Health & Well-Being Attribute

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GOAL 1: Commit to health and wellness best practices to establish a widespread culture of inclusion, diversity, and safety across all departments.
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KPI 1a: Garden establishes health-related policies for staff and volunteers.* This field is required.
Garden has a health and well-being committee/team with representation from as many departments as possible.
Garden develops training/holds meetings for staff and volunteers that occur annually on the importance of health and well-being in the workplace.
Garden performs annual building wellness assessment, including monitoring of air quality, spaces to take mental health breaks/relax, and overall building health for staff and volunteers.
Garden regularly communicates health and well-being related classes or events (races, challenges, yoga/meditation, etc.) to all staff and volunteers.
Garden mental and physical health policies ensure staff and volunteers feel safe to take breaks, a day off, or discuss health issues with leadership staff or experts outside work hours.
Garden follows guidelines and assessments established by nationally accredited wellness programs such as the American Heart Association, the Center for Disease Prevention, or others.
Garden offers health insurance coverage to all full-time staff, and makes the same coverage available to part-time staff who meet eligibility standards for a reasonable fee (insurance to also cover mental health support).
None of the above.
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GOAL 2: Provide direct services/programming to the community that addresses health and well-being challenges.
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KPI 2a: Garden establishes participation and financial support goals and strategies for health and wellness programs and visitor services.* This field is required.
Garden collects baseline data to determine number of visitors, special needs visitors, and students participating in health and well-being programs and evaluates through questionnaires/surveys, meetings with staff or external partners, and other means.
Garden has or is working to secure long-term funding for health and well-being designed spaces, programs, events, etc. (grants, donors, sponsors, operating budget, etc.).
Garden tracks number of collaborations or partnerships that focus on specific health and well-being challenges (e.g. obesity, depression, food deserts, heart disease).
None of the above.
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KPI 2b: Garden partners/collaborates with community-based organizations, businesses, or agencies to improve health and wellness in the community.* This field is required.
Garden promotes nutrition by providing local, seasonal, and healthy food and bev. options; contracting with catering companies/vendors that ensure healthy and nutritious food options are provided at events, garden café(s), retail store, or restaurant(s).
Garden works with local colleges/universities (Ex. working with state land-grant institution extension service to provide nutrition and food produce preparation information for visitors or collaborating with students studying/researching public health).
Garden works with preschools (children's gardens, nature play areas) and/or K-12 schools (educating students, parents, teachers about the health impacts of plant biodiversity, vegetable/fruit gardening, and nutrition).
Garden works with local hospitals/healthcare centers/insurance providers.
Garden works with senior community centers.
Garden works with local government agency (Ex. SNAP-Ed USDA program) is the nutrition education and obesity prevention component of SNAP).
Garden works with landscape architect firms for health and well-being related designs (Ex. Experience with Enabling Gardens, Children's Gardens, Biophilic Design, American Disabilities Act approved areas, etc.).
None of the above.
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KPI 2c: Garden offers diverse, accessible, and affordable health and well-being public programming on and off-site (if none apply select other to provide further detail). EXAMPLE: Strolls for Well-Being is a free seasonal program offered at Bloedel Reserve. If not already a member, participants are given a temporary membership to allow them unlimited access (during open hours) to the gardens. This self-guided program uses the gardens of Bloedel as a place for inspiration and reflection. With a workbook in hand, participants explore themes such as forgiveness, gratitude, and awareness in old growth forest areas. This innovative program is sponsored by the Peninsula Cancer Center and Bainbridge Community Foundation.* This field is required.
Physical health programming such as physical rehabilitation/recovery from specific injuries, hiking/walking seasonal programs, yoga, etc.
Mental health programming (Ex. stress relief, addiction/recovery programs, neurological disorders, yoga/meditation, observation and reflection in nature, etc.).
Programs created to address the health and wellness challenges of a particular audience (Ex. walking fitness program for seniors, children specific play/nature areas, mindfulness classes for veterans, summer camp for families with autistic children).
Faith-based programming from identified community faiths, cultures, and ethnicities (Ex. Tai-Chi, Buddhism, etc.).
Food-related programming such as a plant production facility/health center off-site that helps distribute healthy produce to underserved areas (food desert areas), educational cooking classes (healthy plant-based diets), or home garden trainings, etc.
None of the above.
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GOAL 3: Promote and educate visitors on the physical and mental health benefits that gardens provide.
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KPI 3a: Garden educational elements and messaging to the public include the importance of plants to health and well-being (select all that apply).* This field is required.
Garden regularly communicates health and well-being related programs, classes, or events to visitors in print and online (ensuring these are accessible and known to diverse audiences).
Garden has messaging about the mental health aspect that nature provides such as stress reduction, restorativeness, etc (horticulture therapy, environmental psychology, or biophilia).
Garden educational programming and/or garden areas include information about the medicinal benefits of plants.
Garden has educational programming that helps visitors learn about how plant diversity and green infrastructure is interconnected to human health (plants provide clean air, water, and other essential functions).
Nutritional and environmental benefits to plant-based diets including educational information on organic versus non-organic foods, GMOs, and residual pesticides (Ex. Dirty Dozen, Clean 15, etc.).
Food gardens for visitors/members to learn how to grow their own herbs, vegetables, or fruits and the importance of plant seasonality and sources of food (carbon footprint).
None of the above.
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