Wellness Benefits
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ACCess Wellness is a voluntary employee benefit dedicated to enhancing the mind, body and spirit of Athens-Clarke County employees and retirees.
The goals of the Wellness services, programs, & resources are to improve employee health and well-being, increase productivity and decrease absenteeism, and manage health care costs by providing a variety of opportunities for employees and retirees to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.
Program Information:
Programs:
- Wellness Program Schedule
- List of Recorded Healthy Hours
- Cook-Along Demo overview video
- 31-Day Mental Health Challenge
- Cleanse Challenge
- Mental Health Care Challenge
- Annual Physical/Wellness Exam Challenge
- Cigna Dental Challenge
Fitness Resources:
ACCGov Employee Fitness Center:
- The facility is located at the Georgia Square Mall next to the ACCGov Police Department.
- All ACCGov employees and their dependents (spouse/domestic partner & children 18-26 years old) are eligible to use the fitness facility.
- New users must schedule a brief fitness center orientation. At orientation, you will receive a keycard that will give you access to the facility. To schedule an orientation, please email wellnessteam@accgov.com.
- Fitness Center Registration Forms:
Wellness Calendar:
- 1st quarter: January 1 - March 31
- 2nd quarter: April 1 - June 30
- 3rd quarter: July 1 - September 30
- 4th quarter: October 1 - December 31
Health Education Resources:
- December 2025: Strengthen Your Mind
- November 2025: Glow up Relational Health
- October 2025: Importance of Bone & Joint Health
- September 2025: Cardiovascular Exercise
- August 2025: Team Organs
- July 2025: Hydrate to Glow
- June 2025 Option 2: Men & Andropause
- June 2025 Option 1: Nutrition 101
- May 2025 Option 1: Nourish Your Skin & Self-Esteem
- May 2025 Option 2: Look Good, Feel Good
- April 2025: Detoxes & Cleanses
- March 2025: Routines
- February 2025: EMDR Therapy
- December 2024: Opioid Epidemic
- November 2024: Folic Acid
- October 2024: Lead Exposure
- September 2024: Cancer Knowledge & Prevention Progression
- August 2024: Artificial Sweeteners
- July 2024: Evolution of Smoking Tobacco & Control Efforts
- June 2024: Oral Health
- May 2024: Antibiotics
- April 2024: Sanitation & Waste Management
- March 2024: Blood Composition & Circulation
- February 2024: Health Benefits of Spices
- January 2024: Paleo Diet
- December 2023: Frozen Teaches About Mental Illness
- November 2023: Health Benefits of Hiking
- October 2023: Mental Health Benefits of Going Green
- September 2023: Indoor Air Quality
- August 2023: Healthy Skin
- July 2023: Dimensions of Human Health
- June 2023: Flow Like Water
- May 2023: Green Thumb
- April 2023: Vagus Nerve
- March 2023: Live Like a Lion
- February 2023: Don't be so Salty!
- January 2023: Bucket Lists
- Low-Sodium Diet Check-In
- Low-Saturated Fat Diet Check-In
- Anthem BCBS Doc Talk Seminars
- Anthem BCBS Audio Health Library
- Feeling Peaceful & Serene
- In Praise of Gratitude
- Take Responsibility for Yourself
- Feeling Competitive
- Feeling Industrious
- Well-Being
- Brain Health
- Meal Prep
- Slash the Stigma
- Common Hurdles of Exercise
- Patient-Physician Relationship & Health Consumerism
- Your Bones & Joints
- Fruits & Vegetables