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Promoting Health and Happiness: SLCC Employee Wellness Programs


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Employees' safety, health and wellbeing has always been a top priority for SLCC. One of the many ways we support our employees in being the best they can be is through our wellness programs. Many studies show that properly executed employee wellness programs improve morale, retention and engagement, as well as improve workers' overall health outcomes. Specifically for employers, according to Harvard researchers, a good employee wellness program can save $3.27 in health care costs and $2.23 in absenteeism costs for every dollar spent. 

The College recognizes that each wellness journey is unique based on individual circumstances. As such, SLCC's Wellness Team serves up a broad range of learning programs that focus on various physical, mental, and financial health topics. With June being National Employee Wellness Month, here's a look at the wellness programs available to all SLCC employees. 

SLCC Employee Wellness Learning Programs

First Aid and CPR Certification Class: Open to all employees and offered by the National Safety Council

Live On Utah: State program that teaches how to become a Suicide Prevention Ambassador

Quizzify: Learn about health topics and test your knowledge as you take online quizzes 

Regence.com: Self-guided programs designed to improve health outcomes found at Regence.com 

Wellness Library: SLCC maintains a small library where employees can check out books on a variety of wellness topics 

Community Walkability: Encourages employees to get moving by identifying fitness resources available in their communities 

Financial Wellness: A four-week course that teaches participants to differentiate between assets and liabilities, create and follow a budget, buy a home, manage debt, and use credit cards 

One Small Change: A four-week course that inspires employees to adopt small changes that lead to big improvements over time 

Lecture Series: A four-week course to improve employees' knowledge on a variety of health topics, such as medical screenings, long-haul COVID and environmental health 

Positive Psychology Class: 16-week online course that explores the science of happiness and ways to boost participants' mental health 

Stress Management Class: 12-week course that teaches employees to better manage stress and how it can be used for personal growth 

Tobacco Cessation: Course offered by the Utah Department of Health's Way to Quit program, offering strategies for eliminating tobacco use 

Other SLCC Wellness Programs 

Personal Training 

Drop-in Yoga Sessions

Happy Thoughts Drop-in Sessions: Online, weekly classes that emphasize experimental activities designed to elevate and nurture wellbeing 

Chronic Conditions Management Programs, including bone health and diabetes prevention courses 

SLCC also provides all employees up to 3 hours of paid time per week to use for exercise or to participate in college wellness programs. 

For more information on the above programs and other wellness offerings available to SLCC employees, check out the college's Employee Wellness page. 

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