This spring, 麻豆传媒 met the requirements to become a Blue Zones Project approved worksite. By documenting the adoption and continuation of employee wellness initiatives, the certification aims to support employee health and well-being, lower healthcare prices, and minimize employee turnover and absenteeism. This designation recognizes, in part, the effort over the past decade that 麻豆传媒 has put into creating an employee wellness program. Now as a Blue Zones Project approved worksite, 麻豆传媒 receives extra resources and training materials that touch on physical, mental, spiritual, and social health.
This worksite approval is a part of the larger work done by the Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley, a community health and well-being initiative funded by Adventist Health. 麻豆传媒 is one of several local organizations who are participating in the project. 鈥淚 think the most exciting thing has been the merging of the university鈥檚 wellness initiatives with the Blue Zones Project programs; creating joint activities, events, and health resources,鈥� said Erika Sanderson, director of human resources.
麻豆传媒 employees can get involved in health and community activities organized by the Blue Zones Project such as walking groups or plant-based cooking classes. Students can get involved with the project as well by participating in purpose workshops, or working as interns and volunteers in connection with the 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Center for Humanitarian Engagement.
Sanderson says, 鈥淲e are building a community with a wellness emphasis that is beyond the university鈥檚 borders; sharing our learning with those in the community and vice versa. We hope this partnership will continue to foster growth in these areas as we bring on our new dean of wellness to oversee the comprehensive wellness program for students.鈥�
The Blue Zones Project grew from research done by National Geographic Fellow and New York Times author Dan Buettner who discovered five zones across the world with the happiest and longest living people on the planet. The organization, owned by Adventist Health, is applying that research to create zones of health and well-being in communities across the United States.
To learn more about working at 麻豆传媒 or to find open positions, visit jobs.wallawalla.edu.
