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2 <br />Additional incentives were given to participants at the Employee Appreciation/Wellness Day in <br />June 2010. At that event, employees had opportunities to learn healthy stretches and exercises <br />that could easily be performed at their work station, share healthy recipes, learn about health <br />related reading material, and show their commitment to healthy living. Remaining incentives <br />are available for use in future health and fitness challenges. <br />As a member of the NCACC health insurance pool, it is proposed that Orange County submit a <br />grant (Attachment 1) that will provide printing, materials, and incentives for the 2011 employee <br />wellness program referred to as SLICE (Successful Lifestyle Initiatives for County Employees). <br />The grant application has been discussed with members of the Health Department and <br />Wellness Committee of the Employee Relations Consortium. <br />The 2011 application describes several new wellness promotions that continue SLICE's efforts <br />to encourage employees to take steps towards healthier behaviors. These include two <br />Wellness/Appreciation Days, mini-grants for groups of employees to request assistance in <br />funding wellness activities, and development of a peer recognition program for employees who <br />serve as healthy role models. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The grant request is for $5,000. A County match is not required. Grant <br />funds will be expended from March 2011-February 2012. Therefore, any funds received will be <br />placed in a multi-year grant project ordinance. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br />1. Authorize submission of the County's wellness grant application to the North Carolina <br />Association of County Commissioners; <br />2. Accept any funds awarded; and <br />3. Pending grant approval, establish a grant project ordinance to monitor expenditures per <br />the grantor's request. <br />