being held at the Jesse Jones Building, Mondays at 1:00 p.m., Concourse Level Meeting Room and Thursdays at 12 noon., 4^th Floor Program Place Meeting Room.

<![if !supportLists]>2.      <![endif]>Weight Watchers  Meetings are being held every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at 611 Walker, 4^th floor Civic Room. Meetings are also being held every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at 900 Bagby St., 3^rd floor Conference Room.

For more information on all wellness programs being offered, please visit www.houstonwellnessconnection.org  or contact the COH Wellness Connection at 713.837.9364, wconnection@houstontx.gov.

Wellness Continues,

Gwen Walter

HPL Safety & Wellness

832.393.1679