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Wellness Activities Available at DHHS Worksites

Worksite wellness activities are organized through wellness committees at each DHHS division/office and facility. Types of wellness activities available may include walking clubs, fitness equipment/classes, weight management programs, stress reliever activities, and educational presentations. Contact your DHHS Agency Wellness Representative for information about wellness activities at your worksite.

Participation in worksite wellness activities is completely voluntary and occurs on your own time. 

Be sure to also check out the other wellness resources available for employees.

Walking Routes

• Dorothea Dix campus map with walking routes (This map also shows the location of the Haywood Gym on Pedneau Way)
• Walking map for the Raleigh downtown area
• Similar walking maps can be created with this tool for other worksite areas. 

Wellness Activities for Raleigh-Area Employees

Haywood Gym Wellness Center on Dix Campus in Raleigh

The Haywood Gym Wellness Center offers a basketball/volleyball court, showers, lockers, restrooms, and a fitness room. with 2 treadmills, 2 exercise bikes, an elliptical machine, and hand weights. The gym and fitness room are available to DHHS employees every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The gym area can be used for recreation if there is not a scheduled activity.

A variety of wellness classes and team sports for employees are scheduled at the gym. See the gym schedule (XLS, 3124KB). For information about the scheduled activities, email or call the activity contact person.  

Release Form and Access Card Required for Gym Use

Employees must sign a DHHS Haywood Gym Liability Release form and agreement regarding rules for use of the facility andrequest a gym access card from DIRM through their agency wellness representative to receive an access card for the gym and fitness room. 

The DHHS Haywood Wellness Center policy provides detailed information on approved types of use of the facility and procedures for employees wanting to use the fitness room.

Haywood Gym Organized Activity Contacts

See Haywood Gym Schedule for times and dates

• Fitness Classes
• Wellness and fitness classes, taught by certified instructors, are offered weekly. For more information e-mail the Wellness Program Director at suzanna.young@dhhs.nc.gov or stop by before a scheduled class (see the Haywood Gym schedule Gym Schedule (XLS, 328KB) for days and times) to speak with the instructor.
• Pilates Classes: Contact the instructor at paula.nichols@dhhs.nc.gov or 855-3926.
• Zumba dance fitness classes are offered after work for DHHS employees on the Governor Morehead School Campus. Contact the instructor at fhornaguerra@gmail.com for more information on class times and location.

Information on fees for these classes can be obtained from the contacts above.

Dix Campus Team Sports Contacts

See Haywood Gym Schedule for times and dates. Employee teams from other departments in state government also participate.

• Volleyball Team Play, Haywood Gym. Contact Heather Livingston or 919-508-1019.
• Basketball Team Play, Haywood Gym. Contact Darryl Ballantine or 919-733-3473.
• Softball League  (April-September),  Dix Campus softball field. Contact Marty Nicholson or 919-807-8876.

Any team fees are paid directly to the team organizers.

Reserve the Gym

The Haywood Gym may also be used for department events, such as blood drives and large meetings as well as for DHHS client and community service agency activities, when needed. Use of the Haywood Gym must be reserved through the Department using the Haywood Gymnasium Facility Request Form.

Groups wanting to reserve the gym area for wellness activities, team sports, meetings, or events should do the following:

1. Review the DHHS Haywood Gym policy regarding approved uses of the gym and priorities for different groups wanting to use the facility.
2. Check the posted Gym Schedule (XLS, 328KB) to see if the desired date(s) and time is available.
3. Complete a Haywood Gymnasium Facility Request Form.
4. Send completed request form as early as possible in advance of the event by one of the following ways:
   • e-mail to the DHHS Wellness Director at suzanna.young@dhhs.nc.gov (approved e-mailed forms can be signed and scanned or the form can be signed at the time the key card is picked up at the Adams Building Reception Desk);
   • Mail form to: Haywood Gym Schedule 2001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2001, attention Suzanna Young;
   • Fax signed form to 919-715-4645, attention: Suzanna Young.
5. Requests will be reviewed and approved based on availability of the gym, DHHS policy regarding approved types of activities and events, and priorities for use of the facility. Applicants will be notified by e-mail or phone.
6. Approved applicants must complete and submit a signed Haywood Gym Group Liability Release Form.
7. A group representative must pick up a key card the day before or day of the event between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Adam Building Reception Desk on Blair Drive on Dix Campus. The key card allows swiped access to the main door to the gym on Pedneau Drive.
8. Key cards must be returned to the Adams Building after the event. After 5 p.m. they can be placed in the drop box at the Campus Maintenance Office Building behind the gym at 805 Whiteside Drive.

Voluntary

Employees choosing to participate, should sign the general Department Wellness liability release form   and give it to their agency Wellness Representative to be kept in the employee’s personnel file. Some activities such as fitness classes, team sports, or use of fitness equipment may require an additional special release form.


Participate on your Own Time

Employees generally participate in worksite wellness activities during non-work time. Some special organized group wellness activities and events may receive approval by the department or agency director for participation during work time.  See the DHHS Worksite Wellness Policy for more information about participating in wellness activities at work.