Healthy Dixie

The worksite can promote healthy lifestyles through the implementation of healthy options to their associates and creating an environment supporting those choices.  The results of these endeavors have proven effective in employee engagement and satisfaction, reduction in work related injuries, customer satisfaction, reduced sick leave and additional benefits.  Healthy Dixie can help provide the resources need to effectively develop policies and the environment to support a healthy place to work.

2011 Goals and Objectives:

1. Assist 3 companies or organizations in the development and completion of policies that support their objectives in developing a healthy and safe worksite.
2.  Engage the religious and faith based organizations in support for environmental changes for their parishioners to participate in healthy options such as walking to church, serving healthy options at social events and others.
3.  Engage the Chamber of Commerce in the selection of 1 member to represent the business community on the Healthy Dixie Council.