Jordan School District highlights wellness day; staff report high turnout and positive feedback
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Administrators reported strong participation in the district’s fifth Health & Wellness Day — a student curriculum focused on stress reduction plus an employee fair that drew hundreds of attendees and produced high satisfaction scores.
Jordan School District administrators told the board on Feb. 24 that the district’s fifth annual Health & Wellness Day reached thousands of community members and produced uniformly positive feedback.
Dr. McKinley Withers, the district’s health and wellness specialist, said the student curriculum centered on “stress busters” and included a partnership with Salt Lake County rec centers to promote the free My County Rec Pass. “A 120,000 views on our post about the My County Rec Pass,” Withers said, describing the social-media reach that boosted student engagement.
Bonnie Brennan, the district’s director of insurances, summarized employee-facing activities: an on-site health fair with more than 700 attendees; partnerships with Intermountain Health for mobile mammograms (more than 120 mammograms completed during the week); an ARUP blood drive; biometric screenings by PHP; and representation from carriers for medical, dental, vision and life coverage. Brennan said district and community partners focused on interactive vendor activities to encourage repeat participation.
The district collected survey data to measure results. Withers said 278 parents responded to a curriculum survey across grade levels, and 706 employees submitted feedback about the employee fair. The average employee rating was about 4.79 out of 5. Staff also reported 3,151 employee tickets claimed for specific events (pickleball, Topgolf, crafts and similar offerings) and roughly 15 “show your badge” offers at partner businesses.
Board members asked whether the events yielded measurable improvements after the day. Dr. Mike Anderson and Superintendent Dr. Anthony Godfrey pointed to qualitative evidence from stay interviews and anecdotal follow-ups showing better morale and a recruitment/retention signal: employees frequently cite wellness offerings when asked why they stay. The board also discussed ways to sustain screenings and to publicize college-concurrent and community resources.
Staff said they will keep refining data collection and communications to show longer-term impacts while continuing partnerships that enabled preventive care on site.