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WellnessWorks Resources

The mayor's WellnessWorks Initiative aims to engage Miami-Dade County employees on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle through the educational, wellness and recreational programs and facilities brought to you by County government.

Spring Nutrition Challenge: Fuel Your Body and Make it a Habit

The Balanced Plate model is a simple tool designed to help you prepare your meals, including allocating your carbohydrate intake so that you feel full and nourished until your next meal or snack.

Improve your health and quality of life by integrating the Spring Nutrition Challenge: Fuel Your Body And Make It A Habit in your daily routine from March 10 to April 5.

Follow the 4-week challenge plan: 
  • Log into HealthRoads.com Monday through Friday to attest to your progress
  • Earn 5 points for each action for 20 days
  • Earn 100 points for successfully completing the challenge

Pump Up Your Heart Steps Challenge

Walking is one of the simplest and most efficient ways to improve your cardiovascular health. Activate your heart muscles and make the effort to increase your cardiovascular fitness by joining the Pump up your Heart Steps Challenge.

Complete 175,000 steps in over 4 weeks from Feb. 24 through March 22.

Register on www.Healthyroads.com.

Biggest Winner Challenge 2025

Get pumped about your health and join the Biggest Winner Challenge 2025. WellnessWorks challenges you to focus on improving your health and fitness in 12 weeks.

Choose your challenge: Muscle Gain or Fat Loss

Challenge Dates: Feb. 24 through May 23, 2025

The challenge will include:
  • Online webinars geared towards burning fat and building muscle
  • A Wellness Coach assigned to each team to guide their success
  • Bodimetrix Ultrasound tracking measurements at initial and final assessments
  • Easy access to special events, measurements and incentives
  • Awards and prizes
Participants interested in joining their department team, may email their Department Representative or Wellness Liaison to join the department team. Teams are based on location.

Sizzle Your Waist Annual Challenge

What's in a number? See how your biometric measurements adds up and help you win the Sizzle Your Waist Challenge.

To register for this challenge employees must have completed their Spring and Fall Biometric Screenings. Waist circumference measurements from your screenings will be utilized to determine the challenge winner. The participant with the greatest loss of inches wins a mega swag bag from WellnessWorks.

Challenge dates: Jan. 20 through Dec 1, 2025

Register on www.HealthyRoads.com/incentive/plansummary.

Biometric Screenings

Boost your health by attending a WellnessWorks biometric screening. You may be eligible to receive 25 wellness points and $20 for completing your annual screening.

Employees who are insured by AvMed are eligible for the free screening that includes:

  • Blood pressure
  • Cholesterol
  • Blood sugar
  • Body mass index
  • Massage

Miami-Dade County locations hosting an upcoming biometric screening:

For more information email WellnessWorks@miamidade.gov.

Wellness Educational Workshop

Enhance your wellness Knowledge in 2025 at a Wellness Educational Workshop.

Join the WellnessWorks team at an in-person workshop or virtual webinar. These workshops and webinars are designed to educate attendees on strategies to integrate fitness, nutrition and overall wellness into their everyday hectic lifestyles.

View this month’s events below:

March 4:
Session: 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Free Health Coaching Appointments - 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Overtown Transit Village North
1851 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
First Floor Conference Room - Front Room 130

March 5: Cooking/ Food Demo paired with topic of the month
Session: 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Miami Dade County Corrections Headquarters
3505 NW 107 Ave., Doral, FL 33178

March 6: Enhancing Health with Nutrition
Session: noon - 1 p.m.
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st St, Miami, FL 33128

March 13:
Session: 11 a.m. - noon
Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office
1851 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
PMB Classroom - Room 1104

For more information contact WellnessWorks@miamidade.gov or visit WellnessWorks.

WellnessWorks Incentive Winners

Congratulations to the annual winners of $500 for completing 75 points in all four quarters of 2023/2024 and all fourth quarter winners of $250 for earning 75 points or more.

To enter for a chance at winning the quarterly or annual prize complete 75 points worth of WellnessWorks events or challenges each quarter (i.e. personal health assessment, biometric screenings, webinars, steps challenges, biggest winner challenge).

WellTalks

WellTalks are wellness talks provided by our EAP team. Find mental health tips, coping strategies, meditations and short videos dedicated to improving and maintaining your emotional wellness.

Wellness On Demand

WellnessWorks has created Wellness on Demand, a Microsoft Stream Channel for you to access wellness videos on exercise, stretching, meditation and wellness tips.

Self-Care Webinar Series

The Self-Care Webinar Series features various topics that can help improve your health and wellness. The webinars begin at noon.
Access past videos of this series by visiting Wellness on Demand.

Health Coaching

Let wellness come to you with health coaching. Health coaching is available by telephone or email.

Specialties include:
  • Stress management
  • Weight management
  • Nutrition education
  • Smoking cessation
  • Healthy lifestyle & behavior modification
  • Disease prevention/management
  • Heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol
  • Meal planning
To make an appointment, call or email health coaches directly or email at wwcoaching@avmed.org.

Coaching sessions are private. Our coaches are HIPAA-Certified and ensure that all information remains completely confidential. No personal health information is shared with Miami-Dade County.
Health Coaches:

Healthy and delicious seasonal recipes

These recipes can improve your health and can give you the energy and nutrients to conquer your day. They're easy to make and perfect for busy work days.

Achieve your health and fitness goals

Improve your physical fitness by joining the Active & Fit program. This program is exclusive to AvMed members. To learn more visit AvMed website and select Health and Wellness.
To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or meeting, email takia.burnett@miamidade.gov five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also use the Florida Relay Service by calling 711.

WellnessWorks

Michael Bello
Program Coordinator

Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street,
Miami, FL 33128
305-375-2352

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