Welcome Back! Introduction to VEHI PATH and Wellness programs

The start of a new school year is a good time to refocus (or start focusing) on your health and wellbeing. VEHI offers a Planned Action Towards Health (PATH) program that can help you find activities and services to fit your wellness goals to enhance or maintain a healthy lifestyle. AND...you can earn points toward a $100 gift card to LL Bean!

Each school building in our district has a wellness leader who can help you learn about and navigate these programs and help you earn points. Building Wellness Leaders for the 2021-22 school year are

• JFK - Nan Johnson
• WHS - Becky Savage
• Central office - Angela Moulton
• WMS - Laura Graves

What programs are available?
(Click here for the VEHI flyer) 

These programs are available right now to begin setting goals, or addressing your health needs

• Online courses on Intuitive Eating and Mindful, Nonviolent Communication
• Quizzify Puzzles 
• Self-Paced Adventures
• Invest EAP
• Keeping Fit
• Blue Health Solutions (VEHI subscribers only)

Programs coming soon

• Healthy Life Survey - opens October 1st
• Annual Adventure Registration - opens November 1st

What to see your building leader about

• Getting Started with VEHI PATH
• Know Your Numbers & Show Your Smile programs
• Wellness Leader Events

To access the VEHI PATH program, go to https://secure.tomypath.com/vehi/

1. If you have a log in ID and can not remember your password, click on "Forgot my Password" to the right of the page.
2. If you can not remember your ID, contact Jaycie Puttlitz to see if you have an account with Winooski.
3. If you are transferring from another school, contact info@ToMyPath.com and let them know your ID and which school you are transferring FROM and which school you are transferring TO.
4. If you don't have an account,  scroll down to "New to Program?", select the Winooski SD organization, and begin your registration.

"Welcome to Winooski" from Wellness leader

 Welcome and Welcome Back!

My name is Angela Moulton.  I am one of the wellness leaders for the district.  I am writing to let you know about PATH!  It is a free wellness program through VEHI.  HERE is information about VEHI and PATH for those of you who are not familiar with these programs.

We have a wonderful wellness team here to support you!  We have a teacher in each part of the school as well as having a Wellness Coordinator.

Wellness Coordinator / District Champion: Jaycie Puttlitz (jputtlitz@wsdvt.org)

JFK Leader: Nan Johnson (njohnson@wsdvt.org)

Middle School Leader: Laura Graves (lgraves@wsdvt.org)

High School Leader: Rebecca Savage (rsavage@wsdvt.org)

Central office and other staff: Angela Moulton (amoulton@wsdvt.org)

One of the wonderful perks of joining PATH is a $100  L.L. Bean to all participants who meet their yearly points goal.  You can earn points through taking quizzes, logging in exercise and participating in free wellness courses such as rethinking sugar, non-violent communications and others.  

Wellness leaders also offer events that can earn you points!  In June, many staff members started the 100 days, 100 miles challenge.  If you were not hired for the start of that event or didn't sign up for the start date, I am inviting you to join in for the last 30 days to earn 10 points. Your challenge would start the first student day and go through September 25th.  HERE is more about the current challenge the staff is doing.  If you complete your 30 days, you will be eligible to receive 10 points.  

Please let me know if you would like to join this initiative or have any questions. If you are already part of PATH at another school I can arrange for you to be transferred over to WSD.  I am also happy to help you sign up for PATH if you need support.  

If you would like to learn even more about walking for health read this article from Harvard School of Public Health.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/walking/

Cheers!

Angela Moulton and the Wellness team