Wellness Champions

Parking & Transportation is an important component of the UNM campus. They shuttle students and employees around, monitor parking permits, and carry out various other duties. However, Parking & Transportation deserves to be recognized for another reason: the increased wellness of their employees. Parking & Transportation has positively benefitted from EHP’s readily available information and presentations that were tailored to their needs. Tips on how to start a fitness program, dietary information, and ergonomic classes have been a part of EHP’s wellness support brought about at the request of Parking & Transportation. The success is due to the support, participation, and dedication of the employees at Parking & Transportation.

According to Transportation Manager Alexander Aller, introducing health and fitness awareness and education into the transportation division’s summer training program has been very positive, from an organizational perspective as well as a personal one. Many Parking & Transportation employees have even initiated personal goals including starting a fitness program, reducing body weight, and monitoring overall health with great success. Some employees have lost a significant amount of weight, incorporated a healthy diet and fitness into their daily routines, and even quit smoking. Parking & Transportation is a great example of how employees and departments are using the resources that are available to them. If you would like EHP to help your department get healthy or would like more information, call us at 272-4460.