Wellness Program

The City of Porterville has an extremely active Wellness Program with the following health and wellness related activities:

• Fitness Incentive Testing (FIT)

• Heartbeat Program- a coronary risk screening program that tests your blood chemistry to help determine your risk for heart disease

• Fitness areas and activities available to all full-time city employees

• The Wellness Word- an internal, bimonthly electronic newsletter with articles featuring strengthening exercises to avoid injury, healthy recipes, updates on employees of the month, a reading recommendation, etc.

• PacifiCare Employee Assistance Program- a confidential service designed to help employees and their household members resolve personal and workplace challenges