The city of Jacksonville plans to start a new wellness program where any employee with certain proven health problems can receive free personal training.
The training will run eight to 16 weeks and can be extended for another eight weeks. It will be for employees with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and morbid obesity.
The city will contribute $350,000 to fund the program and it also will be paid for partly with $150,000 from the city's insurance provider.
"I think the current budget situation makes it an even more appropriate time to do something...If we can invest a little bit of money and instead of spending 55 to 60 million dollars on health care in two years, we're spending 45 million. How many police officers and firefighters have we put back on the street," said Humasn Resources Director Chad Poppell.
Monday, June 7, 2010
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