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SECTION K -- PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
COUNTY-WIDE SERVICES
PROGRAM MISSION: To create a vibrant and
enjoyable community by providing high quality recreation services for all. Mission objectives are to create a caring
environment that fosters opportunities for relationship building and individual
enrichment; to provide high quality, safe, accessible, well-maintained,
attractive and welcoming indoor facilities for daily active living and lifelong
fitness; and to enable County employees to identify health risks, learn skills
to support healthy behaviors and improve overall health status.
PRCR's "Well Community"
initiative revolves around creating supportive environments towards the
realization of a healthier Arlington for residents and workers. We believe the following: Prevention is a priority. Creating fun, skill and knowledge-building
programs supports healthy practices.
Anyone of any age can have a good time being heart healthy. Healthy individuals create healthy
communities in which to live, work and play.
PRCR leads and manages employee
and community health initiatives through the County's HealthSmart and Hearts
'n' Parks. Arlington County does
"Keep the Beat" of a heart healthy community. Through a variety of incentives, programs
and services at any of our community centers,
senior centers, art studios,
nature centers, and park-playgrounds
throughout the county.
Hearts 'n' Parks is the umbrella
for PRCR wellness programming.
Arlington was the site for the national launch of this National Parks
and Recreation Association initiative.
This is a community-based health promotion program for residents of all
ages and employees. It embraces the
prevention of cardiovascular disease and obesity by supporting activities that
reduce stress. Offerings include, but
not limited to, after-school activities for youth that focus on self-esteem,
holistic approaches to wellness, and heart healthy life style choices; wellness
classes, health workshops and personal training services for teens, adults and
seniors; staff training to build health education competencies; a wellness
lending library of teaching tools to encourage heart healthy play; and a
dedicated employee wellness program for Arlington County government.
HealthSmart embraces the Wellness
Council of America (WELCOA) Well Workplace model. "Well workplaces aim to become arenas for both employee and
employer to enjoy the best of what work has to offer." HealthSmart leads the initiative to create a
workplace that is supportive of employees' efforts to modify health risks and
improve overall health and well-being.
The HealthSmart program's goal is to reduce controllable risk factors in
County employees that can result in disease, injury and illness, to improve
overall health and productivity, and to reduce absenteeism, and health care
costs of employees. This prevention
program specifically addresses personal health practices such as diet,
exercise, tobacco use and stress management.
It provides the following types of services to accomplish these goals:
health screenings, self-help activities, educational programs, and information
distribution. By supporting a healthy
environment and offering cost effective programs, the County will
see healthier employees.
Countywide Services facilitates
the "Well Community" initiative through the management of the Thomas Jefferson
Community Center and the Barcroft Sports and Fitness Center and the fitness
membership program.
The Lending and Training program,
a collaboration of the art, wellness, and therapeutic recreation units,
supports the initiative through training, educational activities, and activity
toolkits for recreation leaders to use to promote and support Starting Healthy,
Staying Healthy (Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families goal)
and other dimensions of youth asset building.
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Countywide
Programs
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FY 2004
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FY 2005
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FY 2006
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'05 to '06
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Personnel
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$1,605,276
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$1,634,168
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$1,656,217
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1%
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Non-Personnel
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547,582
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595,547
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597,934
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0%
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Total Expenditures
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$2,152,858
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$2,229,715
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$2,254,151
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1%
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Total Revenues
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570,066
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592,683
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623,680
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5%
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Net Tax Support
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$1,582,792
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$1,637,032
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$1,630,471
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-
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Authorized FTEs
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35.6
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35.6
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35.6
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Funded FTEs
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35.6
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35.6
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35.6
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Increase
in revenue is primarily due to annual fitness membership rate increase.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Wellness and Fitness Program
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Mission
Outcome Measures
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Percent of participants self-reporting that
their health (emotional and physical) has improved as a result of
participating in fitness and wellness activities
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N/A
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N/A
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99%
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99%
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100%
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100%
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Percent of participants self-reporting that
their weight management has improved
as a result of participating in fitness and wellness activities
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N/A
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N/A
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91%
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95%
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95%
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100%
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Percent of participants self-reporting that
their stress level is lower as a result of participating in fitness and
wellness activities
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N/A
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N/A
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97%
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97%
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97%
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100%
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Customer
Measure
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Percent of customer retention based on fitness
membership renewals
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38%
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50%
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59%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005 Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Percent of customers rating membership and
fitness facilities welcoming environment as
"good to excellent"
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N/A
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N/A
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99%
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99%
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99%
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100%
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Percent of
customers rating the quality of services at fitness facilities "good
to excellent"
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N/A
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N/A
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99%
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99%
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99%
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100%
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Workload Measures
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Number of annual memberships issued at our
membership and fitness locations
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3,098
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4,061
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8,633
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3,900
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4,000
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4,000
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Number of daily fee visits at TJ and Barcroft
per year
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22,888
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20,330
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20,939
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21,150
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21,500
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21,500
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Lending and Training Program
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Mission
Outcome Measures
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Percent of participants reporting a benefit
(improved self-esteem, learning a new skill, feeling a sense of pride and
accomplishment, improved social skills, diversity awareness, having empathy,
making a new friend, and/or reducing stress) as a result of activities focused on asset-building
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N/A
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86%
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86%
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86%
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86%
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86%
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Percent of staff reporting increased comfort in
delivering the service as a result of training in asset-building
activities
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N/A
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99%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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99%
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Customer
Measures
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Percent of staff rating the overall service as
"good to excellent"
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N/A
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95%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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Percent of staff reporting training met or
exceeded expectations
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N/A
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87%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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Percent of staff rating the condition of the
equipment as "good to excellent"
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N/A
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99%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Workload Measures
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Number of youth provided asset-building
activities through the lending program
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N/A
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24,279
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19,045
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20,000
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20,000
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20,000
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Number of
art equipment loans
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N/A
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632
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621
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621
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640
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650
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Number of art specialty visits
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N/A
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32
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20
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27
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30
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32
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Number of staff that attended training
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N/A
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267
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243
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243
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243
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250
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Number of youth served is calculated based on number of
loans and specialty visits to a program and the total attendance at the program
on that day.
Health Smart
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Percent of Employees who reported that their
attitude at work has improved as a result of attending Health Smart Classes
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69%
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74%
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81%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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Percent of Employees who reported that their
work productivity has increased due to attending Health Smart Classes
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67%
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74%
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81%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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Percent of Employees who reported that their
health (both emotional and physical) has improved due to attending Health
Smart Classes
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78%
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85%
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92%
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94%
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94%
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94%
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Percent of Employees who reported that their
stress level is lower as a result of attending Health Smart Classes
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55%
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75%
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82%
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88%
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88%
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89%
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Customer Measures
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Percent of HealthSmart participants rating the
overall program as good to excellent
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80%
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82%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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88%
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Workload Measures
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Number of
participants
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N/A
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1,801
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1,900
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2,000
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2,100
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2,100
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Number of lecture classes/participants
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10/115
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18/118
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41/468
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55/500
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60/500
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60/500
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Number of movement
classes/participants
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30/182
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28/203
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18/123
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34/330
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40/400
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40/400
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Actual
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Estimate
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FY 2006
Estimate
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FY 2006
Goal
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Health Fair participants
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400
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435
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450
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430
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475
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475
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Flu shot
programs/participants
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4/283
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4/432
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4/447
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0
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4/450
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4/450
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Women's Health Month
programs/participants
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4/116
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5/183
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7/185
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7/190
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7/200
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7/200
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Men's Health Month
programs/participants
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3/48
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6/163
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3/142
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3/150
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3/150
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3/150
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Number
of clinical screenings/participants
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10/480
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10/408
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10/519
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10/530
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10/530
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10/530
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- Flu
shot program was canceled in FY 2005 because of the national shortage. The
future of the flu shot program is uncertain at this time. A flu education campaign was conducted in
place of the flu shots. PRCR worked in
collaboration with DHS/Public Health Division on the flu education campaign.
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