Huron City Commissioners got an update on progress being made in the Mayor’s Wellness Challenge. It’s an effort brought by Mayor Dave McGirr to improve the health of city employees and reduce the expensive health insurance coverage the city is forced to carry due to high claims. Huron Wellness Committee members Nikki Eining and Dr. Wanye Carr presented the initial findings in the project Ening says it started with paper surveys…
Sixty five percent of those city employees label their health as good, but only 31-percent take part in preventative screenings, a number that was shocking to McGirr…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/wellness-b.mp3|titles=wellness-b]The biggest health issue facing those surveyed is weight gain…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/wellness-c.mp3|titles=wellness-c]15-percent of city workers smoke an average of 16 and a half cigarettes per day…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/wellness-d.mp3|titles=wellness-d]Commissioner Dale Schneider noted that health care costs are raging up…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/wellness-e.mp3|titles=wellness-e]Eining presented a number of goals as the project moves forward. The City Commission approved six volunteer members of the City Wellness Committee following the 20 minute Wellness presentation by Eining and Carr. The first meeting is set for May 24th.