Healthier U

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1. Establish Support

• Obtain leadership commitment; discuss departmental goals
• Identify and empower the Wellness Coordinator

2. Recruit

• Temporary Design Committee members to conduct environmental assessment and employee interest survey to inform the game plan
• Ongoing Advisory Committee members to plan and implement the game plan
• Boosters to support Healthier U activities and implement small activities within their unit

3. Lay Groundwork

• Review and adopt Healthier U goals, framework and outcome measures
• Conduct environmental assessment and employee interest survey
• Develop communication and engagement strategies to maximize employee participation 

4. Implement

• Start the game with a kickoff event
• Promote Healthier U at every level (e.g., executive, manager-supervisor, and staff meetings)
• Promote team competition and publicly recognize success

5. Evaluate

• Document outcome measures
• Document lessons learned
• Communicate successes
• Revise as needed