The
Gateway to Health Challenge and Dragon
Boat Festival were created by CEO members
consisting of health care professionals,
community leaders, members of the business
community. Many individuals, companies,
and organizations have come together
to provide expertise and support for
this project.
Participating companies
receive materials for 25 individuals
who wish to take part in the Challenge
and a dragon boat team entry for the
June 7th race. Company teams are split
up into teams of two or more people
who will work together to earn points
in the competition.
Each participant of
the Challenge receives access to an
interactive website that guides them
through making lifestyle changes in
three areas: eating healthy, increasing
physical activity, and smoking cessation.
Participants
can choose to work on one, two or all
three modules for lifestyle improvement.
Each module has a "workbook" section
where participants can securly record
their progress each week. Particpants
have the ability to print all modules
and workbooks from the website or they
can request a notebook from CEO.
Each week and each
section of the workbook is worth 100
points. Total scores for the week are
an average of each of these areas.
For example, if a participant scores
a 90 in smoking cessation, an 80 for
physical activity, and 100 for weight
management, the total score for the
week would be 90.
Teams will also have
their scores averaged per person, so
teams of two, three, or four can compete
evenly. If a team of three people has
average weekly scores of 90, 95 and
100, the team's score for the week
will be 95. If that team is competing
against another team of two people
who earned 90 and 100 points, their
average will also be used for the team
score: 95.
For more information
about the Gateway to Health Challenge,
visit www.ceogatewaytohealth.org.
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