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Nutrition VHP offers free nutrition classes to its members through the YMCA. The one-hour classes are hosted and conducted by a Registered Dietician and provided quarterly every year. Topics vary and include “Tips for Healthy Weight Loss,” “Tips for Traveling,” “Eating Out in a Restaurant,” “Smart Snacking,” “The Amazing Benefit of Omega 3,” “Holiday Survival Guide,” and “How to Cook with Whole Grain.”
Fitness & Wellness Classes VHP offers group fitness classes free of charge to members. Classes vary and include Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, and Sports Conditioning. All instructors are certified and meet industry standards. While classes were offered throughout the County of Santa Clara (County), in-person classes have been discontinued due to COVID-19. Beginning in Fall 2020, VHP offers virtual fitness classes free of charge to members. The Zoom platform is utilized, providing flexibility and easy access to the fitness classes.
WW (Formerly Weight Watchers) VHP is committed to helping members reach their wellness goals, whether to achieve a healthy weight, learn better eating habits, move more, or develop a more positive mindset. VHP offers WW (Weight Watchers reimagined) to members. Members can join the program through several membership options. WW has moved from in-person workshop meetings to a virtual platform due to COVID-19. VHP continues to subsidize 50 percent of the cost for its members.
Member Outreach In collaboration with VHP’s Case Management and Member Services Departments, Health Education conducts outreach to members through one-on-one phone calls. These calls serve as an opportunity to provide education to members on prevention campaigns as well as promote a vital and free of charge online resource, MDLive (see “Chapter 19, Behavioral Health Services”).
Collaboration with other County of Santa Clara Departments Health Education collaborates with various County departments to carry out initiatives led by the Board of Supervisors, such as: • County Diabetes Prevention Initiative (DPI) to ensure that residents with pre-diabetes are identified and connected to prevention education and active living resources; • County Employee Wellness Division to improve the health and well-being of the workforce through campaigns such as “#CampWell2020” and “Know Your Health, Keep Your Health”; and • County Tobacco-Free Communities (TFC) to reduce illness and premature death attributed to the use of tobacco products.
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