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A New Way to Work Remaining sedentary for long periods of time is linked to a host of health problems including obesity and high blood pressure so an associate in the Community Wide Scheduling Department approached her supervisor with an idea. As a result the department director approved the order of standing workstations for the associate and her coworkers. The stations can easily move up or down depending on whether the associates prefer to sit or stand. Thompsons coordinator of health for one is hoping the trend will catch on. As he said in a congratulatory message In a time when work is more and more sedentary you stepped up and made a positive change Healthy Eating Made Easy Eating right is a lot easier when information ideas and support is right at your ngertips so in 2014 Thompson Health began offering free online tools for planning healthy meals. Community members can sign up for My Health eRecipes via ThompsonHealth.com accessing a database of more than 1000 recipes created by professional chefs and nutritionists. The recipes can be searched by category by health condition or by ingredient. They are complemented by videos and up-to-date nutritional advice on more than 40 health conditions numerous allergies and overall healthy eating. In addition those who sign up can receive a weekly online meal planner customized to an individual or to a family with multiple needs as well as time-saving printable shopping lists. Recognition for Patient-Centered Care Over the summer the National Committee for Quality Assurance NCQA announced that Thompson Health received Patient-Centered Medical Home PCMH recognition for using evidence-based patient-centered processes within its ve original primary care practices in Canandaigua Honeoye Lima Shortsville and Victor. A PCMH combines teamwork and information technology to improve patient experiences by fostering ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians. Patients care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the healthcare system and those who have high-risk conditions or chronic diseases work closely with RN care managers. As one patient said this gives her the ideas the motivation and the additional support she needs to stay on track. Commitment to Wellness For the third time in six years Thompson Health was honored in 2014 by the Rochester Business Journal and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield with a Wealth of Health Award. This time around the award was in the new Laureate category for previous honorees continuing to broaden employee wellness efforts in signicant ways. In Thompsons case this included everything from on-site tness classes to smoking cessation assistance to healthy options in the cafeteria. After all associates who are taking good care of themselves are better able to provide the best possible care for patients and residents. 9Partnering in Wellness