“The kitchen is the most important room in the house; not only is it the stomach, but the heart and the spirit as well.”
- Julia Child, quoted by her friend James Beard

 

"The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." - Thomas A Edison


Welcome

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Welcome to DENR Wellness for Life, the DENR Employee Wellness Program.  You will find the information provided helpful to getting you started in maintaining and attaining a healthy way of life, eating healthy, getting fit and living right.

 

 

 

Mission of the DENR Wellness Program

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The mission of the DWP is to offer opportunities that improve the productivity and quality of life of its employees and their adult family members by living a more healthful and balanced life.  The program's mission is to make employees conscious of their health through movement, family activities, stress reduction, eating healthfully and social connectedness.  Wellness is a way of life not just about the “lack of illness,” but we plan to move beyond that model to explore balanced living in all of the following dimensions of overall health:  social, occupational, physical, intellectual, emotional and environmental."

 

Goal of DWP is to assist where possible in implementing education strategies to address chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities to address issues, such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, etc. as well as their related risk behaviors:  physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and to use.