Wellness
at Rio Salado College
Promoting, advocating, and supporting organizational and individual well-being across through:
Education Prevention Early Detection Access to Comprehensive Resources
The MCCCD Wellness Website is designed to be consistent with wellness practices around the world and will emphasize topics related to healthy-living, self-help, self-care, fitness, nutrition, diet and spiritual practices.
The site will focus on the eight dimensions of wellness: social, financial, intellectual, physical, environmental, occupational, emotional, and spiritual. The site will convey messages through video, audio, and other multi-modal methods, and will cover wellness topics that are relevant and useful, helping you to apply the most up to date information and wellness practice into your daily life.
Join us on this journey, your wellness is our goal.
NEW! Virta Health Program
Virta Health [link attached to sign up] is a research-backed, nutrition-based treatment program addressing type 2 diabetes and prediabetes without calorie-cutting, surgery, or additional medications. To participate, employees must pre-qualify for one of the following four (4) programs:
Diabetes Management
Type 2 Diabetes Reversal
Prediabetes Reversal
Obesity Treatment
Contact wellness.maricopa@domail.maricopa.edu for more information.
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8 Dimensions of Wellness
Within Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), each college has a wellness coordinator to support wellness initiatives.
At Rio Salado College, the Employee Engagement & Resource Center team work to integrate 8 dimensions into our employee health and wellness program:
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8 Dimensions of Wellness Resources
Spiritual
Emotional
Environmental
Financial
Expanding a sense of purpose and meaning in life
Coping effectively with life and creating satisfying relationships
Occupying pleasant surroundings/environments that support well-being
Satisfaction with current and future financial situations
Intellectual
Occupational
Physical
Social
Recognizing creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills
Personal satisfaction and enrichment from one's vocation
Recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy food, and rest
Developing a sense of connection, belonging, and a well-developed support system
Healthy Arizona Worksite
Rio Salado College is once again a Gold Award-winner from the Healthy Arizona Worksite Program (HAWP) for 2022.
Rio Salado strives to improve and reach better levels of service and care for our employees. Our main goals center around worksite wellness in three main areas:
Physical
Stress Management
Resource Management
Wellness at Rio Salado College
Wellness Each Day because # You Matter
For questions, please contact Employee.Engagement@riosalado.edu