2013 WPD Internship

Oliver Sangwa

Summer 2013 Mission

WPD-Field Operations Wellness and Continuing Education Program

To study, investigate and develop a framework for a wellness program that leverages existing City resources and provide specific implementation ideas that target WPD Field Operations Division.

The Work Plan

Develop a wellness program frame work for WPD. Meet/Partner with WPD-FOD staff, Corporate HR, and other City departments such as Health and Human Services to establish goal and vision.

Data Collection

Meetings with WPD Staff Healthy Connections.City of Austin Health ExpoHarold Court Health AssessmentHealth and Human Services Site visitsHealth Disparities Learning Lunch Series

City of Austin Health Expo

Booths Seen at the Health Expo

Healthy Connections Healthy Connections supervisor Michelle

Du had suggestions of programs, which could be brought to FOD employees:

Health Assessments Cooking Demos PE Classes (Tai-chi, Strength

Training, Boot Camps, and other FOD suggestions)

Diabetes Class (Comes with affordable diabetes prescription)

Harold Court Health Assessment-Exit Interviews

Robust COA-PE ProgramFOD Time ConstraintsRemote Work AreasFOD Work Group Restrictions

Continuing Education Programs

Health and Human Services Visits

GoalsInquire and research long-term effects of health, fitness issuesLearn about existing HHSD programs that can be bridged over to WPD

Got to meet with HHSD Staff Environmental Health

Services Division David Lopez Chief Sanitarian Inspects City food

businesses and facilities to make sure they comply with City Code

Community Services Division Stephanie Hayden Assistant Director Works on African

American Quality of Life HHSD initiative

Community Based Resources, in Community Services Division Robert Kingham Serves those in the

community with the greatest need.

Work and education outreach

Community Services Division Maria Allen Provides Basic

Needs Services Food Pantry's Social Work

Services Employment

Support Services

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Division

Cassandra Deleon (Assistant to Director)

Works alongside COA Medical Director Dr. Philip Huang

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division

Shannon Jones HHSD Deputy

Director Deals with

Communicable Diseases

Got to also meet with : African American

Quality of life program manger Joseph Barnes

Maternal child & Adolescent health Director Carlos Rivera & Assistant Director Rosamaria Murillo

Health Disparities Learning Lunch Series

Possible HHSD Bridge Programs Health screenings

once a month at FOD sites

Flu and Vaccine Vans

Chronic Disease pamphlets

The Frame Work… in progress

Intern Memories !

More Memories

Good Eats

P. Terrys Burgers

Birthday Lunch @ Lunch at Lucky Robot

While working for the City of Austin I also got to learn the rich history of the state in my Texas Government ACC summer course

Special Thanks to

Ramesh SwaminathanErlinda Castillo

Michelle DuJoan Esquivel

Jorge Morales & Claudia Corsetti Israel Benavides , William Fordyce, Pete Reyes, and WPD-FOD Staff

Tish Nelson , Nora Butler, Lilly O’Brien , Renee Scott of HR Stephanie Hayden, Natasha Hill and Health & Human Services Staff

Juanita Budd of Austin Free NetSteve Jakobs of Capital Idea

Thank You Once Again For A Great Summer !

WPD