Benson Patricia, McKim Paul, Ramsey James R
College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
J Ky Med Assoc. 2008 Mar;106(3):109-12.
A self-insured institution, the University of Louisville implemented a faculty and staff wellness program in 2005 to help control the cost of health insurance to the university and to its employees by addressing the three primary lifestyle drivers of health care cost: stress, physical inactivity, and obesity. The program, Get Healthy Now, provides resources to help employees understand their health status and take corrective action where needed. One successful initiative within Get Healthy Now has been "Trek the Trail." Faculty and staff teams collectively walked the length of the Appalachian Trail over a 6-month period. After 19 weeks, and with 9 weeks to go, the 655 trek participants had walked more than 170,000 miles. Teams that had completed the trek continued to walk and to log their activity.
路易斯维尔大学是一家自我保险机构，于2005年实施了一项教职员工健康计划，旨在通过解决导致医疗保健成本上升的三个主要生活方式因素：压力、缺乏运动和肥胖，来控制学校及其员工的医疗保险成本。“立即行动起来，保持健康”计划为员工提供资源，帮助他们了解自己的健康状况，并在必要时采取纠正措施。“立即行动起来，保持健康”计划中的一项成功举措是“徒步阿巴拉契亚小径”。教职员工团队在6个月的时间里集体走完了阿巴拉契亚小径的全程。19周后，距离活动结束还有9周时，655名徒步参与者已经走了超过17万英里。完成徒步的团队继续行走并记录他们的活动。
