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KendalatHanoverdepartmentsteamupforbetterhealthOverthepasttwoyearsKendalatHanoverhasimplementedanewperormancemanagementsys-tem.ThePerormanceManagementPartnershipPMPencouragesandrewardsstaoraccom-plishingreasonablegoalsoverthecourseoayear.TwodepartmentsatKendalatHanoverhavetakentheopportunitytousePMPtoimprovethehealthotheirsta.Inconjunctionwithanorganizationalgoaltoinvolvemorestaintothecommunityx19swellnessprogramsJoAnnCoulombeDirectoroEnvironmentalServicesandDeanSorensonDirectoroFacilitieshaveteameduptooerax1c3-a-dayx1dnutritionincentivetostaintheirdepartmentsorourmonths.EachstamemberwhoparticipatesiseligibletoreceivethreeservingsoruitsorvegetableseachdayatnochargewiththeendgoaltoencouragestatoeattheUSDA-recommendedfveservingseachday.Thatx19sover500servingsoruitorvegetablesperweekParticipatingstatracktheirruitandvegetableconsumptiontohelpthemdetermineitheincentiveismakingadierenceintheirdiets.Stamembersalsohavetheopportunitytosetpersonalgoalsaroundruitandvegetableconsumptionandberewardedortheirachievementattheendotheyear.Sincetheincentivestartedinmid-Junestaparticipationhasbeenhigh.EverystamemberinEnvironmentalServicesisparticipatingwhile12Facilitiesstamembersaretakingadvantageotheincentives.x1cWhenwelaunchedthisinitiativethestawereamazedattheamountoruitandvegetablestheywereallowedtohaveatnocostx1dJoAnnsaid.x1cOnestamembercommentedwithasmileonheracex18Wowthisisalotooodx19IhaveheardonlypositivecommentsandIampleasedtopartnerwithDeanSorensonintakingpartinsuchanimportantendeavor.IattheendDeanandIhavechangedoneattitudeabouthealthyeatingwehaveaccomplishedourgoal.x1dFacilitiesstamemberMikeMorrissettesaidx1cTodowhatisrightisharderthantojustdo.Todorighttakestimemoneyandeort.Attheendothedayyoucanseeyourlevelocommitment.x1dHudsonstax0acceptFitnessChallengeSupportingstawellnessisabigpartoKendalonHudsonx19svaluesandstamembershavealwaysbeenwelcometousetheftnesscenterreeocharge.Althoughtheyweremadeawareothisexceptionalbeneftonlyahandulhaveusedthecenterregularlysincethecommunityopenedin2005.ToincreaseusagetheftnessstastartedanincentiveprogramcalledtheFitnessChallenge.EverytimeastamembersignsintotheFitnessCenteraticketwiththeirnameisplacedinabasketoramonthlyprizedrawing.Twonamesaredrawnattheendoeachmonth.WalksaroundthegroundsalongtheHudsonRiverorinRockwoodHallStateParkadjacenttoKendalarealsoeligible.Prizeshaveincludedbeachtowelsgymbagspedometersandmuchmore.Morethan50stanowparticipateintheFitnessChallenge.TherearemanyreasonsstahavetakenuptheFitnessChallengesomestamembershavestartedweeklyweight-losscompetitionsmanystahavebuddied-uptomotivateeachotherresultsromourbiometricscreeningopenedsomeeyestothebeneftsoexercisespecialobsissuedtostaallowaccessaterhoursftnessstaareavailabletoanswerquestionsstanewslettersincludehealtheducationpiecesaconcernorrisinghealthinsurancecostscreativitywithworkscheduleandlunchbreaksandcamaraderieamongsta.Thesuccessotheprogramcametogetheracrossalldepartments.TheDirectoroNursinghaslost21poundsandoneadministrativeassistanthasdroppedthreedresssizes.WhateverhadtobedonetoincreasetheusageotheftnesscentertheentireKendalonHudsonstarosetothechallengeKendalonHudsonstaffmembersparticipatingintheFitnessChallengeincludefromleftGreggoryCotareloRobertDaltonCathyDiSommaandJoanneRicciardi.Winter201112MeetingGround9