Wellness
The Belton School District places a high level of importance on the health and well-being of staff. That's why several years ago a wellness program was established. As a result of the program, staff can participate in a wide variety of health and wellness initiatives, including routine exams, diet and fitness, smoking cessation, and more. Use the links at right to learn more about wellness program offerings.
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Upcoming classes
Class sizes are limited. Call 816-943-2584 or schedule on-line by clicking here.
Weeks of 9/10-10/15: 6-Week - Nutriwise (formerly 8-week Weigh No More) Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.
Third Floor, Central Office
Nutri-Wise is a six-week program to improve health through three key principles: 1) building a solid foundation of useable nutrition knowledge; 2) real-life strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity; 3) motivation through realistic goal setting and tracking progress. Each week a different nutrition/physical activity topic is covered including food groups, serving sizes, physical activity, good/bad fats and cholesterol, fiber types and benefits, energy balance, cravings, meal planning, eating out, and healthy and quick cooking. Many hands-on activities are built into lessons to reinforce and assist participants in applying what they're learning into their own lifestyle. Everyone in the Nutri-Wise class receives a notebook with useful handouts for each class.
Weeks of 10/22-11/26: 4-Week - Nutriwise High Gear (follow up to Nutriwise)
Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.
Third Floor, Central Office
Nutri-Wise: High Gear is a four-week class that builds on the Nutri-Wise program. During High Gear, participants complete a personalized nutrition analysis; learn about sugar and sodium in foods; learn to read labels wisely; take a virtual grocery store tour with tips on shopping healthy and fast without overspending, and learn to prepare healthy meals in less than 30 minutes.
9/10: Thinking of Quitting
Monday 3-4 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.
Third Floor, Central Office
Thinking of Quitting - Tobacco Cessation - This would be a one-time orientation and would be for anyone interested in learning more about quitting. It may be for themselves or a family member. This class would provide information and resources on how to quit. From this orientation, we could discuss dates and times to offer the 6-week / 8-class program on site and information on classes currently held at St. Joseph that are free to Healthier You members.
Weeks of 9/10-10/1: Cultivating A Stress-Resilient Life
Tuesdays 3-4 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.
Third Floor, Central Office
This 28-day program will help participants identify stressors and create healthy approaches to managing their stress. Each participant will receive a 28-day work book. Class is experiential. Meets for four consecutive weeks.
One person's success story
I would like to recommend to everyone who wants to quit smoking to give the smoking cessation class a try. It does help if you are really serious about quitting smoking and you won’t believe how much better you feel. It may even lower your cholesterol and blood pressure.
The first year we did this my score was 83, I was smoking at that time. Last year my score went to 95 because I had quit smoking for 11 months and changed other habits such as eating more fruits and vegetables and limiting my sugar intake because we are not allowed to have that type of food around here anymore, which is good. I also added walking at least 30 minutes a day to my routine.
Your next very important step would be to find a friend like mine, Linda, who makes you feel bad when you have unhealthy habits and then you just give it all up because the guilt she has placed on you is more than one can bear.
Featured Recipe
Weight Watcher's White Chili
4 cans fat-free great northern beans
2 (14 1/2 oz) fat-free chicken broth
1 (28 oz) can chopped tomatoes
1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1/4 onion, chopped
3 tsp. chili powder
4-5 cooked, chopped chicken breasts (may also used canned chicken)
optional Monterey jack cheese (need to add points for the cheese)
Mix ingredients in a large pot. Simmer 1 1/2 hours. Or cook in Crock Pot 6-8 hours on low.
2 points per cup.