Wellness Programs

Wellness is an organization program of health promotion for assisting individuals, groups and communities of people to attain a higher level of health. Many community wellness programs are the result of collaborative efforts between a community education model and the Parks and Recreation Department in the community. A first step might be an inventory of existing wellness opportunities in the community, i.e. fitness trails with exercise stations. The mere publication of this information can motivate some individuals to take advantage. Some components of wellness are appraisal, incentive rewards for accomplishments, and fitness classes. Some large organized event such as a walk-a-thon or 10K run can provide valuable publicity for a community wellness program. When preparing programming for wellness, some emphasis should be placed on activities that involve whole families.