Creation Health - Greene County: Town of Greeneville

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

As 2015 winds down and comes to a close, we are making some exciting plans for Creation Health in 2016, as well as counting our blessings & thanking those who have done so much for us this past year!

We delivered these gorgeous poinsettias to our Creation Health Coaches, thanking them for implementing the program on the front lines in their departments, to their co-workers & patients. In fact, this Christmas season they are focusing on O - Outlook by creating opportunities for the people in their units to count their Christmas blessings. Some have made bulletin boards, others have set out collection jars/boxes and others have decorated trees/wreaths, anything they can use to allow people the chance to write down & display the things they are most thankful for this holiday season. Counting our blessings is one way to keep a positive outlook on life, which has a direct correlation to good health.

We have also had the opportunity to participate in 3 different community events over the past few weeks!

We set-up a booth, passed out materials & gave away door prizes at both the Town of Greeneville Wellness Fair for employees & the Takoma Diabetes Fair. I also had the privilege of speaking at the Roby Center again, this time giving them tips for a healthy holiday season, while Joanie Scott (Takoma dietician who happens to be one of our awesome coaches) let them taste test healthy holiday recipes. It turned out to be a fun little holiday party!

Since this is most likely the last time you will hear from me in 2015, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! See you in 2016!

About the Author: Erin Franklin is the Creation Health Coordinator for Greene County, the Head Volleyball Coach at Greeneville High School and the Founder/Director at Worthy of the Prize Sports Ministries. Erin has a BBA in Marketing and Management from TCU and a Masters of Christian Education in Church Recreation from Southwestern Seminary. She is a published, award-winning author and poet. Purchase her book Worthy of the Prize Sports Camps: A Church's Guide to Implementing an Effective, Community-Reaching Christian Sports Camp to be used as an outreach tool for your church or mission organization, and her ebook find joy in the journey: how 12 women could face tomorrow just because He lives for inspiring stories of women who found overwhelming joy despite their circumstances. Erin is the wife of Aaron, the Minister of Music & Senior Adults at FBC Greeneville, and the momma of 2 sons, Anderson and EJ. Click here for full bio.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Fall Happenings!

Now that volleyball season has come to an end, I am hoping to get back into a more regular blogging routine again. For now, I wanted to give you an update of some of the things Creation Health as been apart of in Greene County this fall.

In August, I had the privilege of speaking to the Christian Women's Club @ Cumberland Presbyterian Church about Creation Health. I simply gave them an overview of the program and what the letters in the acronym CREATION stand for, C - Choice, R - Rest, E - Environment, A - Activity, T - Trust, I - Interpersonal Relationships, O - Outlook and N - Nutrition, as well as how each impacts our overall health and well-being.

In September, we were apart of several events. In fact, on two different occasions in September, we had the opportunity to present an overview of the Creation Health program and pass out materials to the youth and adults involved in the Greene County Partnership Leadership program, as we do each year. I also had the opportunity to share with the Diabetes Support Group about A - Activity, how it affects our health and well-being, and how it specifically relates to diabetes. At the end of the month, we hosted our 3rd retreat for hospital leaders, to give them an update on Creation Health happenings in Greene County since our last retreat, as well as upcoming plans. Here are a few pictures...

At the end of October, we wrapped up another successful 8-weeks of seminars for the City of Greeneville employees. So far we have had 55+ participate, including police officers, fire fighters, town hall, parks & rec and public works!

And these first few days of November have been spent taking inventory, so that we can order new materials for all of the exciting things we have planned for the end of 2015 and 2016. Thanks for being apart of our journey to a healthier community!

Friday, April 17, 2015

We Did It!

We finished the 8-week Creation Health seminar for the City of Greeneville employees that was being held out at Public Works once a week this spring, which actually ended up lasting for 11 weeks due to snow and sickness cancellations along the way!

In our final session, we discussed N - Nutrition, how it is "the fuel that drives our whole system" and how "we really are what we eat."

Here our attendees are pictured taking a "healthy eating self-test." You can see that we had a great turn out each week, around 35 city employees who earned wellness points by coming, which in turn help keep their health insurance costs down. And all the while, they learn the 8 principle areas that affect our overall health and well-being.

I would say it was a success and I look forward to another round of seminars with more city employees in the fall!

Happy Weekend, friends!

Friday, April 10, 2015

It's All in How You Look at It

What does the sign shown above say?

When I asked this question in the City of Greeneville O - Outlook Seminar this past week, most people in the room said "Opportunity Is Nowhere."

But a few voices chimed in "Opportunity Is Now Here." It's all in how you look at it, right?

If you are a pessimist, you might see it the first way. If you are an optimist, maybe you see it the second way. I have no idea if this theory holds up statistically, but I do know that there are two ways of looking at it.

So it is with life. You get to choose how you are going to approach life each and every day. If things are not going your way that day, will you throw in the towel and give up, or will you choose to make the best of it? You know, the whole lemons make lemonade idea.

Because our outlook on life impacts the choices we make, this is one way that outlook affects our health. And I must say that we had a great time discussing this very idea (and other scientific evidence that shows how outlook is directly related to our overall health and well-being) in our seminar this week.

Hope you had a great week too!

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Coach in Training

Last week I had my weekly lunch seminar for the City of Greeneville employees, where we talked about I - Interpersonal Relationships and how it is vital to our health and well-being to have a strong support system around us.

I was so excited that one of my awesome coaches showed up to get a taste of what one of the seminars is like because she wants to be trained to lead seminars herself, so that she can help me lead them for patients/employees at Laughlin as well as out in the community. Yay!

I am thrilled to report that this will make the 3rd coach of mine who is trained to teach Creation Health. I already have 2 coaches at Takoma who are trained as well. One regularly teaches CH at the Roby Center and the other at the YMCA. These 3, along with the 5 of us who are on the CH Steering Committee, makes 8 people in our community who are trained CH teachers.

And that makes for another exciting week in the life of Creation Health - Greene County!

Monday, March 23, 2015

Do You Trust Him?

This week in the City of Greeneville employee's seminar we talked about T - Trust, and how a trusting relationship with our Creator on this crazy journey we call life, is in fact vital to our health and well-being.

One way we can begin to know and understand who God is, so that we can put our trust in Him, is by reading His word. It is there in the pages of scripture that we discover a God who never gives up on us, despite our constant failings and attempts to go our own way. On the contrary, He offers love and forgiveness, to the point of sending His own Son to take our place on the cross, and all we have to do is "confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, and we will be saved." (Romans 10:9-10)

And though I must admit that the smooth journey of the top photo IS enticing, it is only in the midst of the obstacles of the second journey that we find God and are able to enjoy the blessings of an abundant, eternal life with Him, no matter our circumstances.

What about you? Have you put your trust in Him?

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Bring On Spring!

I was thrilled last week while making rounds @ Laughlin, to see that one of the Creation Health displays had been given a makeover!

And I was even more thrilled about the reminder that spring is just around the corner, woohoo!

So creative!

As usual, I also led the City of Greeneville seminar this week @ Public Works and am happy to report that we are halfway through the 8-week seminar and are still going strong with 35-ish participants. This week we talked about how mental and physical activity directly impact our overall health and wellness, encouraging one another to make an effort to add more "active mintutes" to our daily routines.

Hope y'all had a great week too, sure was nice to see the sunshine again! :)

Friday, March 6, 2015

Environment Seminar

I do not have much to report from this past week as far as events go. My family and I escaped to sunny Florida for a few days, where we were able to get more than Creation Health's (E - Environment) recommended 10-20 minutes of fresh air and sunshine a day.

I did, however, get back into town in time to lead the City of Greeneville weekly lunch seminar for employees and wouldn't you know it, but this week we talked about E - Environment. It was great to finally be able to meet again, after cancelling 2 weeks in a row due to weather.

We talked about the importance of getting those 10-20 minutes of fresh air and sunshine a day, de-cluttering, bringing nature indoors, as well as other environmental factors that affect our health. I finished by showing them Takoma's new, environmentally friendly water fountain that I talked about here, followed by a giveaway of 2 Creation Health tumblers to encourage getting the recommended daily amount of water intake without wasting plastic bottles.

Have a great weekend, friends! Bring on spring!!

Friday, February 6, 2015

City and County Leadership: Great Examples to Follow

It was another great week in the life of Creation - Health Greene County!

I told you last week how the county employees are on their way to getting healthy under the leadership of Mayor David Crum. If you missed it, click here. Today, I am happy to report that the city employees are doing the same.

For at least the past year or so, city employees have been showing up to a good number of my community events to earn "wellness points" required by their employer, in order to keep their insurance costs down. This past week, I had the privilege of leading the first of 8 Creation Health seminars held at Public Works for city employees to earn points as well. There are 33 of us who will be spending 1 lunch a week together for 8 weeks, taking a more in depth look at how the 8 Creation principles affect our overall health and well-being, encouraging one another to make small changes that will lead to big results in the long run. The first seminar ( C - Choice) was a success and I look forward to working with these lovely people for the next 7 weeks and then again with a new group in the fall, for our second round of seminars.

I am so thankful that the leadership in both our city and county are setting a great example for all of us in Greene County to follow!

I also spent a few afternoons this past week working on the new display for the main lobby at Laughlin, alongside Wellness Director Tracy Green, and I just love how it turned out! If you are at Laughlin, be sure to stop by, take a look and grab some free materials from the table.

Happy Weekend, friends!

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

More Events!

As usual, I have been out and about in the community, talking to various groups of people about Creation Health.

In fact, in the past month, I have set-up a table at Hardin Park for Kids Day put on by the Boys and Girls Club and one out at the Greene Valley Wellness Fair for employees. At both events, I passed out various Creation Health materials including books, bookmarks, dvds, brochures, coloring books and crayons.

I also had the privilege of speaking to the Greene County Partnership leadership council at Takoma last month, giving an overview of the 8 principle areas that affect our health and well-being....choice, rest, environment, activity, trust, interpersonal relationships, outlook and nutrition. Each attendee received a goody bag containing a Creation Health book and other treats.

And finally, I had the opportunity to speak to the Town of Greeneville employees at both Town Hall and Fire Hall this past week about the importance of keeping our mind and body active, encouraging them to strive for at least 1 hour of physical activity per day, as part of the 5210 initiative here in Greene County. We discussed easy ways to incorporate more activity into our daily routines and I gave them Creation Health books, water bottles and a handout of chair exercises that they can do at their desk at work.

I have partnered with the 5210 campaign because it is a perfect compliment to Creation Health, encouraging people to eat at least 5 fruits and veggies per day, participate in no more than 2 hours of recreational screen time per day, get at least 1 hour of physical activity per day and consume 0 sugary drinks each day. I frequently use the 5210 reminder and complimentary materials when I teach Creation Health, particularly when working with kids.

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