Steps to Success

About the Program

Category: Health (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

Steps to Success is a County-sponsored online wellness program for employees, retirees, and their dependents to manage fitness, weight, diet, and stress. The program introduces a strong element of fun into wellness that inspires employees to get involved and remain committed. Steps to Success allows the County to provide health education through integrated tools that help employees and their families lose weight, eat healthy, and become more physically fit. New users receive a free pedometer to start tracking their steps. Participants can also log their mileage via the use of walking maps available on the website based on satellite imagery. In addition, the program allows users to track a wide variety of other activities and converts them into steps. Users are eligible to receive wellness related prizes as they achieve total steps milestones. These rewards are designed to motivate employees to engage in activity long enough to see reasonable change in lifestyle habits.