Beginning with the company ™s TriHealthalon program, designed especially for the company ™s sales employees almost 25 years ago, programs are tailored to meet the unique needs of different employee groups. In the TriHealthalon program, for example, sales employees from different regions compete to meet fitness and wellness goals. Total You, a program developed for employees at the corporate headquarters, was launched in 2000, and the company ™s Health Number program was created for Supply Chain employees in 2004.
Since extended to all three groups, General Mills ™ Health Number program asks employees questions about exercise, diet and lifestyle, and tracks health measurements over time to calculate an employee ™s health number, while supporting programs to improve and enhance an overall healthy lifestyle. The health improvements of employees as a result of these programs have been significant.
Commitment to Community
General Mills also partners to help children and families live healthy, active lives. For seven years, General Mills has supported the Champions for Healthy Kids initiative, donating more than $18 million to nonprofit organizations that support and educate young people on the importance of maintaining balanced diet and staying fit and active. This initiative, sponsored by the General Mills Foundation, operates in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and the President ™s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Through the General Mills Foundation ™s Healthy Communities program, the efforts have also included partnerships with Mayor Adrian Fenty ™s Commission on Food & Nutrition and the United Way of the National Capital Area to promote fitness and better nutrition among school-aged children in the Washington D.C., community. With an investment of $500,000, public and charter elementary schools in the community will be able to provide more robust physical education programs and nutrition learning for thousands of local students.
We are very pleased to stand with our peers in launching this initiative, added Powell. This is important issue for our nation to address, and we believe the new Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation can help.
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