Munson Occupational Health & Medicine
offers a variety of health and fitness services to both business
and local communities in the five-county region. Health and fitness
services put the employer at the forefront of health education
and risk reduction. These wellness programs challenge employees
and provide incentives to improve their health by rewarding healthier
lifestyles. By providing choices, we have the opportunity to tailor
what is offered to best address the health issues of each specific
organization or group. Munson Healthcare providers offer on-site
services for employees such as:
All of these services can help identify potential
health problems early, which can prevent future injury or the
onset of disease.
For more information, call (231)
935-8653.
Health
Risk Appraisals and Screenings
Health risk appraisals and screenings provide
an assessment or screening of an individual’s health status
and risk for adult-onset diseases, which includes:
Measurements of each participant’s
blood pressure, cholesterol, nutrition, safety, and other reported
heart disease risk factors.
Fitness Evaluation
and Physical Activity Prescription
Rehabilitation Services offers employers fitness
evaluations and prescriptions for physical activity. This assessment
and screening service, used to determine a participant’s
fitness level in order to evaluate and prescribe an individualized
physical activity program, includes:
Determination of the participant’s
readiness for physical activity and an evaluation of risk factors.
Testing of the cardiorespiratory fitness,
muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition,
and sub-maximal exercise testing.
Education and an individual physical activity
prescription.
Rehabilitation Services provides employers
a risk reduction and educational program designed to help participants
lose and manage their weight. This eight to twelve week program
provides:
An initial screening to identify the participant’s
level of health risk.
Multi-disciplinary approaches, including
behavioral, exercise, nutrition, and maintenance components.
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The risks of a sedentary lifestyle
Safe weight loss methods
The dangers of unsafe weight loss methods
The physical and psychological benefits
of managed exercise and weight loss
Rehabilitation Services provides employers
information at the worksite that will promote injury prevention,
reduce muscle tension, and promote stress management through relaxation.
The program includes:
A definition of flexibility and the benefit
of a full and normal range of motion.
Instruction on the differences between
“static” and “ballistic” stretches.
Proper warm-up and cool down techniques
before and after physical activity.
Education of the main muscle groups that
need to be stretched daily.
Proper body mechanics when stretching.
A customized program through demonstrations
and instructional hand-outs.
Munson Occupational Health & Medicine
offers a variety of health and fitness services to both business
and local communities in the five-county region. Health and fitness
services put the employer at the forefront of health education
and risk reduction. These wellness programs challenge employees
and provide incentives to improve their health by rewarding healthier
lifestyles. By providing choices, we have the opportunity to tailor
what is offered to best address the health issues of each specific
organization or group. Munson Healthcare providers offer on-site
services for employees such as:
Health risk appraisals and screenings provide
an assessment or screening of an individual’s health status
and risk for adult-onset diseases, which includes:
Rehabilitation Services provides employers
information at the worksite that will promote injury prevention,
reduce muscle tension, and promote stress management through relaxation.