Wellness Program
At Rice, we desire to help employees be the best they can be through continuing education, constructive feedback, coaching and leadership.
We now offer, at no cost to employees, a voluntary Wellness Program to educate and motivate employees to higher levels of wellness. We have an MS, RN, Certified Wellness Coach Carol Ward, who manages the program. She is strongly committed to coaching employees on their way toward wellness, away from disease and high health risks.
The results-oriented program aims to help employees:
- Reduce weight;
- Improve fitness;
- Reduce stress;
- Lower blood pressure and cholesterol;
- Stop smoking; and
- Reach other goals identified through risk assessment and other means.
Carol provides personalized telephone coaching and counseling about nutrition, fitness, smoking cessation and other issues. She also counsels employees about self-care, including self-exams to screen for breast and other cancers.
The program is individualized; employees choose any goal they wish to work toward. Each Rice facility has a Wellness Team Leader to help employees participate in this program. The Program is a resource for any Rice employee who wants to improve his or her health.