Employee Wellness

Winners and prizes of the Fitness Challenge are below:

Here are the winners of the challenge. The outcomes are exciting and these people deserve a lot of praise for the personal victory in their life and the impact they will make on others when people hear their story.

Option 1: Stay Healthy Participants
$500 gift card

Winner 1: JoAnn Limerick Tiger Trail

Winner 2: James Gunno LMS

Winner 3: Mary L. Caldwell Landrum

Mid-contest Winners:
$100 gift card

Hilda Melkus
Eduardo Dela Paz

Option 2: Weight Loss Participants

1st Place: Ramon A Cruz-Lima Edgewood Elem. 58# 23% Body Weight
$1,500 gift card

2nd Place: Christina Driscoll Northbrook Elem. 41# 18.5% Body Weight
$1,000 gift card

3rd Place: Terri Doherty Ridgecrest 30# 16% Body Weight
$750 gift card

The SBISD Weight Loss and Fitness Challenge started with 591 participants. 80 participants (14%) completed the challenge which required completion of the Aetna Simple Steps Health Assessment, one online 6-week Healthy Living Course, and completion of the weekly exercise logs. Of the 80 participants who completed the challenge, 32 participants were in Option 1 and 48 participants were in Option 2. A final evaluation questionnaire will be sent to all participants for feedback to improve future weight loss and fitness challenges.

The total weight loss was 670.2 pounds with the average weight loss per person of 8.4 pounds. Of the 80 participants, 31 lost greater than 10 pounds with 12 of those losing over 20 pounds each.

Option 2 participants lost a total of 608.5 pounds or an average of 12.7 pounds each which is truly a success for those people who finished the course.

Congratulations to all the participants and all the helpers from SBISD who served their fellow students at the initial and final weight in sessions. A special thanks to Rebecca Fuchs and John Harris for their tireless commitment to the cause of helping people live healthier lives and the positive example they are setting for their fellow workers and the students they teach and serve.

As your insurance provider it has been a pleasure working on this project with your staff and we look forward to the 2009 SBISD Weight Loss and Fitness Challenge.

Your Aetna Wellness Team

Roxanne Scheiffele
Kendrick Jackson
Wayne Parker
Keilani Roberson
Sally Imig