Wellness is Wealth at ANHS

I. Rationale

There are four determinants to good health: human biology, environmental stresses,

lifestyle choices, and access to and appropriate utilization of quality health care services.

Good health can be preserved and compromised or declining health can be improved through

the appropriate application of wellness information, services and products.

Promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle not only improves the quality of life

for an individual but also the productivity as an employee. Everywhere you look there is

advice and article to read about what to do and not to do to be healthy. Everyone knows that

exercise is one way to balance and improve our healthy lifestyle every day.

Teachers now a day are dependent on different health care card and insurance

company thinking of their welfare when they got ill. Realizing these thoughts of investing on

those cards which cost higher value compare to a simple exercise, we are promoting a

wellness program that focus on the physical well-being of the faculty and staff of Agoncillo

National High School.

We organize this program to enhance teacher’s physical and mental strength through

dancing. Setting a one hour zumba dance every Wednesday and Friday morning, ensuring

personal health is a priority and in return higher productivity and decrease the cost related to

health care and teacher’s absenteeism.

According to study, improving the health of every employee is proven to lower rate of

absenteeism and school teachers who have greater stress and show more symptoms of poor

academic performance among students.

 This program educates employees extensively on how to avoid illness and often

provide personal health improvement. Furthermore, teachers and other school employees are

role model for students. School employees who are interested in their own health are more

likely to promote behaviors and practices to students, who are more likely to engage in

health-promoting activities themselves.

The key to the success of this program lies in getting the participation of all the

employees. A school with healthy faculty and staff is a healthy school at all.

II. Objectives

1. To improve the physical health and mental wellness of the teachers of ANHS

2. To foster positive employee morale and relationships

3. To reduce health care cost of the teachers

III. Participants

Participants of this program are faculty and staff of Agoncillo National High School.

IV. Venue and Time Frame

Wellness program activities will take place in appropriate designated spaces. This

may include conference rooms and other available on-site indoor and outdoor areas like

school covered court as well as off-site locations.

The wellness activities may be scheduled every Wedneday and Friday during the

following time:
 1. before work (6:00 – 6:45 AM)

2. after work

V. Program Coordination

A. Wellness Coordinator : Mrs. Sweetheart C. Barrion

B. Wellness Committee : Mrs. Sarah Joyce P. Mendoza

Mrs. Melanie D. Magboo

Ms. Clavel O De Leon

C. Employees are allowed to participate in Wellness Committee activities for two or

more hours each month as necessary implement the wellness program.

VI. Expected Results

❖ Improved health, increased well-being, self-image, and self esteem

❖ Improved coping skills with stress and other factors affecting health

❖ Reduced out-of-pocket expenses for check-ups, medications, procdures or

operations due to chronic illness and

❖ Improved job satisfaction

Prepared by:

​SWEETHEART C. BARRION
Wellness Coordinator
 Noted by:

​LUCIA H. ENRIQUEZ
Officer in Charge

HEALTH IS WEALTH AT ANHS

NARRATIVE REPORT

“When our bodies fee right, our minds work right!”

That’s the motto of the wellness committee of Agoncillo National High School. This
program aimed at bringing that motto to life at our school and we are proud to continue
investing our health through “Zumba Wellness Dance Session” twice a week before or after
class. Teachers regardless of their physical condition level or exercise history are eligible to
participate. It is an effort to lower the cost of healthcare premiums, to serve as role models to
the community, and ensure a better quality of life for all the staff.

At first, this program was not easy for every one of us. We need to get up earlier than
usual time of going to school. The music was right but our bodies doesn’t move right too. We
can’t easily cope with the steps on our first but as we go on and as days passed by we easily
enjoyed the activity.

Through this activity we have time to have fun and get along with our co-teachers, we
laugh and chatting each other while enjoying the sweet on our faces and all over our bodies.

Truly there’s no greater wealth on earth other than health and this is what ANHS
teachers have been tested and proven by their selves.

Prepared by:
 ​SWEETHEART C. BARRION
Wellness Coordinator

Noted by:

​LUCIA H. ENRIQUEZ
Officer in Charge