Wellness
The vision of Vermont Law School's SWAN (Spirit, Wellness, And Nutrition) Program is that all employees will choose healthy lifestyle behaviors and work in a safe, productive environment. Vermont Law School encourages healthy lifestyles and provides equal opportunities for all employees to develop healthy patterns in their daily lives. These healthy lifestyle behaviors will reduce illnesses and injuries both on and off the job, decrease health care and sick time costs, decrease absenteeism, increase employee and student engagement, and increase employee productivity and job satisfaction.
Through the Wellness Program, VLS offers programs that help individuals reach their maximum wellness potential. The program encourages employees to take responsibility for enhancing their own well-being, decreasing their risks for acute and chronic illness and premature death, knowing when to seek appropriate care for medical problems, and acquiring knowledge tools for achieving high levels of wellness.
Participation in these activities will be encouraged and rewarded through the use of incentives. Employees who earn a designated minimum number of points each quarter will earn their choice of the following incentives: a paid day off; a one-pay period premium holiday on their health insurance (up to $170, based on the average cost of a single plan's contribution); or a $100 gift card.
The Vermont Law School incentivized Wellness Program is open to all current benefits eligible full-time and part-time employees of Vermont Law School. Non-benefits eligible employees and students will be eligible to participate in programs but will not be eligible for incentives.
For more information, please review the Wellness Program Policy.
Upcoming SWAN Wellness Program Events
Mindful Meditation with Sean Nolon
10/21/09, 12:00 - 1:00, Oakes 210
Sean Nolon, the Director of Alternative Dispute Resolution, will be giving a presentation on mindful meditation. This style of meditation is based on focusing your mind on the present, and brings with it calmness and stress release.
Vermont Button-Up Workshop
10/28/09, 12:00 - 1:00, Oakes 210
The Button Up workshops are designed to teach residents about the fundamentals of how homes lose energy, simple do-it-yourself measures for incremental energy savings, significant saving opportunities associated with extensive energy retrofits, and available technical and financial resources.
Benefits of Naturopathic and Homeopathic Care
11/4/09, 12:00 - 1:00, Oakes 207
Dr. Christopher Hollis from Integrative Health in Randolph will be presenting on the advantages to a naturopathic or homeopathic approach to medicine. You can find more information regarding his practice and his style of medicine at: http://www.integrativehealthvt.com/.
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